Emotional for the best year to be coming to an end

[areandare]

I feel a bit silly writing this, but it’s been playing on my mind recently and I was wondering if anybody can relate to this.

2025 has officially been my favourite year. I found out that I was pregnant on NYE last year, so the first half of my year was spent going to midwife appointments, scans, sharing our news, planning for our baby etc. In August my son was born, and I never knew I could love something so much.

Newborn life was extremely hard, but looking back, it’s been the best experience and I absolutely love our time together. Every day I wake up and see him smiling and it just fills me with so much happiness!

I’ve spent a lot of time reflecting recently (which I always do at this time of year) and I just wish I could go back to January and do the whole experience again! I think back to that first night in hospital with him and get so emotional.

I fear I may sound bat shit crazy writing this, he is only 4 months old so I know we have so many nice things to come! I just feel so emotional about saying goodbye to this year and how absolutely amazing the whole experience has been.

My pregnancy wasn’t plain sailing and my birth was traumatic, but I still look back at it all so fondly. I think the fact that I’ll be going back to work in March also adds to this, as if it’s the end of an era for me.

Has anyone ever felt like this? Or am I mad 😂

Oh god yes I remember feeling like this 🥲

It’s not silly, it’s how you feel, and way better to be talking about it than bottling it up.
You know this but a reminder that you have so many milestones and experiences yet to come, so much to look forward to.
What about creating a photo book of all your special memories from this last year, something to look back on.
Then do the same again next year, which will be filled with special times you’ve yet to experience.

@areandareI know exactly how you are feeling. I had all those feelings with baby no.1 and experiencing the same now with no.2

I relate. You're definitely not mad. Possibly a little hormonal, but having said that, I'm just at the end of the baby stage with my third and final and I wish I could go back and do it all again... I completely understand why some women have lots and lots of babies (but do not have limitless resources, whether practical, financial, physical or emotional... so 3 is the limit for me). I get very nostalgic for the pregnancy/baby days.

I will say, however, that it is amazing watching your baby grow up into a gorgeous little person. The beginning is magical but so is the rest of the journey, too.

Aww thank you all so much for the lovely comments and for validating my feelings!

I absolutely love the idea of a scrap book of my favourite memories from 2025, I think I’m going to pop out tomorrow and get some stuff to get started on that.

Hes so young so I know that we have so many lovely things to come, his 1st birthday next year, Christmas next year when he’s that little bit older! It’s just so bittersweet isn’t it.

During my pregnancy I remember getting fed up of the midwife appointments and thinking how much I couldn’t wait for it to be over and for him to be here - now I’m wishing I could go back and experience it all again!

Oh that is a lovely post OP.

YANBU, having a baby is the best. You’ve got it right. I’m all for living in the moment but I think a lot of people could do with more reflection & appreciation like this.

Met my pal’s delicious chubber baby the other day and my god. Sad those simple days are over. Best days of my life!