Your first thought the minute you saw your baby?

Lydia - posted on 07/18/2009

"Thank god its out! Look at her - its a Girl and so small!" My best friends first thought "Its a Ranga!" (she actually said it out loud too)

Tamara - posted on 07/18/2009

"OMG! I finally get to hold my baby!!!" (I'd been separated from her for 2 and a half hours and the damn nurses didn't let me have her despite me asking every 10-15 minutes for that entire time)

Sara - posted on 07/18/2009

I just thought she was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen!

Tammy - posted on 07/18/2009

LOL! Thanks everyone! It is so funny to hear that everyone else thought silly stuff like I did. Sorry about that throwing up part, Sharon. I hear a lot of people do that but I somehow dodged that bullet.

Debbie - posted on 07/18/2009

1st girl- Good Lord, she looks just like me!


2nd girl- Oh My God! She looks like the first one, only in a plastic man kinda way! ( she was skinnier and longer)


3rd girl- What do you mean its a girl?? You said BOY! Holy Crap! Are you sure she isnt a month late?? (She was an entire pound heavier than the other two, and a whole inch shorter. She was short, fat, and huge! Later after the meds wore off, I was happy with my third girl)

Manda - posted on 07/13/2009

"Oh my god its real its a baby! I'd better grow up now!"
I was 42 :)

Sarah - posted on 07/11/2009

i just looked at him and thought wow. omg i can't believe i created that!

Yvonne - posted on 07/11/2009

ooh i like this thread!
ok first thought when i held her was aw beautiful lil girl"
second thought when she latched on for feedin was "aaahhh she has fuckin teeth help get her off!!!!"..[it was after 13 hour labour no painkilers...i was wee bit sensitive!!]

Michelle - posted on 07/11/2009

14 hours of labour and a c-section later i said well thats the hard part over. How wrong i was. Ha!x

Sophia - posted on 07/11/2009

My first thought when my oldest, second and third were born was "finally" then "eww". They come out looking kind of slimy but having a child at 19....typical. I thought it was neat that she was really there and that I did it. Surreal to say the least. Once the eyes blink or I heard a cry, I felt releaved that they were okay. Numb maybe?

Dale - posted on 07/09/2009

My first thought when my oldest daughter was born was "she looks just like her father!" My first thought when my youngest daughter was born was "finally!" (longer labor) and "she looks like me!"

Carlene - posted on 07/09/2009

My first thought when I first saw my baby, was "BEAUTIFUL"!!!

Kim - posted on 07/08/2009

My experience was very different from "Normal" My daughter was born @ 24 wks gestation weighing in at 1 1/2 lbs. So my first thoughts were OMG she came out breathing (with much excitement) hmmmm her eyes are fused, and when will I get to go to the NICU and see her.



Breathing at 24 wks was a huge deal I was told she wouldnt be at all. She only breathed on her own for 30 mins but it was a good sign that she was a fighter.



Her right eye opened at 4 days old and her left at 14 days old...



She was 12 hrs old the first time I really got to see her.



Now 3 happy healthy and normal... thank God for the March of Dimes and NICU Dr's & Nurses

Shea - posted on 07/08/2009

I remember overwhelming joy mixed with "Wow. She looks like a little alien."
I also had a touch of "This is such a cute litte, baby, whose baby is....Oh my God, she's mine."

Kirsten - posted on 07/08/2009

My first thoughts were "Wow, he's amazing and beautiful," and mostly "I'm so glad I did it!" My husband's first thought was, "He's gross" followed by, "Oh my gosh, did he just poop on her?"

Leigh - posted on 07/08/2009

My memories of my first son's birth are overwhelming, but I vividly remember the first morning when we were at home & I woke up to see my son's eyes staring straight at me (he was in a crib right next to my bed), & I remember looking into his eyes thinking 'holy crap, I'm amazing, look at what I created'. Didn't realise that time would fly past & that I could practically spend a whole day just 'looking' at him.

Sapphire - posted on 07/08/2009

My first thought was "Is he breathing on his own?" followed by the silly "Are his pinkies crooked?" (Hereditary trait-some of us have crooked pinkies & 2nd toes!)



And then I admit-the next thought was "OMG I AM GOING TO PUKE!" and I did :-(

Michelle - posted on 07/08/2009

My first thought: She's finally here! Our healthy baby girl!

Second thought: Thank goodness that's over and I'm never doing it again!!

Allison - posted on 07/08/2009

My first girl (and only child so far) - My God, why isn't she crying?? After a few minutes she found her lungs and all was well. My husbands first thought was, I hope that cone shaped head goes down!! Vacuum assisted labor : )

Minnie - posted on 07/08/2009

First- induced with cytotec, epidural, nubain- huh, who's this, I didn't push her out...what do you want me to think?



Second- all natural water birth- "Holy crap I did it! Mine, all mine! Woooooooooo!!!" (lol)

Tammy - posted on 07/08/2009

Bump. I was hoping more people would answer before this got lost in the bottom of the list.

Rhionna - posted on 07/08/2009

My first boy: "he looks like a big red baby rat!" I'd had pethedine which knocked me for 6!

My second boy: "what's wrong with him? Doesn't he need to be on oxygen?" He was delivered very quickly and was very badly bruised (his face was grey!) He was fine though!

My third baby: "OMG it's a girl!!!" we didn't know the sex of our third until she was born as we couldn't tell from the scan! I only got to hold her for a min before she was taken away from me as I lost quite a lot of blood and they thought I might be in trouble but it was just cos I was in a very upright position when I delivered and as soon as i reclined a bit they were happy I was ok!

With all my kids I thought OMG they all have really long eye lashes, i'm just jealous lol.