https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:32:06 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-love-the-newborn-phase#post-757395 Thu, 02 May 2013 15:06:49 +0000 mrs. tictactoe 757395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought I would love it more than I did. I hope I can appreciate it more if we have another baby. When Liam was a newborn, I was so tired and overwhelmed I had a hard time enjoying it. But there were definitely moments when I did! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-love-the-newborn-phase#post-757388 Thu, 02 May 2013 15:05:00 +0000 ScarletJwl 757388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have honestly loved every stage. I loved the sleepy cuddles when she was a newborn, but now I love her laugh and that her personality is starting to come out at 4 months! I feel like I want her to stop growing, but at the same time can't wait to see what she'll do next. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-love-the-newborn-phase#post-757378 Thu, 02 May 2013 15:03:27 +0000 cascademom 757378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@meredithNYC: That's what I'm hoping too. I'm hoping that going through it one time will make it easier the next. FTM newborn phase is like bringing an alien home. Eventually, the alien makes sense, but at first, it's something so foreign and different from the night before where there wasn't this little crying, hungry, wet/dirty being in your presence needing you for everything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-love-the-newborn-phase#post-757362 Thu, 02 May 2013 15:00:21 +0000 oliviaoblivia 757362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Love and miss it. Where did my bitty baby go?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-love-the-newborn-phase#post-757349 Thu, 02 May 2013 14:57:38 +0000 meredithNYC 757349@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>NOPE. Three months and onward is good. But newborn... yikes. I'm actually hoping that I'll be much better with it next around. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-love-the-newborn-phase#post-757341 Thu, 02 May 2013 14:55:34 +0000 chopsuey 757341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! I love 2-9 months though!<br /> LOVING everything about my baby boy at 4 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-love-the-newborn-phase#post-757338 Thu, 02 May 2013 14:54:47 +0000 charlotte 757338@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! My LO is almost 2 months and has been such a great newborn. He is very portable right now too! That said, I am excited for neck / head control. Would love to throw him on my hip; my arms and back are tired of cradling so much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-love-the-newborn-phase#post-757336 Thu, 02 May 2013 14:53:02 +0000 loveisstrange 757336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, it was miserable. Colic, BF issues, PPD, recovery from a traumatic birth. It was like a daily struggle just to keep myself going. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-love-the-newborn-phase#post-757322 Thu, 02 May 2013 14:50:38 +0000 mrbee 757322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, I'd take two toddlers over a single newborn! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-love-the-newborn-phase#post-757307 Thu, 02 May 2013 14:47:18 +0000 winniebee 757307@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would. As a FTM with a low birth weight baby and BF problems, I was so stressed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-love-the-newborn-phase#post-757303 Thu, 02 May 2013 14:46:33 +0000 Koolbreeze 757303@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love the newborn stage so much! I miss it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-love-the-newborn-phase#post-757291 Thu, 02 May 2013 14:44:28 +0000 cascademom 757291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I loved the snuggling, the nursing, sleeping next to each other with him in the RNP and me on the couch, and time alone together. I didn't enjoy colic, constant changes, and very little sleep. I'm loving the 6-8 month stage so far. He verbalizes, laughs, rolls over, sleeps better. CIO was life changing for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-love-the-newborn-phase#post-757288 Thu, 02 May 2013 14:43:40 +0000 Schmei 757288@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The newborn stage has its sweet moments, but when PB got to around 3-4 months and his personality started showing up, I thought, "oh... THIS is why people love babies!" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-love-the-newborn-phase#post-757264 Thu, 02 May 2013 14:39:44 +0000 lovehoneybee 757264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did, even though looking back I realize I was running on fumes for weeks and weeks (and months and months, to be honest). I miss it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-love-the-newborn-phase#post-757245 Thu, 02 May 2013 14:36:55 +0000 Smurfette 757245@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't love it but it does have its moments. I love the snuggles. The constant feeding, poopy diapers, and crying, god the crying, not so much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-love-the-newborn-phase#post-757202 Thu, 02 May 2013 14:28:43 +0000 SAHM0811 757202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hated it the first time, loved it the second... But was also excited for her to be more interactive... If I had to choose, it's not my favorite stage at all though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-love-the-newborn-phase#post-757159 Thu, 02 May 2013 14:19:27 +0000 cyndistar3 757159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I definitely loved the newborn stage, I dearly miss the snuggle time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-love-the-newborn-phase#post-757152 Thu, 02 May 2013 14:18:16 +0000 MrsF 757152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hated it. Colic, reflux, MSPI. DD didn't nap at all until she was 4 months old. No sleeping during the day and hardly any at night! I loved her but the first 4 months felt like a bad dream... The past month (6-7) has been such a joy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-love-the-newborn-phase#post-757146 Thu, 02 May 2013 14:17:13 +0000 JerricaBenton 757146@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I found I enjoyed LO much more once we got past the first 2-3 weeks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-love-the-newborn-phase#post-757130 Thu, 02 May 2013 14:14:48 +0000 SugarplumsMom 757130@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not at all!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-love-the-newborn-phase#post-757125 Thu, 02 May 2013 14:13:07 +0000 birdofafeather 757125@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i did, but now i love this 3 month stage! newborn was so nice because she just slept everywhere! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-love-the-newborn-phase#post-757092 Thu, 02 May 2013 14:01:15 +0000 sorrycharlie 757092@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I loved it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-love-the-newborn-phase#post-757063 Thu, 02 May 2013 13:55:46 +0000 photojane 757063@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Once I got out of the first week of baby blues &amp; struggling with BF'ing, I totally loved it. She was so tiny &amp; cuddly. Of course we've had both ups &amp; downs, but I've really loved it all so far. I got myself an awesome little person. :)</p> <p>I'm nervous about #2 though... I'm not sure how I'll juggle a toddler/preschooler + a newborn! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-love-the-newborn-phase#post-757032 Thu, 02 May 2013 13:50:15 +0000 Honeybee 757032@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The first 8-10 weeks with #2 were hard. DS was a really easy newborn but I was so tired, all the time. Right at the end of DS's newborn stage, I started really enjoying it, though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-love-the-newborn-phase#post-756944 Thu, 02 May 2013 13:37:46 +0000 shopaholic 756944@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do/did! She wasn't a particularly fussy baby so I don't think I had it that bad. I actually didn't mind sleep deprivation that much I think because people told me to expect it so much! I just want to cherish each moment now that she's so tiny. Every day it seems like she's growing with each nap! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-love-the-newborn-phase#post-756942 Thu, 02 May 2013 13:37:34 +0000 hilsy85 756942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought I would but I kind of hated it, mainly due to some baby blues and bf'ing trouble. I hope it's better the next time around! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-love-the-newborn-phase#post-756934 Thu, 02 May 2013 13:36:05 +0000 BananaPancakes 756934@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope...didn't even like it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-love-the-newborn-phase#post-756926 Thu, 02 May 2013 13:33:49 +0000 LuLu Mom 756926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I loved it, but I had a sleeper, so she woudl just cuddle in my arms. I think I would have felt differently had she been a crabby baby (which I experienced after 4 weeks.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-love-the-newborn-phase#post-756917 Thu, 02 May 2013 13:32:02 +0000 Weagle 756917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do! I love every stage so far. Well, I tolerated 6-8 months... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-love-the-newborn-phase#post-756916 Thu, 02 May 2013 13:31:59 +0000 ladyfingers 756916@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I kind of hated it. I found it much easier once he became more interactive and noticing things, us, smiling, etc. Those first few weeks were god awful. </p>