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• PB102012 member

  November 2013

  Nice.... 

  
  

  @OhBenji I am right there with you! I am so glad we're coming out of the newborn stage. My LO yells at me more now than she does cry, which is easier on the ears. She's also becoming easier to soothe, and is content for a lot longer than she used to. There is light at the end of the tunnel for sure!

   

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• PB102012 member

  November 2013

  jkep5909 said:

  The newborn stage is excruciating. I love that dd can now tell me what's wrong or at least say yes if I ask. I hated the crying for no reason.

  I cannot wait for that.... my husband is also looking forward to it. He is a fixer, and wants to make her feel better right away, and he has a hard time trying to figure out what she needs. 

   

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• Tink112011 member

  November 2013

  OhBenji said:

  Maybe this will sound mean but I cant help but feel a little sad for anyone with a newborn. Its a stressful time both everyone in the family especially the mom. And she has a 2 year old. Yikes.

  Not missing the newborn stage at all.

  Same here!  There are so many newborns on my Facebook news feed.  Everyone only posts the happy pictures of their new babies, but now that I've been there, I know what tough times they must be having.  No one posts about the painful sleep deprivation, the resentment between spouses, the sadness over lost freedom.... I'm not missing the newborn stage either!

  DS 11.24.11
  MMC 3.30.16

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• PhantomPower member

  November 2013

  Tink112011 said:

  OhBenji said:

  Maybe this will sound mean but I cant help but feel a little sad for anyone with a newborn. Its a stressful time both everyone in the family especially the mom. And she has a 2 year old. Yikes.

  Not missing the newborn stage at all.

  Same here!  There are so many newborns on my Facebook news feed.  Everyone only posts the happy pictures of their new babies, but now that I've been there, I know what tough times they must be having.  No one posts about the painful sleep deprivation, the resentment between spouses, the sadness over lost freedom.... I'm not missing the newborn stage either!

  That's what I hate about Facebook. It's a highlight reel of life and if you post anything realistic, people just think you're a negative person! 

  

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• kristennd member

  November 2013 edited November 2013

  I have one of those FB feeds where people mostly complain about their lives. Including complaints about seeing happy feeds from others.
  
  DH and I both hated the newborn stage. And were surprised to. We didn't really start enjoying the whole thing until the second year. The lack of feedback was so stressful. But I do have friends who genuinely enjoyed it and had a generally mellow time. Luck of the draw.
  

  

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• KatieB19 member

  November 2013

  I didn't think the newborn stage was all that bad. DS was pretty easy. I do remember nights when he would scream and we couldn't figure out how to get him to stop, but still that was easier than the transition from crib to toddler bed, lol. I'd do it again. I just don't want to do it again with an older child

  
  

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• Fianschneid member

  December 2013

  I had a pretty easy newborn and still, every time I see my 83,000 pregnant friends I think (and sometimes say), "Oh, thank God I am not about to do what you're about to do."

  
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