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About 8 wks or so? I had a ton of difficulty in the beginning with breastfeeding and was constantly in discomfort/pain, plus my hormones were out of control...I knew I "loved" LO, but I didn't feel any deep sort of connection to him until around 8 wks. That's when he started smiling more often and actually seemed to know who I was, which made a huuuge difference to me.

I feel like 6-7 weeks was a low point for us- LO was fussier and BFing seemed to be a big struggle then. I think things were definitely better by 12 weeks, by then I was more used to dealing with him and he wasn't as tiny and floppy, but it wasn't till 6 months that I started to actually LIKE spending time with him and being sad about being away from him.

Closer to 8 weeks for me. I was instantly devoted and would do anything for him, but didn't feel really connected until he first smiled at us. I loved him immediately, but didn't *like* him until his personality developed, if that makes any sense.

I was still crying and having a difficult time at 6 weeks, things were much better by 8 weeks.

I put 3 months, though it was probably closer to 10-11 weeks. That's when D started really responding to us - smiling at just us, and especially when I pick him up at daycare, he smiles when he sees me. That was when I was finally like, "Hey, you know me, and you like me, and that is pretty freakin awesome!" And now that I can make him laugh? Oh man...

I feel like I had the "you're my baby" moment around 3 weeks. Since we adopted I was very concerned about bonding, but it came much easier than I expected.

I would say after about 2 weeks, her first week was in the NICU and I didn't feel like her mother, I felt like the doctors and nurses did everything, but once we got home and settled and she would look at at me, I felt the motherly love everyone talks about.

Of course I loved her right away and I felt as though I'd do anything for her then too. However, looking back on this last year, right now is the best. She grabs my fave and pulls me in for kisses, comes to find me in the house and plays games with me. We have so much fun where as before she felt like "work" a lot of times. I feel like we know each other so well now...we're best friends!!