Did you get to hold your baby right after you delivered?

Brandi says:
Daddy did, i got to kiss!
Brittney says:
Yes. It was wonderful!
Tasha says:
Yes
Heather says:
i did! kaiden was in my arms instantly, but i think Kevin handed me kyler
Brittany says:
Nope. It took a while before I finally held her.
AMANDA (MANDI) says:
yes
Jennifer says:
1. No. He was choking on the fluid. 2. Yes. But immediately took her back. 3. Yes. For a couple of minutes. They cleaned him right there.
Leslie says:
I did but only for a min with my son then they took him to nicu and my little girl for a few mins tell she got cold.
Danielle says:
No, I was strapped down and too groggy, plus he was rushed to special care for breathing in fluid.
MAYTE says:
YES ON ALL THELAST ONE WS THE BEST THE DOCTOR PUT MY BABY ON MY TUMMY LIKE IN THE MOVIES LOL
Teeba says:
Yes, after they got him breathing again.
Felicity says:
yes with all 4 of them.
Gabrielle says:
All four yes
Victoria says:
chloe yea
Jamie says:
Yes.
Amy says:
Jake- No. The neo natal unit took him immediately to make sure he was ok. I saw him about 30 minutes later.
Libby says:
NO!!! I didnt get 2 hold him untill he pasted away!!!!
Jessica says:
nope
erin says:
No she was not breathing when she was born they took her straight to the NICU
Rachel says:
yes:)
Rachael says:
No, it was 12 hours before they would let me hold him
Lindsey says:
yes
Kylie says:
Yes. It was amazing.
Sara says:
Yes, both of them.
Mindy says:
Savanna and Addison yes, Laurynn no.
Brooke says:
Michaela no such a shame :-( Nikita yes I asked that she be placed on my tummy
Elizabeth says:
As much as is possible after a c-section
Katrina says:
I held Corey when he was about 30 minutes old. I had a c-section and so after he was delivered I had to wait to be stiched up again. With Mia I got to hold her when she was 5 minutes old, the nice lovely staff took her to clean her up and then popped her beside me.
Christi says:
Yes I did with both of them and that is the most cherished moment I will remember.
Jennifer says:
NO I DIDNT EVEN GET TO SEE HIM! :( THAT IS THE WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD. AS SOON AS HE WAS BORN THEY TOOK HIM SINCE HE WAS SO EARLY AND SO LITTLE
Rosa says:
yes the doctor put him right into my arms :)
Katie says:
Yes
Danielle says:
No.
Katie says:
Not for an hour after due to c-section, but their daddy was with them.
Christi says:
I didn't get to hold either one right after I delivered, I am still VERY sad about that:(
Scierra says:
yes
Breann says:
I did but then she was taken to the NICU right away :(
cheri says:
only on 2
Patricia says:
no
Jessica says:
yes
Christine says:
I didn't get to hold her. But I did get to see her and kiss her. Then I was brought into the recovery room where they brought her to me, and I held her for a while, and got to breastfeed.
Candace says:
yes
Jessica says:
yep she was all bloody and swollen
Kala says:
no I was on a table and I couldn't
Laura says:
no daniel needed little elp breathin cos i was pushin for so long with kailey yes
Nikki says:
not morgan, she was passed straight to daddy :( mason was delivered straight onto me
Pamela says:
all except for Daniel and Connor. who were both raced to ICU
rebecca says:
yes..awesome!
hayley says:
yer
Samantha says:
first 1 i did but second 1 they wrap the baby up then gave the baby 2 me
annie says:
i did.
Katie says:
yes..they plopped him right on my stomach and once they cleaned him off they handed him to be.
Monica says:
Sarah yes, Owen no
Heather says:
No, not for two hours or so.
Jennie says:
no, they cleaned him tagged him then i got to hold him
Cionette says:
only with the second and third
Renee says:
none of them
Tracy says:
yes and yes
Amanda says:
Yes!
Vanessa says:
I did! Placenta filled and all, but who cares!
Patricia says:
No. My husband did though. I got to see him in Daddy's arms. That was a good feeling. I didn't allow anyone else to hold him til after I did though.
kirsty says:
no,cos his heart rate was droppin while i was pushin-he kept sneakin back up so i had to have an episiotomy(without it been numbed first!)n they had to whip him to the lil bed thing at side of me...then i got hodof him!
Alyssa says:
Nope
Kya says:
yep put straight on my belly :) <3 <3 <3
Kaitlyn says:
pretty much
Lisa says:
yes
Lauren says:
yes
Tish says:
no. it took and hr and 15 minutes,
Jennifer says:
For a split second. Then she stopped breathing and was rushed to ICU with my partner Brad by her side. I didn't get to see her again until she was 4 hours old and still then I could only put my fingers through a umidicrib.
carissa says:
yes
Kirbie says:
Yup :)
Marianna says:
yes
Laura says:
Yes
Richelle says:
No, he was blue with the cord around his throt and not breathing so they had to stimulate him then i got to hold him after he finally let out a HUGE cry.
Amy says:
yes i did and i loved it..
katie says:
yes
karlee says:
yes and she was beautiful :)
krystal says:
nope they cleaned them all first
Mitzi says:
No not right after maybe a few minutes. Since my heart rate was rising and hers was slowing down they wanted to make sure she was ok.
Liz says:
yes
Meagen says:
Bryce - no cord around neck had to go into a humicrib for a bit Savannah - yes
Sara says:
Yes
Brandi says:
yes, kinda yucky but wonderful at the same time, he was absolutely gorgeous.
Sharon says:
yes
Susan says:
Yes...Very messy!
rosie says:
hannah wasnt breathing so no, kobe was great so yes and i didnt hold Emma for 3 hours after she was born cos i was rushed to surgery.
Amy says:
no they rushed her away due to the nots in her cord and she wasnt breathing at that stage she needed a little help
INA says:
NOOOOOOOO!!! THEY WHERE TAKING CARE OF HER COUSE THEY THOUGHT SHE WAS COMING WITH THE UMBILICAL CORD AROUND HER NECK
Nichelle says:
I did she came out and they handed her to me, even before they cleaned her. It was the greatest feeling ever
Melissa says:
Kind of
Faith says:
Elizabeth(one of the twins ) yes Emily(the other twin) no Ivy yes
Anonymous says:
yes for a few min but the doctors and nurses only had her for a few min after that i guess, it felt like along time, then i got her back again.
Kym says:
a little hug and a kiss and then he was taken away to be checked out
Jade says:
Yes.
Ewa says:
Josh i didnt get to hold until the next day, as i was under, i was really groggy and Josh was in the nicu. Mia i got to hold after i got wheeled upstairs to recover. mark held her first.
Sarah says:
i wanted his daddy to have the first cuddle.
Clare says:
Yep he was placed on my tummy the best feeling ever
Caitlin says:
no :(
Natalie says:
yepp :-)
Amanda says:
yes
tina says:
no i didnt cos they had to whisk her away 2 resusitate her as she was not breathing had 2 wait 45 mins before i got to hold her
Natalie says:
yep
shana says:
yea they put him on my chest for a while then i had to go into recovery
Dani says:
yep :)
Nicola says:
Yep
Madeleine says:
yes, but not for long with either coz of severe vomitting
Samantha says:
sophie yes but tom had to be resusitated
Joelle says:
yes
Jemma says:
Yes
debbie says:
yes
Deborah says:
yes and breastfed straight away
Lesley says:
yes and started the suckling
Laura says:
yep it was great
Claire says:
yes all 3
Jemma says:
yes
Solana says:
no
Amber says:
Nope, Darren was the first one to hold her. I had to get stitched up
kailey says:
yes
Hilda says:
no
Danielle says:
no, they took him to the nursery right away. i didn't get to hold him until almost three hours later
Mandy says:
yea for a little bit then they brought her to the nursery cuz she was weezing a little bit
Cheyenne says:
yes (: yay!
Amanda says:
No =( I didn't get to see her or hold her for about an hour after she was born, but Roy did!
Emily says:
No. I was strapped to a table.... I got to see her, but then they put me under. Len got to hold her though.
Jennifer says:
yes
Rebecca says:
i made sure they cleaned her first
Katie says:
Yes, they put him on my chest right away.
Tina says:
yes even though i was so out of it and tired
Gemma says:
Yes
Larissa says:
scarlett i did sienna didnt coz she had low birth temp had b put under heat lamp
Megan says:
Lola's cord was around her neck and she needed oxygen for a while, Molly went strait to my chest and nursed for 45 minutes
Janine says:
My boyfriend held her first while they were sewing me back up after my c-section but he brought her over to me so i could see her.
verity says:
no i lost a lot of blood and had to be sorted out .x
Kaia says:
Yes- I pulled him from my own body.
leah says:
Yea I kept her for about and hour and a half lol
Shauna says:
Of course!
ashley says:
yes i did with both. i got to help pull aubrey the rest of the way out. lol sorry if that grosses some out but i think its amazing but only because she was mine!:)
Jasmin says:
yes, for 30 seconds till they rushed him away from not breathing and swolling fluid
Tiffany says:
yep!
Terri says:
as soon as he came out
April says:
Not really. They pulled her out, showed her to us, then cut her cord and got her "cleaned up" at the table before we could hold her. That was the second worst part of the ordeal. The worst was the hour long "recovery" time, by myself (well, April my assistant midwife was there) but Matt was with Lila.
Hillary says:
Actually i pushed her out head and shoulder then one more push and pulled her out so i was the very first to hold her :-)
Chasity says:
Yes but she was taken away from me five minutes later because she turned gray.
Amy says:
yep immediately =)
Jamie says:
yep
Meaghan says:
Yes....the most amazing thing in the world....i didn't cry until they put her in my arms
Erin says:
no, i got to kiss her then they took her to the nursery and me to the high risk wing to stabilize me before i could get her
Ashley says:
Yes... for both.
Kerri says:
Nope.. Niamh got rushed away cos of the cord being around her neck and needed oxygen.. And Ellis well, becuase I was fucked!
Katie says:
The doctor or nurse handed me the baby, and I was looking forward to holding her and looking at her, but my boyfriend picked her up like 30 seconds later and I didn't say this but I was like "Hey, whats going on?" I always thought the mom held the baby..Honestly I thought a doctor had picked her up to clean her off, because the meds were really starting to kick in at this point and I really had no idea what was going on. He was just so excited though..it was probably a good thing he held her since I had the meds kicking in
Danielle says:
Yes, they put her on my stomach and cleaned her some.
Angel says:
ethan not that long cause they take them to do all the bathing and that which sucked but with addison i had her constantly right after they never took her away....they let us have our time and even brought the bathing stuff n that in the room so we could help....definately liked the bonding time wit my baby
Sandra says:
No, About 2 hours after
tracey says:
yes. with both. with my 1st the midwife didnt have clamp or scissors and my daughter wasnt breathing so she threw her on me.
Annie says:
Yes
Allison says:
Damn right after that
BobbieAnn says:
nope they forgot to give her to me ! iws the last one to hold her :(
Elizabeth says:
yes all three times it was awesome
Sarah says:
yes straight away ill never forget those little eyes lookin at me
Tameika says:
Yes i did dont think i really took it all in because i was very exhausted but was a great feeling
Christine says:
Of course! Threw him right on me : ) ♥
Lauren says:
yes! It was so amazing to be close to the first person to meet this little man of mine
myrisa says:
YES!
Ellen says:
Yes but only for a quick second before the Dr had to do surgery on me.
Katie says:
no i had to be so drugged up cause of them using forseps that i was very shakey and unstable.
jaymee says:
yes
Amy says:
No
Ashly says:
no, they put me under because I started to panic
Devon says:
yup. they placed him right on my chest. i loved it
Beth says:
Not straight away, she got weighed and cleaned up first.
Vilka says:
yes
Rachel says:
i weouldn't ahve it anyother way
Lauren says:
yes
Julie says:
No. With Alaina it was 10 hours after she wasborn because of the anesthesia and she had to be in the incubator and on oxygen. With Erik, it was an hour or so I think.
surina says:
Not caleb because he wasnt breathing when he first came out. Not payton either and i dont know why.
Tiffany says:
yes I did!
Colleen says:
My mother did. I was so afraid I was going to drop him.
Erin says:
yes...it was amazing!
Katie says:
Not the first one, they rushed him to the NICU. The girls I did.
Nicole says:
Yes with everyone but Lucien. He needed to be put on oxygen right away because he was kind of blue when he came out, but he was fine.
Samantha says:
Yes
Leslie says:
Just for a brief moment for our first picture before they had to take him away to be checked and have his blood sugar checked. I had an emergency c-section, so my arms were pretty numb.
Amy says:
Yes
Caryn says:
Randy- no i had to wait like 5 hrs till i even saw him Peyton- yes they rolled me out of recovery holding him! Matthew- again had to wait 3 hrs to hold him, because of a horrible dr
Josie says:
Yes, as soon as they were all cleaned up I got to hold my babies.
NOEMI says:
NO, I JUST GOT TO SEE THEM. MY HUSBAND DID.
Vanessa says:
No, I was in shock and she was whisked away to the NICU because they claimed I had a fever during labor. Also, they said she had liquid in her lungs.
Juanita says:
With Mina, no... went straight to ICU. But I think Angel did with Kelsi? I can't remember.
Crissy says:
Barely. They just show you the baby for a second then take them to clean them and do all their poking and prodding. It took awile before I got to really hold them.
Michelle says:
Yes, with Justin. Roxanna was in distress and they showed her to me then took her to the nursery to suction her lungs. She was born at 2:10 a.m. At 7 a.m. I got up and walked to the nursery and said, I want my baby! I was planning to nurse her and I couldn't believe they hadn't brought her to me yet!
Tamrah says:
no, tristan was the first to hold her
Jade says:
yes.
Karli says:
Yes briefly
Jenene says:
no.... Had to wait a bit
Maria says:
Yes...
Tobey says:
No - they showed him to me, but then they took him away. It was more than 12 hours before I got to see him, and then, it was just for a couple of minutes because my blood pressure was still so high, and because by then they had discovered his heart condition and he had a lot of tests to go through and specialists to see.
Laura says:
No Jen and Mom did then I got to see her.
Amber says:
Cayla no and Kinleigh yes
Stephanie says:
Yes w/ all three. I was so tired after my third that I didn't hold him for very long b/c I was scared I would drop him.
lori says:
with aleia yes, with the twins i didnt even get to see them til almost a day later. they were in the nicu and their visiting hours are like seriously stupid. lol
Rachel says:
Nope. Had to wait 4 hours until the spinal wore off. They said when I could move my toes I could hold her. So for 4 hours, I WRIGGLED MY FEET so I could hurry up and hold her.
Libby says:
No- they had to sew the tears up and make sure my blood pressure went back to normal (it plummeted after I gave birth). But after that they let me hold her and nurse her and be with her for a couple of hours. :-)
stephanie says:
yes and we have it on video
Brittany says:
no just gave him a quick kiss
Megan Elizabeth says:
Nope. There was an entire team of specialists in the room with us during deliver and they whisked him away. Rick got to hold him first and about a half an hour after he was born he was in my arms. Ah, PURE, UNADULTERATED JOY!!!!
Brenda says:
Yes I did- not only that, but I was the one who ACTUALLY DELIVERED HIM! As soon as his shoulders were out, the midwife told me to take hold of him and pull him out. It was the strangest feeling! They had me place him under my hospital gown, on my chest. At first I thought "wtf? are these people crazy?" now, I know it was at that moment that I truly fell in love with my son. I had never felt that way in my life. With my first child, they took her away 20 secs after I held her because they could not stop my bleeding. I often wonder if this is the reason she and I never bonded :(
Kellie says:
Yes for a about 5 mins then he was showing signs of wet lungs so they had to take him to the NICU for about 3 hours, then he was in the room with me the rest of the time
Wendy says:
No I had to be sutured closed first There Daddy was the first to hold them both! :)
Carolyn says:
All three.
jasmine says:
no, he wasn't breathing so i couldn't
karla says:
yes, feels so warm and strange but natural after all.
natalia says:
I DIDN'T GET TO HOLD THEM TILL CHRISTMAS DAY (BEST GIFT EVER) THEY WERE BORN ON NOV 11TH SO AND MONTH AND 1/2 TILL I WAS ALLOWED TO HOLD THEM
Debbie says:
No, I didn't even get to see him barely, they held him up for less than a second and ran off to a table with him and he was surrounded by nurses and doctors while they wheeled him out. I didn't get to hold my sweet baby for 25 days, thankfully my wonderful sister-in-law was with me the first time I held him and video taped it, I cry every time I watch it. Can still feel his little tiny body laying on my chest
Kristen says:
no. Hailey was the hardest since they carried her away cause there were probems
Michele says:
Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes
christine says:
no
Patricia says:
for two seconds until they took him away to monitor him becasue of the fluids he digested
Valerie says:
For about 30 seconds.
Ashley says:
Yes, and daddy cut the cord.
Ashley says:
no, they cleaned her up and gave her to her daddy,while they were stiching me up
Vanessa says:
yes I did. W/ Zoe I was the 1st one to hold her and with Roman they cleaned him off 1st and then gave him to me.
Valerie says:
No cause i was being sown back up and had my arms expended and couldn't move....
Emma says:
yes
Kirsty says:
Yes
Melissa says:
no. i didnt want to...
Evie says:
Nope..I had an emergency C-section. I got to hold him a few hours after it.
Lisa says:
Yes even before they cleaned her off.
elizabeth says:
yes he was put straight on me and he had his first feed straight away, a magical experience!
Stephanie says:
no, i saw him told him he looked like a squashed Tennis ball. I got to hold him about three hours later..... others got to hold him first
seeriya says:
yes
Katelyn says:
yep i loved it
Hollie says:
yes staright away
Leeanne says:
yes i did =]
natasha says:
yes both of them
Kelly says:
yes
Kelly says:
Yeah I surely did and this was my favourite part.... I cried!
lisa says:
5mins after they had to put her on oxygen
venita says:
no
Becky Jade says:
No "/ i was bleeding so i could not hold her for an hour, thats when they stopped my bleedin.
brandy says:
no
Anna says:
yess
Shannan says:
nope my arms were tied down and they had to give me triple the epidural for some reason it was working but not enough when they started cutting.
Anna says:
john- no jennah- yes jaycob- yes jerred- no
Angela says:
yes all 3
Ashley says:
After I was stitched up and fully conscious
Amy says:
Yuppers
Michelle says:
Yes.
Rebecca says:
Yes
Lauren says:
I got to hold Lexie on my chest while they cleaned her off and my mom cut the cord but with Sophia Brett got to actually deliver her and after they cleared out her lungs I was able to hold her.
Sheena says:
No, because he was early they had to rush him to the neobed to see if his lungs were ok, I did get to hold him afterwards though.
Kerrie-ann says:
yes he went straight into my arms :)
claire says:
yes and breast fed him too
Tracie says:
nope i couldn't feel my arms good enough from my c section
kristy says:
no i didn't get to see hayden till 2pm or hold him till he was 3 days old
Rhonda says:
yes on all three

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