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Everyone always talks about how hard the newborn stage is and that transition. Is anyone having as good as a time as I am? I had a C-section because every contraction I had made my babies heart rate plummet and I was 3cm dilated and contracting every 2 minutes. The safety of my baby was important so we elected to have a C-section. 11:57pm on a Sunday night and was discharged that Wednesday. Baby got up to his birth weight in less than a week, eats every 2-3 hours during the day and every 5-6 during the night. All in all he’s a pretty easy baby and the transition to him being home has been a breeze, the hardest thing was the hospital stay with nurses in and out every couple hours so no sleep. Why does everyone make it seem while you’re pregnant that once you’re home it’s going to be the hardest time of your life, honestly it’s been the best part of my life this far.

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I felt the same way - I think I was mentally prepared for it to be the worst time of my life and it’s not nearly as hard as I had expected

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Same here! Hospital was a nightmare and everything hasn't been bad at all since and I'm 5 months pp

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I'm happy that you are enjoying the newborn stage because I was not when I brought my son home. I was the opposite. I thought it was going to be so easy and it was the hardest thing I have experienced aside from my son currently having a cold and navigating him not wanting to eat as much. My son was super fussy and gassy and never slept when he was a newborn lol

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I feel the same way. Having the best time ❤️ but also aware that he is a reasonably easy baby and not everyone has that same experience x

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I think it’s depends on your expectations and your baby! I expected it to be hell bc of things I’d seen online so I was pleasantly surprised lol. My son was quite an easy sleepy chilled new born, he’s harder work at 8 months which I was less prepared for🤣🥰

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this!! Thank you for sharing your awareness.

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I felt the opposite, I wished everyone had told me how hard it would be. Those first two weeks were the hardest, I had trouble breastfeeding on one side, but most of all my hormones were so wild, as soon as those calmed down, life was much easier. It's really nice to know not everyone feels as bad as I did. I wish I could have enjoyed it more!

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