'Stupid question' s/o: Makeup in the delivery room

jacodi · January 2010

Will you apply makeup after birth (or make a concerted effort to put it on before you go to L&D)?

I'll bring my mineral powder and will likely apply before guests come in. But I know my face gets red and blotchy when exercising, so I can imagine it will be the same after labor. I usually don't wear makeup, so I would look funny all dolled up just after having given birth, but don't want to scare people either, lol.

IrishBrideND · January 2010

no. Its a medical procedure so people aren't expecting you to be red carpet ready. But thats just me.

chazzgirl · January 2010

Interesting..I will no doubt have my makeup with me since I always have some in my purse. I don't care how I look while delivering, but I will probably want to cover the circles under my eyes before seeing guests...and unless the birth is pretty easy...that's all I see myself doing!

ibis · January 2010

No for me. I don't always wear makeup now so I'm not afraid to be seen without it.

No one is going to see me immediately after I give birth, especially not if I go natural like I want to. I plan to get some rest first - they can wait.

bonnin507 · January 2010

I was just talking to my mom about this the other day; she laughed @ me & said I wasn't going to want to bother w/ makeup after birth. She forgets how self concious I am about my skin which is forever breaking out. I plan to at least use my mineral foundation to cover that yuckiness before visitors arrive but don't know that I'll do a full make-up application.

RadicalDreamer143 · January 2010

I will put on my foundation, if it's not already on. However, that's because I am developing rosacea, and my entire face will look like an apple if I don't.

My regular, workday makeup routine takes me about 3 minutes. For the hospital, I estimate I can cut that in half, for just the foundation and some colored chapstick (which is recommended, anyway, what with all the breathing).

lovinfall · January 2010

No plans on wearing makeup at any point of the hospital stay as I would hate to look like either a clown or a raccoon in pics.

Erourke · January 2010

Oh yeah I want to look good damnit!

kimberly95 · January 2010

No makeup for me - I could care less what people think I look like after delivery. If they don't understand...well maybe they shouldn't visit. :-)

melody921 · January 2010

I'll probably bring it, but I'm not sure I'll feel like putting it on

ocho2002 · January 2010

I'm bringing it to wear home. My hospital only allows 2 visitors so it will be my parents. They won't care what I look like.

Jennicap · January 2010

I don't normally wear make up and I really don't own any so no I won't be bringing any with me

laurenrobbie · January 2010

No makeup for me during L&D but I do plan to bring it so I can freshen up afterwards. We won't be accepting visitors for a few hours after the birth so we can bond, etc, so I'll try to have makeup on by the time our families arrive.

katie.i.do · January 2010

it hadn't crossed my mind, since i am not a makeup wearer normally. i definitely wouldn't put makeup on to for labor, but maybe i should consider bringing some for after if i will have my picture taken...i can only imagine how assy i will look, and everyone will want to see pictures of the baby right after she's born...hm.

hterry85 · January 2010

I probably won't even take it with the the hospital. I don't wear makeup much these days anyway.

NELCORP · January 2010

I don't wear makeup daily now, so I won't at the hospital either. I plan to have a natural med free birth so I'll probably got to sleep right after. Once I wake up, I will fix my hair in a nice ponytail or bump the ends just to look decent for my guest and their pictures.

felecia_hope · January 2010

kimberly95:
No makeup for me - I could care less what people think I look like after delivery. If they don't understand...well maybe they shouldn't visit. :-)

Ditto!!

Dani11 · January 2010

Personally I am not a makeup person, so I will not be bringing or wearing any unless I already have it on. But I will be bringing a hair straighter. My hair gets messy really fast and I want at least a few decent pictures.

(Okay, sorry about all the posts, my cat jumped on the keyboard and I am not really sure what happened. But I think I finally deleted them all :-) )

SissyKate21 · January 2010

There is no way I'm applying makeup after I give birth. Even to go home. I think a pair of sunglasses should work just fine for the 10 minute drive to get me home. If I'm feeling particularly fancy, I'll throw on some lip gloss.

Woo hoo...hot stuff.

Cgelske · January 2010

i don't really wear make up ever... except when my moms like "look pretty for ______ today!" so yeah, i probably won't have make up on, it'll probably be in my purse though as usual.

JLCaruso · January 2010

I def won't be wearing make up to deliver - I am going to likely sweat and cry it all off. Afterwards I would like to wash my face and maybe just apply a moisturizer and at most foundation just to feel "human" again. I certainly don't plan on doing any kind of full make up routine - but I don't want to look back at photos and see dark circles under my eyes either...

SenoraKristin · January 2010

I did not have makeup on when I delivered DD because I arrived at the hospital at 9 p.m. after taking shower at home.

I did, however, bring makeup and put it on the next morning. I was bored and feeling up to it. (DD was sleeping). And, I wanted to look good in my pictures!

schroeder04 · January 2010

For sure! I want to look great in those pix that will be forever looked at!

hopeful9 · January 2010

I guess I'm in the minority here, but hell yeah I'll be bringing and applying make up. Thats just me, though. And as soon as theyll let me, I'll take a shower and dry and straighten my hair, too. Embarrassed

lite-bright · January 2010

I always put on makeup before I leave the house, so I'll probably just go in whatever I already have on. (Usually a bit of foundation and blush, mascara if I feel like it.)

I'll bring some in my bag, but probably won't touch it until we're ready to go home and I want to feel cleaned up and presentable.

We're not expecting hospital visitors except DD and my mom anyway, and I don't really care if I'm "made up" in post-birth pics. They turned out fine the first time, I don't think anybody ever really looks great anyhow, and I know makeup will be the last thing on my mind!

lmpdjc · January 2010

I only wear make-up when I'm going out in the evening...so rarely. I doubt I'll even have any with me at the hospital, let alone have any desire to put any on.

Bianca42 · January 2010

I rarely wear makeup, so I won't be bothering with it in the hospital. What I am concerned about are my eyebrows. I'm going to schedule a wax for the day before my c-section so that my eyebrows look presentable.

Amrice78 · January 2010

nope, didn't last time either

draven · January 2010

I had worn make up to the labor room but only because I already had it on - I really didn't care at the time. I was so happy to have it after the delivery. I had gotten my hair done (just by coincidence) the day I went in to labor so by the time I took my shower and put make up on - it really made me feel human again. It's not for everyone but for me it really made me feel like I was on the road to claiming my body back.

Mrs.Syntax · January 2010

I'm planning on wearing waterproof mascara to the hospital, and will probably put on some foundation before guests start arriving. I don't want to look like a freak in the pictures. (I look like a cancer patient if I'm not wearing a little mascara!)

emmielou83 · January 2010

I'll definitely be wearing light makeup (depending on what time of day I head to the hospital) when I go in for labor, and bringing make-up for after the delivery when I take my shower. I am a professional make-up artist and wear a full face of makeup almost every day, so I guess it wasn't really a question for me whether I would or would not! : D

FemmeNat01 · January 2010

For sure.

KaseyBrent · January 2010

Nope..I will have WAY more important things to worriy about (Aka: My NEW daughter!) then to worry about putting on make-up.

UrbanLe1 · January 2010

Definitely not before/during. But I'll bring my tinted moisturizer with me, along with my lip/cheek pot. That's it. My husband is the only one allowed in the hospital with me (pre-labor, delivery, and post-partum), and it's not like he cares. However, I want one pic with me and LO post-birth...and I don't really feel like looking as bad as I'll probably feel!

adamstodrake · January 2010

I am sure I'll bring my make-up bag and will probably freshen up before visitors arrive. As far as during L&D, if it's during the day, I will most likely have it on from putting it on in the morning. But if it's at night, I don't see myself stopping to do a full make-up routine. Maybe some powder and mascara.

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