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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Very superficial baby question
Confession: I don't think all babies are cute looking. I still love babies but I don't find them all winners in the looks department. I have now started worrying: is it possible my baby will be born and I won't think he's cute? Or is this a biological impossibility? I know this is a silly and ridiculous question, but I really want to know!
Re: Very superficial baby question
I thought DD was the most beautiful baby I had ever seen when I had her. Now that she is 3, I look back at her infant pictures and have to admit she was just as funny-looking as I think most other people's babies are. But at the time, she was absolutely perfect (and continues to be now). I predict you will think your baby is better looking than any of the ones you have ever seen before.
I'm not a mom, but I'm going to have to go with Anna on this one.
It seems like it would be a biological and evolutionary thing to make sure that you take care of your offspring.
But don't worry, after seeing the baby pictures on here, I don't think INs are capable of producing funny looking babies.
Do you watch Seinfeld? This question reminds me of the "You gotta come see the baby" episode. I have this worry myself, but I am pretty sure that our brains and bodies are hardwired to be so totally in love with our own babies, that we see our own baby as the best looking around.
And I like the pps statement, INs can't produce funny looking babies
LOL. I have no babies yet, but I agree with others. Your child will look beautiful to you, of course. You have to be proud of what you ''did''
Absolutley
I remember saying to my SIL 'wow all the other babies in here are so ugly, but G is GORGEOUS - the first beautiful newborn I have ever seen'
now I look back at pictures of her and eeek she was a scary looking scrunched up newborn just like the rest of them
(of course she is GORGEOUS now though 
yes - your hormones definitely kick in and your baby WILL be beautiful to you!
After Bean was born, I felt like the worst mother in the world because I kept looking at Bean and thinking, "ok, she's really cute and all, but cutest baby EVER? Eh?." And then I'd ask DH, "is she really the cutest baby ever in the whole world?" and he would GUSH about how nothing that ever was or would be could ever compare to the cuteness of our newborn daughter, and then I'd feel like pond scum.
Then months later, several other moms I know confessed that they felt the exact same way. One mom of twins even said she thought one of her twins was beautiful and the other wasn't. At all. So she must have felt totally awesome.
So, if you aren't 100% bowled over by the insurmountable awesomeness of your baby's visage the very moment your eyes meet it, that's ok too. It happens. But then a few days later, the alien wears off, and you'll be sold.