When my daughter was born at first I couldn't stop smelling her. The first week was amazing! We bonded in hospital and my husband and family were there for me 24/7. Fast forward to 2 weeks later and breastfeeding started feeling like torture! I suffered for weeks with raw nipples and breastfed through the pain. This made me miserable as she was only 3 weeks old and I was told that breast milk is the best milk for baby. However, everytime it was time to feed I would dread it! And don't forget newborns feed every 1 - 2 hours (well mine did). My first year was hella tough! I got no sleep - she would be up whole night and the only way to soothe her was to walk around with her for hours at night. So yeah... no rest at all! Not even in the day lol. Oh, and she would only sleep on my chest for the first 3 months, she would scream as soon as I would put her down in her cot - I guess she loved feeling my heart beat. I had baby blues that lasted for the first 6 weeks then after that I developed mild postpartum depression that lasted for 3 months. Those were tough days. By the time she was 6 months I started enjoying motherhood. I discovered a new me and I was so obsessed with my little one! She is the best thing that has ever happened to me. She's 1 year now and we are inseparable. And now all I want to do is cuddle her all day long. I smother her with so much kisses that she ends up getting so annoyed with me lol. Looking back now it was all worth it. I enjoy every minute spent with her. I had an amazing support structure that helped me through the blues. So yeah, I agree with mothers when they say the first year is the toughest... It is indeed. Yet we would do it all again in a heart beat.