has anybody felt like their baby was ugly ?

[cosmosis]

I know...harsh words. My daughter is 7 wks and I love her to the moon and back...sometimes I look at her and think she is gorgeous and other times I worry that she is ugly ... I can't stop obsessing over wether she is ugly or not ! she is very sweet and the most wonderful little baby, and I don't know why it's bugging me so much since I'm not a shallow person, nor am I infatuated with beauty or superficial...but it is still bugging me constantly! What is wrong with me ?? I have 2 other children and she looks alot like them, I never thought this about them. But they are also boys, so I'm unsure if that has anything to do with it. I just don't know how to stop obsessing over this...

 

[Phoenix85]

I look at pictures of my eldest when they were newborn and they looked ugly in some of them lol.

But I think everyone thinks there own babies are beautiful, even if they're not.

They do go through a slightly less cute phase though, around the 3 to 12 week mark, before they fill out. They're all scrunched up and tend to have sharp features. Babies tend to get cuter as they grow.

Not sure how to help you not obsess over it. You know you love her and that's the main thing. Enjoy your baby x

 

[Karenb]

I think my baby is beautiful but there are many things I love about her more than that... The way she blows raspberries to get attention, the random things that make her giggle, her morning smiles, the list goes on. There is way too much emphasis on how we look these days, it's sad. I'd much rather someone comment on how happy my baby is, rather than how cute. Enjoy her.

 

[T84]

Been trying to work out how to say it nicely but Karen has probs done better than me. Don't put so much emphasis on how your baby looks, as long as she is happy and healthy what does it matter!

 

[can]

I'm sorry but I too am trying to find a nice way to put this but it will prob come across not so nice. All babies are precious and special and it doesn't matter in the slightest how they look but I very much doubt she is "ugly". I feel slightly sad that you would think that and concentrate on that rather then be thankful you have a healthy happy daughter. I've never seen a "ugly" baby let alone think mine was!!

 

[Rooster30]

I'll readily admit hat I didn't find my daughter all that cute when she was born. The birth made her face red/purple and puffy. Her little face was scrunched up and had a big red angel's kiss/pressure mark on her left eyelid and when her eyes did open the poor little thing had completely red eyes. No white at all! It took a good month for everything to settle down but when it did, argh, I just think she's a doll.

 

[Nutsyputs]

My son looked like et when he was born, not even a little bit cute! But I didn't care because he was healthy and you no what being ugly doesn't stop you achieving things. Like a Steve jobs he was hardly attractive but look what he did or Einstein. I'm not really sure what response you are wanting.