To tell you all that I am madly....

[mangomadness]

......in love with my baby daughter. She's 6 weeks old today, currently cuddled up on my chest, under my chin making satisfied sighing and sleep cooing sounds.
I never realised what maternal love really meant until she was born, just how powerful and all consuming it really is.
I've managed to exclusively bf her, and the smile she gives me is well worth all of the lack of sleep. I was told when I was 17/18 that I may have difficulty in conceiving, and 4 years ago was told that it may be unlikely I'd be able to naturally. So when I found out I was pregnant I couldn't believe it, I still couldn't even in labour!
Now that she's here I don't want to put her down, I just adore every little thing about her. Her angelic face as she lets the loudest one ever rip, her big sneeze build up which ends in a coo and her smell, all of her smells!
Am I being unreasonable to find it hard to believe that she's here, she's mine, she's perfect and I can't wait for everything that is to come?

Awwwww congraulations

You can have my first ever

Bugger bugger buggerit

Aww :)

I'm jealous of your newborn snuggles! Enjoy them now before the turn into toddler-foot-in-your-face tangles :)

YANBU enjoy!

The early years go by so fast so enjoy every minute.

When they hit their teenage years, time can't go fast enough for me

"I never realised what maternal love really meant until she was born, just how powerful and all consuming it really is."

It's like nothing else :)

DS is 14 weeks now, and it just gets better and better. The first smile will make your heart melt :)

My advice would be to sniff her as much as possible. An under-sniffed baby is a terrible thing.

Right there with you op, my son is almost 7 weeks and every time I look at him my heart grows just a little bit more
:o
Enjoy x

I'm with you! Sat in bed snuggling my 6 week old baby son, waiting for him to nod off. I never really thought I'd be a mum as never felt that maternal until a couple of years ago. It's a lot harder than I expected, but his little face, even his wide awake at 3am face makes it all worthwhile. Can't wait for all the 'firsts' - smile, laugh, talk, crawl etc etc.
Congratulations!

Congrats, wait till she is 7 1/2 I have Twin boys and I can never believe how much I love them more each day, every age has a challenge, but I remember that feeling of overwhelming love in the first few weeks, When they where 3 days old I told My Dh I wanted another baby!!! FFS I had 2, but it was amazing.
I wasn't maternal until I actually had them,
but every day is amazing and I imagine in years to come my poor daughters/ or Sons in law will be writing in AIBU about my outrageous behaviour :)

I am so happy for you love. What a lovely post.

Awwwww. Congratulations, mangomadness. How lovely. You post has actually made me well up a wee bit. Enjoy every second of snuggling with your fab DD. Especially breathing in that beautiful baby scent .

Congratulations! I'm up with pregnancy insomnia so so nice to read your post.

for you!

What a lovely thing to say Mango.My child bearing days are well and truly over but I remember that falling in love feeling so well.Just waiting for DGC2 to make an appearance on the 16th (planned C section).My cup runneth over.God bless you and your baby. Mx.

sounds fair to me

it doesn't wear off, by the way. mine's thirty, and she's pretty amazing...

It's just so amazing isn't it? I just want to cuddle her forever....dh and mangobasset know they've been well and truly trounced!
Motherhood is what I've needed. She's made everything better. I've suffered with mh but she's just wiped that clear away.
I didn't believe my mother, or fully comprehend what she said about the feelings you get, but how could you possibly completely explain it?
I just love her so much!

You're a very lovely woman (and mum) Mango.

I seem to have developed hay fever while reading this, having never suffered from it in my life!!

Congratulations.

The smileys are broken!!!

"I've suffered with mh but she's just wiped that clear away."

I found the same, babies appear to be wonderfully healing

I completely understand, its the same 2nd tine round too i have a wonderful smiley happy 13 week old and everytime i look at his smile i feel like iam going to pop with love!
I can hear him giggling in his swing at the mobile above it and it melts my heart!

I still cuddle my baby (13 years old), when he lets me. Make the most of it.

TAKE LOADS OF PHOTOGRAPHS

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Of course YANBU, OP.

Congratulations & cuddle all you want.

When HV had been once, she had written in red book "mother absolutely delighted with him" & I remember thinking-is that odd then-why is it noteworthy?
He´s my PFB-of course I´m delighted with him.

And a friend once with a newborn-mine was about 10months by then-what did you do at this age?

I´m up at 5, the housework is done by 7-the dog walked by 9, she said-what did you do?

Um-spend hours on the sofa cuddling & staring in abject fascination?