What do you miss about having a newborn?

[Charlotte91]

My newborn was a bit different to most, being in hospital where we weren't allowed to hold her a great deal for over a month.

But when we got her home at 6 1/2 weeks, she was only 5 days past her due date, so technically a newborn.

I miss her snuggles.
Holding her while she slept for hours upon hours. Especially in hospital where they wouldn't wake her to feed, just stick it down her tube.
The hiccups. Watching her whole body suck into one spot in her chest. And the squeaky noises she made if you were holding her while she was hiccuping.
The tiniest little squeaks that were meant to be cries.
The way she would sleep, holding my finger. Never letting go.

....I want DD to be 4lb again. She was so cute! lol. Now she's a 10 1/2 lb boofa.
lol

[ree]

i love the way you touch there cheek and they try and attack you with there mouth im enjoying all these things mentioned at the moment this may sound silly but i also love to look at my lill mans perfect lil head and his gorgeous soft hair

[aussienic]

And 2 strange ones but i will miss..
-the build up of fluff in their hands
-and the smell of newborn poos (at the pumpkin stage lol) it just has a sweet newborn smell to it, as appose to the feral ones they get when they start solids!

I know what you mean about the poos lol.. I don't miss them though., but yes the little bits of fluff in their hands.,. Where on earth did it comes from

and I totally forgot breastfeeding. I nfact I think that is what I miss them most..

Another thing I miss is seeing my Dh laying on the couch with this tiny little body on him.. Now they are just great big boofs who kick and wriggle I guess like a newborn but now they hurt

I loved having a newborn. they were so tiny and cuddly. I loved the tiny clothes.

[RainbowBrite]

I miss that smell, the feeling of them being so reliant on you, the way they finish a feed with that glazed over content look in there eye and a milky mouth.
I miss late night snuggles, playing with tiny hands, soft downy head, eyes that can't get enough of you, soft skin.
The feeling of them sound asleep on your chest...the warmth and love between the two of you.
I am not having any more and I am sad I didn't get that brand newborn stage with my last two.

[tellytubby]

The smell of LUX flakes.

Those beautiful cuddles during horrible hours of the night.

Those little grunts.


Oh man... *lays an egg*

[aussienic]

Oh man... *lays an egg*

yep I admit I am doing that now. I just want to rewind back to one of my baby's newborn stage just for one night..

I used to love that glazed milk drunk look and seeing them dribble milk everywhere..

[*TripleJ*]

lol tellytubby love it PMSL

[Gigi]

what i miss about the newborn stage . . .

- the hand movements so dainty and elegant, they remind me of Balinese dancing

- how it takes all their energy to drink

- the noisy sucking and gulping

- the contented milk drunk sleep after a feed

- the folds of velvetty skin on arms, legs, shoulders

- the trusting eyes that search you out

- the kicking legs, continually bicycling the air

- fitting into the tiny nb nappies, with the skinny legs sticking out of the fluffy butt

Even though she's a gorgeous four years old bilby now, i miss the memories of when she was a nb bilby.