You know you're the mom of a newborn when...

LadySamLady · May 2016

You haven't showered in 3 days because everytime you're about to get in, cluster feeding.

nerdymama15 · May 2016

When she finally naps you pray it's long enough to eat and go potty and maybe a little quiet time too

tripledaggerWed95976 · May 2016

when sweatpants and a milk-stained shirt are perfectly acceptable day wear.

sarawifenow · May 2016

When a 5 hour stretch of sleep feels like a luxury.

businessmama · May 2016

sarawifenow said:

When a 5 hour stretch of sleep feels like a luxury.

Jealous!!!

wsgjmw1 · May 2016

When you cannot remember the last time you brushed your teeth and DH can smell your rancid breathe from a room away .

When you forget to put your breast away after a feeding and walk around the house with it chillen outside the bra .

Also so ditto to the milk stained sweats and bra has been my uniform for a week. What are real clothes ?

lalala2004 · May 2016

sarawifenow said:

When a 5 hour stretch of sleep feels like a luxury.

Try 2 hours!

mello13 · May 2016

When the likelihood of your eating food depends entirely on whether you can eat it without utensils or with one hand.

When you find yourself pinned down by someone weighing less than 8 lbs because on your chest is the only place they'll sleep!

When you have no sense of time or day and begin responding to texts/emails at 3am because, hey, you're up.

When your appreciation for coffee reaches a whole new level.

When you simultaneously feel like a lonely shut-in but have absolutely zero desire to deal with people.

When nuzzling their baby soft hair and breathing in their scent is a better high than anything you bothered with in college.

Bltbear82 · May 2016

When you forget when you last washed your hair and when you realize you're not even embarrassed it's been that long.

sarawifenow · May 2016

AliciaD39 said:

sarawifenow said:

When a 5 hour stretch of sleep feels like a luxury.

Jealous!!!

Oh no I meant that would be wonderful. I'm definitely in the 3 hour camp!

kbrands7 · May 2016

When your toddler suddenly looks like a giant!

Bltbear82 · May 2016

kbrands7 said:

When your toddler suddenly looks like a giant!

Yes!! I picked up DS1 while holding DS2 earlier and can't believe my "baby" is so big.

JoMunson · May 2016

When you have no reservations about who sees your boobs!
(and I was the FTM who was going to cover up at home even!!)

mello13 · May 2016

kbrands7 said:

When your toddler suddenly looks like a giant!

Oh my gosh YES!!! I can't even handle it!

araecasey · May 2016

mello13 said:

When the likelihood of your eating food depends entirely on whether you can eat it without utensils or with one hand.

When you find yourself pinned down by someone weighing less than 8 lbs because on your chest is the only place they'll sleep!

When you have no sense of time or day and begin responding to texts/emails at 3am because, hey, you're up.

When your appreciation for coffee reaches a whole new level.

When you simultaneously feel like a lonely shut-in but have absolutely zero desire to deal with people.

When nuzzling their baby soft hair and breathing in their scent is a better high than anything you bothered with in college.

Stoking my baby fever!!!!!!!!!

and_peggy · May 2016

When you question if all those periods you didn't have were worth it compared to the recovery process.

By the way, totally worth it.

LadySamLady · May 2016

When you can't get up off the couch because the only place your LO wants to be is on top of you.

lalala2004 · May 2016

When you and your DH talk about poop more often than you ever imagined.

wsgjmw1 · May 2016

lalala2004 said:

When you and your DH talk about poop more often than you ever imagined.

This and when you celebrate those first poopy diapers like you won the lottery

sarawifenow · May 2016

When you get pooped on but love the person who did it even more than the minute before so you just don't care.

kbrands7 · May 2016

You have a little bit of something on your shirt (Breastmilk? Mucus?) and think, "Eh, this shirt fits. I'm keeping it on to go out. Another shirt will just get dirty anyway."

tgortney · May 2016

The amazing feeling you get after a feeding session and your LO uses your boob as a pillow

When you give birth to a 9lb+ baby and realize even when they lose weight, they're still bigger than the average baby weight at birth

JoMunson · May 2016

kbrands7 said:

You have a little bit of something on your shirt (Breastmilk? Mucus?) and think, "Eh, this shirt fits. I'm keeping it on to go out. Another shirt will just get dirty anyway."

Literally had that thought after baby's first spit up today "well I could change, but then that shirt will get dirty and I really like this shirt"

tgortney · May 2016

When picking them up scares you because of their floppy little heads! Cue irrational paranoia: accidental shaken baby syndrome?!?

LadySamLady · May 2016

tgortney said:

The amazing feeling you get after a feeding session and your LO uses your boob as a pillow

When you give birth to a 9lb+ baby and realize even when they lose weight, they're still bigger than the average baby weight at birth

I feel like I could have written both of these!

sarawifenow · May 2016

When you suddenly start referring to yourself in the third person as mommy when talking to your newborn. Anyone else? Just me? Ok, I'll sit down.

lalala2004 · May 2016

sarawifenow said:

When you suddenly start referring to yourself in the third person as mommy when talking to your newborn. Anyone else? Just me? Ok, I'll sit down.

You are not alone!

businessmama · May 2016

Even the crying is adorable

edited: I lied. Witching hour crying is hell

togmama · May 2016

When baby is sleeping but he's so darn cute you want to wake him to give him kisses and hugs!

yogahh · May 2016

When things that normally would drive you nuts don't mean anything anymore. Like my apartment. It's trashed and I just do not care. At all. Because I have 8 pounds of sleeping warmth on my chest to care about anything else.

JoMunson · May 2016

When your baby pees on you and your first thought is "eh, it'll dry"

tgortney · May 2016

JoMunson said:

When your baby pees on you and your first thought is "eh, it'll dry"

Same with spit up and milk leakage.

Bye bye nice bedsheets

JoMunson · May 2016

tgortney said:

JoMunson said:

When your baby pees on you and your first thought is "eh, it'll dry"

Same with spit up and milk leakage.

Bye bye nice bedsheets

You gotta get a waterproof mattress topper! It's like this fleece sheet I put under me and LO at night. Keeps things clean!

camillaandcarson · May 2016

You look at the clock, pleading in a way, as the late night turns into the very early morning hours and think yeah, if I can get one or two broken hours of sleep total for the night that would be just fine.

mello13 · May 2016

You have scratches all over your chest and have to remind yourself that No, you didn't have a run-in with Freddie Kruger, your sweet baby just happens to have claws that rival a velociraptor.

LadySamLady · May 2016

When taking a shower feels like a major accomplishment.

(and not being able to remember if you've posted this already)

tgortney · May 2016

When trying to look "presentable" to guests means brushing your teeth and your hair...while your newborn is crying, delaying said tasks.

Kurrant · May 2016

When ever single time ( and seriously . . . every one ) you wake up at night in bed, you are holding your boob thinking you are supporting the back of baby's head and breastfeeding and have a moment of panic thinking you accidentally fell asleep feeding her. This happens to me constantly.

MsIan · May 2016

Kurrant said:

When ever single time ( and seriously . . . every one ) you wake up at night in bed, you are holding your boob thinking you are supporting the back of baby's head and breastfeeding and have a moment of panic thinking you accidentally fell asleep feeding her. This happens to me constantly.

I just DIED laughing!!!

kbrands7 · May 2016

@kurrant I'm so glad you posted that and I'm not the only one who does that!

JoMunson · May 2016

When you're swaying side to side in the shower because that's just your natural stance now.

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