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I loved it. We had a total nightmare sleeper, health issues and breastfeeding struggles so it wasn't a walk in the park, but, ahhhh she was just so lovely and she was ours! I was beyond happy.

I think for me it was a love-hate thing. I hated the exhaustion and the nursing struggles and the feelings of incompetence... but I loved the tiny baby snuggles and getting to know this new little person. We are starting to TTC again this month, and I am hopeful that the next time around will go more smoothly so that I can really relish the good parts... since this will likely be my last baby!

I hated it with E. I was so overwhelmed. Dreaded it with T. Now that he's here, I'm loving it so far. He's a freaking piece of cake. One wake up a night. Mellow. Likes to cuddle. Only fussy if something is wrong. He's also not even 3 weeks old yet, so he could flip a switch on us! BFing has been troublesome so far but I feel so much less anxiety about it than I did with E. He's turning a corner on that, though!

Great thread. Thanks for starting it. The other thread was really starting to worry (& scare) me. Granted, I'm pregnant with twins so it might be really bad but good to know there are others who enjoyed the infant phase. Trying to stay positive (or naive)...

Love love love the little tiny babies stage!

Although hard I loved it!!!!!)

I really didn't mind it. My baby slept through the night from 2-5 months, and was pretty easy before that, so I never hit the 'omg I'm going to die from exhaustion' phase. It got harder sleep wise after that but never horrible.

@bluestriped bee: I've been avoiding that thread because it's freaking me out! I agree that I'm happy to see this one. Working in child care, the itty phase is my favorite, so hopefully the difference in it being mine (so a lot harder, but a lot sweeter) doesn't change that!

It was hard, especially looking back on it now. But really, I have a much harder time where we are now (he'll be 3 in August)...full on defiance. But also more rewarding, because he's so interactive with us. I'm looking forward to the newborn stage again, especially knowing it's a phase.

I almost sent the other thread to DH to read but thought twice about it. Though I did tell him about it. Maybe I'll send him this one instead lol!

Newborn was hard with E especially with colic. So far with J, it's not so bad. We're more laid back about the whole thing.

Despite my raging hormones I love newborns! Yeah, you're tired but the first month all they do is eat and sleep (albeit not for long stretches but still). I loved it the first time and I still liked it the second time. I find them a bit more difficult around 6 weeks but unless your baby cries a lot, it shouldn't be a problem!

I loved it both times - and I had a screamer for my first and an easy going baby for my second. It's just such a special time and it goes by so quickly. I just eat it up.

I can't wait to do it again!

I loved it from 6 am to 10 pm. 10 pm to 6 am is my kryptonite and I had a hard time with the fussiness, the crying, the being awake, etc. everything was always worse at night but as soon as the sun came up everything was sunshine and roses. Even the sleep deprivation wasn't as bad. I would totally have 10 more babies.

I'm a FTM so I didnt/don't know what to expect never having been around babies before. There's only so much a book can prepare you for. I didn't plan to breastfeed, but ended up trying it and loving it, so I hadn't known about on demand nursing and something called cluster feeding! That doesn't mean I'm dreading each day or anything. I love all her expressions, and how she loves to snuggle. I had a difficult pregnancy, induced delivery, and may never be pregnant again. I am thankful for this time to completely focus on her and bond! Having DH here for the first three weeks adds an additional layer of family bonding like @PawPrints: mentioned!

@simplyfelicity: it's only week 2, so ask me in a few days lol. All kidding aside, I'm trying to remember this is his time to, and he is really doing most of the work outside of me nursing. When she's sleeping we have been doing puzzles, watching movies, and just cuddling on the couch. Now that we aren't concerned with ttc, pregnancy concerns, when is labor, etc, our one on one time is so much more relaxed. Oh, and we fall asleep a lot too lol!

I definitely enjoyed it. DH and I developed a good system for the night feeds, where we would both participate in each wake-up (he would take DS out and change him, then hand him over to me for the feeding) - so even though my "task" took longer, I always felt like I had support and wasn't lonely in the wee hours. Plus the baby snuggles, and we still dream about napping on the couch with a tiny newborn laying on us. There were lots of tears too (my tears!), but as the months pass, the nice stuff is really all I remember in detail.

i loved it with my first because she was easy, portable and we kept the same lifestyle, just with a lot of breastfeeding. i'm nervous this second time around because we won't have the luxury of sitting home all day with a toddler!

I had babies who screamed a lot and didn't sleep much...so no, I didn't particularly love the newborn stage. There are still parts of it I did love though--their impossibly tiny fingers and toes, their sweet sighs into my neck with their little buggy bodies snuggled on my chest, downy soft hair tickling my chin, and that amazing newborn smell....THAT part I loved.

My baby is only 2 weeks old, but so far I have loved every second of it!