to really dislike the newborn stage?

[CharlotteBronteSaurus]

DD2 is 5 weeks. She was a very welcome surprise, but by god I had blanked out how rotten the newborn stage is. She has three states: sleeping, feeding, and screaming. The latter predominates; the former is rare and very hard won. Occasionally I get rewarded with a smile, but most often these are reserved for the cat.

I am a knackered, scruffy harridan, barking at poor DD1 and fat through ready meals and comfort chocolate. AIBU to be counting down the days until she's a lovely giggly 6month old?

[hairyfairylights]

Don't really care thefurryone - there are some really emotive things said here. Light hearted banter is one thing, but some of the comments (admittedly just a few) are quite offensive.

PMSL at self-absorbed. My very much wanted baby's heart stopped beating at 8 weeks.

I never got to hear it scream, or see it poo, or experience my nipples being sore.

I'm merely commenting about some of the very insensitive posts on the preceding pages.

pressuredrop I'm not being hostile. Sorry if you think what I've said is hostile, but perhaps you should not be in AIBU if you can't cope with this level of 'hostility'?

I am stepping off the thread, but I do wish people would be just a weeny bit more sensitive.

[PressureDrop]

It's not really a subject I want to debate in this level of detail, so I think I'll leave the thread now, too.

But I have also experienced loss, so perhaps think about what you say in future, too. 'It's not a competito'n was quite spiteful.

If you want understanding, show some, too.

[AnnieLobeseder]

Wow, way to kill a thread.

[hairyfairylights]

Well, apologies to those of you who were genuinely having a light hearted banter/problem sharing time, I was just commenting on some of the more choice posts here, which used quite insensitive words and phrases.

I do hope I/others haven't killed the thread.

[Mumcentreplus]

I loved the newborn stage actually I would just look at them all the time...soo beautiful couldn't believe they both came from me...way better than the 8yr old who thinks she's 18 and wants a moblie phone and has hairs on her fanjo stage!!!

[glastocat]

YADNBU. I also hated the newborn stage, and pregnancy. I don't mind tiny babies interesting, or even particularly cute. I like children more as they get older, I'm besotted with my nine year old. I only had one kid because I didn't want to go through all that again (I had PND). I'm not going to apologise for my feelings, I had a rotten time until my son was about a year old, but I'm happy for those who enjoy that stage.

[dementedma]

its a horrible stage, they shit, scream and feed. that's all
toddlers are messy and demanding
bigger than that they get argumentative
teenagers (where I am now) steal your stuff and break up with their boyfriends and roll their eyes and have a better sex life than you do
there is no such thing as a good stage until they leave home