https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:44:38 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-love-the-newborn-date-or-just-survive-it#post-444664 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:17:05 +0000 Bao 444664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: I'm with you, I loved it!</p> <p>I'm pretty excited to do it again actually...it was tiring but such a special time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-love-the-newborn-date-or-just-survive-it#post-444656 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:15:15 +0000 mrs. wagon 444656@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Tricycle: Even the second time around with LMW I was miserable until she passed that 8 week fussiness peak!! There were entire days I could not get up off the couch because she would cry if I moved. I was imprisoned. I know it's miserable but it goes by fast, and things get SO much better after those first couple of months. We're dealing with teething but it's still light years better than the first 2 months (we have to rock her back to sleep, but at least she'll sleep lying flat in her crib in her nursery alone!). You can do it! Just survive!! Don't feel guilty about not enjoying, there's plenty of time to do that after the newborn stage!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-love-the-newborn-date-or-just-survive-it#post-444650 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:12:41 +0000 Mrs. Tricycle 444650@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I keep hearing all these great things that happen at 8 weeks. I know it's not the same for every baby, but it's nice to have a little goal to look forward to. And it really is already so much easier/better than it was the first two weeks, so there's hope! Thanks ladies, for keeping me going. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-love-the-newborn-date-or-just-survive-it#post-444613 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:02:33 +0000 BananaPancakes 444613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Survived. Mentally, I was a mess for the first few months and it made me less sure about having any more children. I really don't know if I can got through that again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-love-the-newborn-date-or-just-survive-it#post-444434 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:55:32 +0000 meredithNYC 444434@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just survived it. By the time LO was about 2 months old I felt like I was gaining a little bit of control back in my life. By 3.5/4 months, she was a joy to be around, especially as she was sleeping through the night. Now at 6.5 months I can truly say that she's a delight. I struggle a bit with being a SAHM, but honestly - that's more down to my personality rather than my baby's temperament. She's awesome!</p> <p>It will get so much better - I promise! Honestly, when people told me that I never believed it so I don't blame you if you have your doubts, but really, it does. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-love-the-newborn-date-or-just-survive-it#post-444423 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:51:55 +0000 Mrs.B 444423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With DS (now 4) I just survived it. I was SO overwhelmed and he was high needs. I can honestly say I do not miss when he was little bitty.<br /> With DD (10 weeks) I am enjoying it. Obviously lack of sleep is no fun but she will be my last baby so I'm soaking up every moment. We are bed sharing and snuggling all night. I don't even mind that she wakes every 1.5 hours at night. I'm really sad that her newborn phase is almost over :( because this is the last time I will experience it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-love-the-newborn-date-or-just-survive-it#post-444373 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:33:02 +0000 Mrs. Pen 444373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LOVED!!! I didn't put my baby down for the first six weeks, he didnt nap in his own until then.<br /> I snuggled him all day. I spent those first few weeks just holding him, nursing him and watching tv while he slept on my chest...I soaked up every moment cause I know I won't have the time to do it with a second baby </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-love-the-newborn-date-or-just-survive-it#post-444353 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:19:30 +0000 yoursilverlining 444353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I definitely did not love the newborn stage. LO is 6 months old and now is a wonderful time because she’s more her own person and I love to watch her investigate the world around her and you can actually do a lot more with her. There just isn’t much to do with a newborn besides fulfill their basic requirements; which is exhausting and boring at the same time. It’s especially hard before they smile socially at you; you do all this constant hard work and get so little in return haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-love-the-newborn-date-or-just-survive-it#post-444347 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:15:50 +0000 runsyellowlites 444347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS - Loved it!</p> <p>DD - Survived.</p> <p>What I learned.... All babies are different! Lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-love-the-newborn-date-or-just-survive-it#post-444306 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 08:45:39 +0000 winniebee 444306@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: I thought I would love it too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-love-the-newborn-date-or-just-survive-it#post-444305 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 08:45:35 +0000 Sammyfab 444305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can't say that I loved it. We had BFing issues for the first 6 weeks and my LO is a spirited baby who fussed a lot and outgrew his sleepy newborn stage very quickly! Things got better at around 4 months when he started belly laughing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-love-the-newborn-date-or-just-survive-it#post-444293 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 08:40:06 +0000 Mrsbells 444293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just survived the first 8 weeks and then enjoyed it from then on, especially nights. it was hard with all the sleep deprivation, breastfeeding issues, worrying about umbilical cord... </p> <p>At 8 weeks she started sleeping much better and things improved </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-love-the-newborn-date-or-just-survive-it#post-444289 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 08:37:43 +0000 mrs. wagon 444289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was all about survival the first time around! The second time it was all about survival as well, but I was able to enjoy it a little more since I wasn't so stressed about the amount she was eating and sleeping. It was just about getting as much sleep as possible whenever I could! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-love-the-newborn-date-or-just-survive-it#post-444270 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 08:28:55 +0000 hilsy85 444270@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought I would love it...not so much. Breast feeding has been so hard, and honestly newborns are boring! I can't wait for the more interactive stages. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-love-the-newborn-date-or-just-survive-it#post-444266 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 08:25:34 +0000 winniebee 444266@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Survived it. We had lots of trouble BF and I worried about my LO's feeding and weight a lot since he was a low birth weight baby. There were moments of awesomeness, but generally I thought it got so much more fun around 2-3 months. After 4 months, it's been awesome. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-love-the-newborn-date-or-just-survive-it#post-444265 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 08:24:13 +0000 mediagirl 444265@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I loved it. I think my husband just survived it. :) The first two weeks were the worst. At week 3, she started sleeping in slightly longer stretches at night, that helped a lot. I think we just got lucky with a happy baby. She only cried when she was hungry or wet. Most of the time, she was happy to lay in our arms, the swing or the bouncy chair. I really enjoyed those first three months at home with her. </p> <p>That being said, it has gotten better and better than that with each passing month. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-love-the-newborn-date-or-just-survive-it#post-444264 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 08:24:09 +0000 Weagle 444264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I LOVED it! But as a newborn, my LO rarely cried and slept amazingly well on her own. She's still super laid back and sleeps really well (at night, at least). I don't expect to get so lucky with our next babies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-love-the-newborn-date-or-just-survive-it#post-444259 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 08:14:49 +0000 sera_87 444259@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't LOVE it, but it wasn't horrible.....I will agree that once he started smiling &amp; I figured out how to nurse lying down, it got a WHOLE lot easier though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-love-the-newborn-date-or-just-survive-it#post-444254 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 07:52:03 +0000 chrispygal 444254@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>OMG, I absolutely LOVE it and lament that LO is already 5 months old! She just amazes me every single day. I wish I could stop time. That being said, I seriously have a freakishly good baby. She's slept through the night since the middle of October and before that was only getting up once a night by the time she was 2 months old. She rarely cries, is easily entertained, and has a fantastic disposition. We hit the baby lottery. The first couple of months was tough with not getting a lot of sleep but even then DH and I worked out a schedule where I could get 4 or 5 hours in a row and that helped tremendously. Honestly, it's been an easy transition for us and it is hands down the best thing I've ever done. I didn't know my heart could hold this much love.</p> <p>That being said, if I were still sleep deprived or she had collic, I'm sure I'd feel completely different. I feel bad sometimes when I tell people how good LO is because I get evil stares. I know two year olds who aren't sleeping through the night and my daughter did so at 3 1/2 months old. Again, freakishly good. I'm sure we'll pay for it down the road at some point - she'll be a terrible toddler or teenager for sure. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-love-the-newborn-date-or-just-survive-it#post-444223 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 05:07:40 +0000 travelgirl1 444223@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Apart from breastfeeding struggles, I'm loving it. I think I lucked out though with a baby who only really cries when she wants something and just doesn't like being put down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-love-the-newborn-date-or-just-survive-it#post-444222 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 05:02:01 +0000 Andrea 444222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Survived! DD was fussy for 6 months, but it got better after that. I find dealing with a 2.5 year old now soooo much easier. What terrible two's? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-love-the-newborn-date-or-just-survive-it#post-444216 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 04:23:34 +0000 loveisstrange 444216@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Barely survived. C pretty much screamed through all of her awake time for the first 3 months and I wanted to jump off a bridge. </p> <p>It gets SO much better. At 3 months, it was like a switch flipped and her whole personality changed. She became this sweet, happy, grinning baby and she's so much fun. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-love-the-newborn-date-or-just-survive-it#post-444205 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 03:41:02 +0000 sorrycharlie 444205@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I must be the odd duck here but I loved it. LO is 11 weeks tomorrow, so still little, but she's also extremely well behaved and only gets up at night once now. And yes, I'm one of those people that the sleep deprivation didn't bother because I was/am so obsessed with her! Haha.</p> <p>But my nanny LO was a super screamer from birth to 7 weeks when her ped finally put her on Zantac, and she got better. So if you have a fussy baby it does get easier! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-love-the-newborn-date-or-just-survive-it#post-444204 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 02:44:07 +0000 GrapeCrush 444204@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's all about survival on the beginning! It does get better though :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-love-the-newborn-date-or-just-survive-it#post-444201 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 02:18:06 +0000 DillonLion 444201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Barely surviving at the moment. Can't wait for times when we can both enjoy the experience... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-love-the-newborn-date-or-just-survive-it#post-444192 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 01:44:22 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 444192@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd say half/half... I was so fascinated by her, but at the same time I was so exhausted and it felt like groundhog day every day... time felt like it stood still and days felt really long in that first month, but I loved the cuddles and nursing her and having her sleep on my chest. She was so tiny and helpless... and all she needed was me - I really loved that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-love-the-newborn-date-or-just-survive-it#post-444190 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 01:33:42 +0000 BeachMama 444190@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Barely survived. Now at 6 months I'm loving almost every minute of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-love-the-newborn-date-or-just-survive-it#post-444184 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 01:08:18 +0000 HLK208 444184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmm...survived the first two weeks then loved it. I'm so much better with babies than the terrible 2-3's...now that, I'm barely surviving. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-love-the-newborn-date-or-just-survive-it#post-444180 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:59:44 +0000 MsMini 444180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LOVED it! I am an NICU nurse though, so I felt really well grounded in the baby care, and had a lot of tricks up my sleeve. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-love-the-newborn-date-or-just-survive-it#post-444179 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:58:10 +0000 red_seattle 444179@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just survived. I don't understand the people that truly love(d) having babies at home. Who enjoys sleep deprivation? Anyone who actually enjoyed the newborn stage must have had miraculously good sleepers or kids who took well to cry-it-out early on. </p> <p>I really love toddlers/pre-schoolers and knowing that was in the future was what kept me going. Life now is great-- we still have bad days, but I'd take tantrums and a little mischief maker over the sleep stealing, uncommunicative blob any day. Newborns are tough. But it gets better. </p>