The first thing you did when you brought your baby home?

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So curious and excited!

Put her in her crib and I then ended up shaking vigorously which I think was a bit of shock or overwhelm. She cried for hours and we couldn't get her to sleep until 3am. This was all during the first lockdown so I hadn't seen hubby for the 3 days I was in hospital after she was born and nobody could visit.

Went to bed and cried uncontrollably for what seemed like hours - and for an unknown reason. I guess it was 'baby blues'?.

With dd3, I was in hospital for a week.
We eventually got home at about 5.30 pm. Kissed the big kids and went to bed. I have never enjoyed my own bed, being able to turn off the lights and have silence so much.

I gave her a tour of her new home whilst I cried about how much I loved her haha.

That sounds beautiful ❤️

We put her still in her car seat, in the middle of the living room floor and thought what now? Are we really totally responsible for her now? It was quite an overwhelming feeling as she looked so small.
She'll be 28 later this year😬

Gave him a cuddle and a feed, tried to set him down in his bassinet only for him to eject a huge amount of mucus (common in c section babies). It was everywhere, came out of his nose and mouth, and caused much panic in DH that hadn't seen it in the hospital as it had been at night after he went home.

So I spent the next 10 minutes changing the baby while reassuring DH baby was fine as he googled to double check and called his parents to wake his uncle (at 11pm) who was a GP to ask him if baby was definitely OK, complete with a video of babies breathing afterwards to check 'it looked OK'.

Dd1 we’d been in hospital for 3 days, came home, plonked her in her car seat on the floor and let the cats have a good sniff and me and Dh ordered a pizza and marvelled at this little creature.

Dd2, I fed her and got her in her Moses basket while Dh picked dd1 up early from nursery so she could meet her new sister then we went to PIL and my parents to show her off.

After having my first, I literally opened the door and went straight up the stairs to bed. I'd had a long labour that ended in emcs, 6 days and 5 nights in hospital with us both having infections. I had barely slept in the post natal ward. It was only late afternoon when we got home but I desperately needed to sleep. My dh was a bit wtf where u going. I said it's ur turn I need to sleep! I think I got about 3-4hrs (which felt amazing) before he required my assistance 😂

Second time she came early and I had absolutely nothing ready not even my hospital bag. So when we got home it was already after 9pm, dh had to get the steriliser and perfect prep machine all set up. I took my eldest dd to bed. Then it was feed baby and we all went to bed. I shld have just stayed an extra night at hospital but with how bad it was first time I was desperate to get home.

A long time ago now ( 1969 and 1972) but still remember.Both DC born by emergency section and in those days you were kept in for 10 days post section so all stitches and clips out so moving normally but still felt like a bus had hit you.
DS1 we had both been very ill during and after the birth so I sat on the settee and howled I was so pleased to be home and well.MIL appeared and literally snatched the baby off me, and walked round and round the room with him then left.DH made tea and Philadelphia cheese sandwich for me as I had had a craving for it when pregnant.I did not have the heart to tell him I could not stand the sight of it now!
DS2 DH had joined merchant navy when I was 8 weeks pregnant and stayed away till 2 months after the birth ( I found it very hard to forgive him for this) DM had come to hospital to take us home, I remember asking her to carry the baby as I wanted so much to see DS2 again and did not want him to see me with the new baby straight away.MIL had been caring for him and I burst into tears seeing him.DM passed the baby to MIL who could not wait to hold him.When I got him back he took one look at the room and started howling, he could cry for England that one. The two grandmothers, who did not get on, announced separately they were now leaving.I burst into tears and had to plead with one of them to stay, something I have not forgotten.DM stayed for one day, then made an excuse about having to go home.Mil visited daily mostly taking DS1 out for a few hours.
I am now widowed and a great grandmother.

With my 1st ordered Chinese
With my 2nd I crashed on the bed I was exhausted.
With 3rd introduced him to Dh, dd and ds.
4th introduced him to dd and 2 x ds

Ordered a box of 20 chicken nuggets and a double quarter pounder with cheese meal. I felt like I'd been hit by a train.

Homebirth so snuggled up with her in my bed after her first feed. Magjcal ❤️

Put our beautiful new baby in a reindeer onesie and when we felt ready to see people, called my dad to come pick us up for Christmas dinner.

I ate loads, drank a little champagne, was basically waited on hand and foot and marvelled at our new baby and the amazing miracle of life.

I know people generally don't like having their birthday at Christmas but as a new mum, it was great.

Had a glass of champagne then suddenly realised I felt incredibly tired and that life had changed immeasurably.

Ate chips, breastfed, then felt panicked and anxious....3rd day baby blues. Tongue tie here too.

Well, I just thought. Shit - what now🤣. I had a section so stayed in for a few days with the lovely midwives looking after us. Got home and it was a shock to the system (single parent)

First baby, I got home after a week in hospital and was desperate for a wee. I then really panicked because I hadn't been separated from the baby in a week so I told my husband in no uncertain terms how to look after her for the two minutes it was going to take me and I ran upstairs. However I was so desperate to hurry back down I forgot to lift the toilet seat and peed all over it. We didn't have a shower in those days so I then had to run a bath. It meant that my two minute wee took about 40 minutes! I finally came downstairs after calling instructions for those 40 minutes to find both of them asleep. 🤣

Your newborn baby went to the pub with your husband?

Put a wash on my 5th section in 13 months there 8 and 9 now

Drank a glass of champagne and then went to bed!

Changed my clothes. Massive Heatwave broke as we left hospital. Nothing as slow as a post CS walker .

Blissful to be outside though, south facing hospital ward must have averaged 33c the previous week with the heat turned off. .

Sat there with our perfect little boy in my srms. We marvelled at how we had created him especially after 4 years of trying.

Aw, I hope they continue to get on. I'm sure they will! 😊