Q&A: How was your reaction when you saw your baby for the 1st time?
Question by Miss Monroe: How was your reaction when you saw your child for the 1st time?
I am 32 weeks pregnant and this is my 1st child. I am incredibly excited and I believe about him everyday.
I feel about how he is going to appear like and I also feel about the birth, how my reaction will be when I see him coming out from me, and when I hear him crying to the 1st time!
Please tell me about your knowledge.
Greatest answer:
Answer by Ello Guv
I was very disappointed
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May 8th, 2011 at 11:12 am
Tears of joy. It was a very scary emergency c-section, so hearing that cry was the most beautiful sound I’d ever heard (up until she laughed…and then when she said “mama”–now they’re tied). I only got to see her for a second b/c they had to check on her, I guess, but I memorized her face cause I had this crazy fear of getting the wrong baby! I tried to touch her, but my arm was strapped down from during the surgery, so that was really hard not to be able to touch or hold her.
Best wishes to you!
May 8th, 2011 at 11:49 am
Absolute shock – good shock though! I just couldn’t believe she was here! I didn’t cry though, but it was like time stood still. She didn’t cry when she was born though which threw me a bit!
May 8th, 2011 at 11:53 am
I was very young when I had my first child. Though i was very scared, I was also so delighted. My daughters father is very supportive and still remains in my baby’s life. I did miss out on alot of things though. Like my mother said, since it was my kid i would have to take care of it. But I am very happy for you. If you think you feel happy now, you won’t imagine how it feels when she or he takes its first steps, or learn to say “mama”…
Good luck!!!
May 8th, 2011 at 12:26 pm
I was livid…..they were twins….I went out looking for the other feller!
May 8th, 2011 at 1:09 pm
I was nervous with my 1st child. I read stories about moms not wanting to hold their child when they first saw them. And I wondered if I was going to be like that. But ohh boy when I finally saw her, I cried, I cried for close to an hour I think. I had an emergency C-Section, and was knocked out, so everyone in my family got to see her before me, which kinda made me mad, but when I got to see her I fell in love. I couldn’t believe that little girl was inside of me growing. Now she is 7 years old and “grown”. Lol. But I still think about that morning every now and then, how I felt when I saw her. Words really can’t explain the feeling, all I know is that I fell in love. Good Luck.
May 8th, 2011 at 1:22 pm
my daughter was overdue and we were anxious to meet her, i was so excited especially as i was told i couldnt have kids so i was very greatful and happy for the experience. when she came out she was placed in my arms and i was so happy words cant explain how i felt. i just smiled and my heart was going ten to the dozen. i cuddled her close and just watched her, up until they took her so they could stitch me up. i was half crying half laughing, it was so emotional i didnt know how to act. the pain wasnt half as bad as i was told, and she was so worth it i didnt care if it had hurt. i still remember the birth like it was yesterday, she is now almost 14 weeks old. they grow so fast so enjoy your pregnancy while it lasts, i miss being pregnant! good luck.
May 8th, 2011 at 1:51 pm
with my youngest well I was out of it (no drugs natural birth) my first reaction and what I said was holy cow that big baby came out of me, my doc said the same thing right after, but of course I was delighted and so happy..
May 8th, 2011 at 2:33 pm
Why isn’t he breathing?
May 8th, 2011 at 3:20 pm
I cried at every birth. I was so excited and relieved that my babies were out and crying…it was just overwhelming! It’s funny how fast you can forget the pain that your body just experienced once you look into the eyes of your beautiful baby.
Makes me want to cry just thinking about it again:) Thanks for the sweet question and memories…
May 8th, 2011 at 4:08 pm
ive just recently had a baby
i didnt get to see her coming out of me.. i felt miles away from what was actually happeneing due to all the lovely gas and air you can have.
i felt and acted drunk when they passed her to me, i remember saying ‘shes mine all mine, shes mine’ then they took her to the other side of the room to check her over and put the vest on her out of my bag.
my mum actually then held her for me and fed her while they cleaned me up a bit and gave me a cup of tea after all my hard work. i was exhausted!!! it was a good few hours after that it sunk in that this little girl was mine.. after id had a shower, clean clothes etc..
May 8th, 2011 at 4:52 pm
My husband and I looked at each other with tears in our eyes and broke out laughing. It was either laugh or cry and we ended up laughing from relief, excitement, thrill.
We had waited 6 years for our baby!
May 8th, 2011 at 5:43 pm
With my first ot was amazing, we waited to find out the sex until she was born and hearing the doctor say, “It’s a GIRL!” was one of the best moments of my life. They laid her on my stomach and my husband cut the cord and all I could think was ‘She is the most beautiful thing in the world and she is mine!’. My husband (the very manly man) cried and said the same thing, “She is beautiful!”. Once they gave her back to us to hold we never wanted to let her go. It was such an amazing experience.
With my second the birth was a little difficult and as soon as she came out they cut the cord and wisked her away to be looked over as they thought she might have some injuries due to being posterior and needing the vaccum extractor to aid in her delivery. All I keep say is “Is she alright? Is everything okay.” It was very scary as nobody was answering me. What seemed like forever went by and they finally told me she was just fine, only has some minor bruising on her head and they I was able to relax and enjoy the moment. I cried this time as I was just so relieved to know she was alright. When they finally cleaned her up and let my husband and I hold her we had the same reaction as with our first, she was amazingly beautiful and she was ours!
I am pregnant with our third child and cannot wait for his birth, I am waiting to se eif he is going to look like me as our girls do not look like me except for their gorgeous blue eyes.
Each experience was so different yet very precious!
May 8th, 2011 at 6:42 pm
1st baby, forceps delivery, was very young and petrified! worried when he was born as they whisked him away next door, then i remember relief at hearing the cry and when they brought him back in and gave him to me i was soooo stupid! i felt upset that the first time i spoke to him he didnt stop crying immediately. of course he had had a difficult birth and i remember gazing in amazement at him for months afterwards.
2nd baby, fast natural birth, felt so proud, elated and thought she was soo beautiful, i was over the moon.
expecting 3rd in 10 days and know it will be different again, apart form the protective feeling and contentedness.
have a good one xxx
May 8th, 2011 at 6:58 pm
Oh honestly every time I look at her I go back to that day and that minute she was born! I was shocked that she just came out of me and I was no longer pregnant and I was a mom!, I cried, and I was worried because she had the cord wrapped around her neck and she didn’t cry. They had to take her from me very quickly and give her oxygen and suck her mucus out ect.. I was yelling at my bf going Ryan! Ryan! is she ok go be with her! She was fine and what seemed like forever to me was in reality probably 2 minutes and she was crying and fine but it was a scare. Believe me that is a day you will never forget. I don’t know if I will ever look at my daughter a not relive that moment.
May 8th, 2011 at 7:00 pm
Dallas was born at 31 weeks…I was in the hospital for a week trying to stop preterm labor. While I was there I was given 3 steroid shots to help develop his lungs. When he came out he was kicking and crying…the second that he started crying I started crying too…it helped so much knowing that the shots they gave me helped him breath on his own. Because he was doing so well breathing on his own they actually let me hold him maybe 5 minutes after he was born…it wasn’t but for maybe a minute but it reassured me that he really was ok and at that point NOTHING could keep me from crying…
May 8th, 2011 at 7:14 pm
TBH I didn’t have much of a reaction at first. I was exhausted from 40 hours of labour and I couldn’t even lift my arms up to hold her. They settled her on my chest supported by pillows etc and after about 30 minutes I had recovered enough to cuddle her. I won’t say I loved her straight away but the bond did come in time and now we are inseperable, lol! Good luck!
May 8th, 2011 at 7:27 pm
each birth is different i have 4 children and with each birth after i was in complete shock, my 4 th baby is 15 weeks old and her birth was more painful and traumatic and when i saw her it was instant love but after a hard labour i felt quite over whelmed and shocked, but well worth it, but after her birth i wont be having any more!!
good luck and enjoy the experience it goes too fast
May 8th, 2011 at 8:00 pm
Amazed!!!!!!!!!! its the best feeling ever. I could not cry though. I was concentrating so much on the birth & being told what to do that when she was here is was a pure relief of no more pushing. I was abit upset that other people were seeing what she was like before i could have a proper look. I was in abit of a mess & the doc was sorting me out so a family member was holding her. But when we got down to the ward it was the best feeling ever. i was in a ward with 3 other women & all of us were glowing with pride for our newborns. I remember i was stuttering really bad from the high i was on of having a baby. Ah id love to do it again. There is no other feeling than having a baby. It truly is the best thing in the world : )
May 8th, 2011 at 8:17 pm
i burst into tears (in a good way!)
was gutted i couldn’t hold her right away as we had an emergency c-section.
its one of if not the most precious moment of your life – enjoy it!
May 8th, 2011 at 8:31 pm
i was very happy & thankful to see my baby cause i had an emergency c-section and i thought we were going to die.