I miss the lack of mobility, baby naps on my chest, sleepiness, milk drunk faces, newborn coos, toothpick legs, soft cries....
I don't miss the sleep deprivation or latch issues!
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The sweet little cries. The fact I could put her down and she would not go anywhere. The endless cuddles and napping.
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The snuggles!
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Nursing snuggles and lap naps
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This is a good thread for me since I'm still in the newborn stage and trying not to wish it away! I do love her sweet little face when she falls asleep nursing and just lays on the pillow looking so happy. And the pure delight of her first smiles- I forgot about that.
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The little scrunched up foggy position!
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Nothing. Well maybe the not running away when I call. But not much. And I'm about to have another newborn...
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Can't say I miss it, but I love love love having a newborn. Makes me want 57 children. If only you could send them back when they turn three.
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@oliviaoblivia: Newborns are the very best. I just don't get it when people say they aren't teeny tiny baby people...there is something so wonderful about that stage.
I miss almost everything about it! I miss the snuggles most of all - my kids are too active to bother with snuggles.
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@coopsmama: I'm daydreaming about another already.
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Being able to take him everywhere and not have to worry about him getting into something, getting bored, running around, not liking the food. It's gotten better now that he is almost 4 but man, those early days it was so easy to go somewhere, especially if he slept the whole time!
I miss the snuggles too, I still get them but he is so big and heavy now. 7lbs laying on your chest is a lot nicer than 44lbs...
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@oliviaoblivia: That makes my heart happy. I'm so glad your transition to three has been good. Your pictures are just the very best - what gems your 3 are!
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Her sleeping on my chest, cooing, just being so tiny and new!
Last night I was looking at videos I took of her on my phone those first several weeks and teared up! I can't believe it's been 7 months! Those first few months were such a blur so it's fun to have videos to look back on.
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I miss every damn thing! Omg newborns are the best. Well at least I thought so! I want another baby so bad
ETA: ok I don't miss the sheer terror, but that didn't really go away after the newborn days...
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I miss the naps on my chest, being able to wear her everywhere, and not having to think about whether or not she will eat the dinner that we cooked. Also I'm worried about cavities now...I miss the days when she didn't have teeth.
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Pretty much nothing. I found having a newborn exhausting and mostly horrible. I wish I had known then that my son would eventually be fun. I don't mind holding/cuddling other babies, and I think they're cute, but I pretty much hated the newborn stage of parenting.
Don't get me wrong. He was cute. But he became about 5,000x more interesting once he could talk. And I am about 5,000x a better parent/wife/employee/friend when I am not subjected to an inhuman quantity of sleep, crazy hormones, and painful nipples.
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Immobility. Hands down.
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Everything. I love newborns.
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I love that moment after she finishes nursing when she pops off, nuzzles her face into my boob and gives just the happiest sigh. I love the way she falls asleep on my chest, or curled up against me.
But man I can't wait until she's older and can interact with us more. Evan is a total threenager, but he's awesome and interesting.
And sleep. I can't wait to sleep again.
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The snuggles. Mine goes a mile a minute now so its nearly impossible to get her to sit still long enough to cuddle.
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Um, I want ALL the newborn babies! Lol. The smells, the nuzzles, his funny way of searching me out with his mouth open, sleeping on my chest, little baby sighs... Mama sigh!
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Literally nothing. I'll take six months any day, and I'm counting the days until she walks, talks, and is potty trained.
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The newborn baby smell
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All of it. The cuddliness. The sleeping on my chest. The coos. The waking up, smiling, and drifting back to sleep.
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I miss nothing about it..... but, reading this, I can see that most of the things you all loved were not a part of our newborn experience, with our colicky, cuddle-hating baby. Maybe this time around!
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@Cherrybee: I really don't want to jinx myself, but it seems like G may be an easier, sleepier baby than C ever was after all (after a really really difficult first week or two). Like she can actually occasionally fall asleep on her own in the rock and play, and will lay and look around kicking and moving her arms instead of screaming unless I'm nursing or aggressively bouncing. I hope your second gets the same memo (and that I didn't just ruin things for me!)
Everyone who says they miss NOTHING about the newborn stage either had angelic perfect babies or has forgotten about sleep deprivation. Even the sweetest newborns are up at night to eat!
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@oliviaoblivia: I'm the same way - newborn stage was my favorite. The sweet cuddles and baby grunts. Oooh I miss it so much.
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Sleeping all the time
I can leave her one place and she stays there
Sleeping on me
Milk drunk face
Just squishy newborn goodness
Ahh cue baby fever!
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My son's only 4 months and I already miss the early newborn period! The sleep deprivation sucked, but I'd relive all the rest of it in a heartbeat. The new baby smell. The soft baby skin when they're still furry. How they stay all curled up like they were in the womb. The cuddles. The portability. The newness of it all.
My coworker just had a baby and I'm going to go visit next week and I can't wait!!! I told her I'd trade her baby clothes for cuddles.
ETA: I could also skip the leaky boobs. That wasn't any fun.
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The snuggles, the smell, putting her down so I could pee/shower/etc. and having her be in the same spot when I got back.
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The naps! And the ability to take LO into church service or a restaurant with me without her wanting to squirm, yell, or run away
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@oliviaoblivia: I love you, but you're insane.
@lovehoneybee: all of this! I love the nursing snuggles and the falling asleep on me. Granted, we got very little of the latter, but when we did get them, it was amazing.
Our newborn wasn't sleepy or easy, but she was so sweet. I miss the newborn smell, and I really miss nursing (I think this is largely amnesia, but at the moment, I do). I also love the way they smell just after they've been baptized and anointed with oil. Sleepy baby + Chrism oil = bliss.
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The newborn smell and the soft, warm baby cuddles.
My youngest only cuddles with me when she's sick
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I miss how they could just fall asleep out of the blue!
And the nursing, milk drunk faces, baby coos, and how cute he was all swaddled up and snoozing. Ah! I can't wait for another one.
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The snuggles, hands down. and the little coo noises. And the ability to set him down somewhere and he would stay.
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The snuggles, the ability to fall asleep anywhere, the sweet newborn smell! But that's about it- I'm not a newborn person. I love 6 months and up, and personally think it just keeps getting better and better!
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At 16 months I really miss nothing. But my son was a realllllllllllllly hard newborn. I have held and watched other people's more normal newborns for a few hours and I can see how you'd miss that, but I'm almost 6 months pregnant with my second and I was just telling my husband last night how I can't believe we survived DS1's newborn phase. If #2 could be easier that would be fantastic.
If I miss one thing it might be the immobility but he screamed constantly so I didn't get to leave him THAT long.
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Aww. DS is only 9 weeks old but I already miss so much!! He was a very easy baby (learning this more and more as we go!) so it's natural that I miss it I think. Especially his wee tiny clothes that I already packed up!!
It is going WAY too fast. I wish I had taken more videos!!!!!!
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@LovelyPlum: have you seen my latest meatball?! She's intoxicating. I'd like fifteen of her please!
Last night I was looking at videos I took of her on my phone those first several weeks and teared up! I can't believe it's been 7 months! Those first few months were such a blur so it's fun to have videos to look back on.
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