Share what you love about the newborn phase!

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I know there must be people out there who really enjoy the newborn phase! What did you enjoy the most? What do you miss the most now that your DC are older?

I’ve got a 3 week old and though it’s early days I’m enjoying it so much. It was getting me a bit down that nobody ever really talks about enjoying it. Even my mum seems to be so stressed out about what a newborn needs and she only see’s us once a week!

For me I think it’s great that at this stage pretty much all of DS’s problems can be solved by the boob 🤣 I know that won’t last forever!

I love watching him grow, he has so much more awake time now than he did a week ago. He likes just being carried and watching us do regular stuff in the house.

And I love when he sleeps next to me, basically in my armpit. It just feels right. We don’t co-sleep all the time but do when he struggles to settle in his Moses basket.

Oh and the little noises (between the crying). He gives us so many more reasons to laugh, even if just because he’s done a hilariously large poo.

The new born Baby smell

Congratulations! I loved the newborn phase despite difficult births and babies who would only sleep if I held them. So I held them and oh we bonded so beautifully. Sleepy feeds at 3am when it seemed like we were the only ones in the world. And how portable they are! Mine are summer babies so I took them on holiday (within the uk) when they were all super tiny and it was a fab experience.

From rose tinted glasses forgetting all about the colic screaming…

Just breastfeeding her on the sofa all day and the snuggles, the babygrows, the baby smell, the way she used to put her arms up when being led down. When she used to unlatch all sleepy and milk would run down her face. Just staring at her constantly, obviously she was the most beautiful baby in the world to ever exist . Kissing her little cheeks.

I’m having my twins soon and I feel a bit sad that I won’t get this, having two babies and a 3 year old to look after. I know how lucky I am… but that one to one bonding and breastfeeding is so special. I think it will be carnage this time around!

I absolutely loved the first 6 months. She never did anything except sleep and eat. Just gorgeous. Now she's 2 and basically Satan.

This about sums it up ❤️

@MrFlibblesEyes yes, it does ❤️

Cuddles, how feeding solves almost everything, tucking them up in the sling for a walk or nap. The smell of their head!

Like you I loved the fact boob solved everything, or a dip in the tub with me.

Eating snacks brought by DP whilst I dug into aus married at first sight season 134 😂.

The constant naps and only really being awake for food and a poop.

When she used to unlatch all sleepy and milk would run down her face.

This also. Milk-drunk, we called it. Could last for a minute or two after a long feed! Just adorable.

My baby is 5 weeks old tomorrow and I’m loving it too. The cuddles, eye contact, growth, seeing him become more alert and doing new things, dressing him, seeing my husband/his dad with him and seeing family love him.

Thankfully we have been lucky and he’s slept well at night since he was born, waking every 4 hours for a feed. Think if we were sleep deprived or he had reflux etc it would be different.

Also found being super organised helps, I get everything out the night before, do a daily wash and get it hung up while he’s in the baby carrier, make sure I get out each day even just for a short walk, took pressure off in terms of expectations of cleaning the house - keep on top daily like the dishwasher but everything else can wait for now.

I’m sure it could all change but for now we are loving it and I’m lucky my husband is amazing so when he’s not at work we tag team.

So lovely reading all your posts too.

Did anyone do a newborn photo shoot? I'm wondering if those of you who are years on from this newborn stage look back on them and think yes it was definitely worth the £££. I have been quoted around £300 for 10 digital images and one small print. I really want to do it but partner says it's just my hormones and no one does this 🙂

Their little froggy legs and huffing in the amazing smell of the tops of their heads 😍😍
My pair didn't sleep though so I really couldn't do it again!

Everything. The newborn cuddles are the best and I've had double with twins. Their hair and skin are so soft and they smell so lovely when they are little.
Missed it so much currently growing baby number 6, 34wk atm.

The cuddles. They don't move. You can take them anywhere and they'll just sleep or feed. You don't realise how easy newborns are until you have a toddler.

That it ends haha! Thank goodness it is so short - definitely not my favourite stage, although I fared slightly better this time around than I did with DS1. DS2 is 16 weeks now and it is bloody incredible and I know it just gets better and better each week.

Things I did like this time:

• he had a lot of fine hair when he was born, and had the most adorable little swirl of it on his forehead

• He was born at 5.1lb at 37 weeks, and when he cried he sounded like a cat

• He really clings on when you hold him, he still does it now and it is so lovely. When he was tiny he used to find my wedding ring which I wore on a chain (until the bloody cat broke it!) and hold onto it to fall asleep.

• That he hasn't lost a single oz of weight, all on my milk. I'm exclusively pumping for him and it makes me feel so proud and is definitely one of my favourite things! (even if I do want to launch the breast pump out the window some days!) we had a horrific breastfeeding time with DS1 and he ended up in hospital and me very sick, so it feels even more special this time to see DS2 thriving.