Silly Question: Can you wear make up?

SmileySkittle · January 2012

I have an entire family ready to go with charged cameras and I was wondering if I can wear make up to the hospital. Of course not a ton or anything, but enough to make me not feel like- blah. I want to look back at these pictures and not go eww.

I know it sounds silly...

lsmith10142006 · January 2012

Yes! With my second c-section I was up at 3 am taking a shower, doing my hair and make-up.. I was too excited to sleep! I also did my nails in blue to match those awful gowns

I plan on doing the same with my 3rd c-section as well

SmileySkittle · January 2012

This made me smile. I am a FTM with a breech baby so I dont know what I can and cannot do. I probably wont be able to sleep either! Hair and make up here I come! I do need to go pick up some waterproof mascara....

jdubh · January 2012

yes! I have my mama and Bff there to help me with my hair and make up

cassoppea · January 2012

I showered, wore makeup and contacts and dried my hair beforehand. I cant say it looked great after surgery but I felt better about myself like that

als33 · January 2012

you sure can! i fixed my hair and wore make up, and it was awesome not looking like death in my first pictures with her and my visitors, ha! everyone that visited me commented on how great i looked, but i don't think they had ever visited anyone that didn't have to go through hours of labor and pushing!

ChiTown Bridget · January 2012

Not silly at all. I wore makeup.

pottermommy · January 2012

Yup!!! I am having my BFF's mama french braid my hair. And I am wearing makeup and getting my nails done.

With DD I was in labor for over 20 hrs then had and emergency CS and I looked like I was near death, now to be fair... I was....but no one wants to look like that in their first pic with their baby.

This time I am going to look pretty and at least look semi healthy and I am so happy about it!

EveryNameIWantIsTaken · January 2012

I asked this same question on here before mine. I felt so vain but I wanted to feel normal. I didn't wear a ton, but one of my nurses actually complimented me on the waterproof mascara I bought just for the occasion while I was crying right before. I get overly emotional and knew it would happen so I figured I'd be proactive lol.

BabyBLove · January 2012

This must be a hospital to hospital type thing! I was told no make-up or nail polish! And I was told it was so that if something went wrong they could tell by how pale you are in your face (make-up hides that) and if your fingernails turn white, it's a sign too. But, I'm thinking next time around I'll put just a little make-up on... I look at DS's birth pics, and my skin was shiny/oily looking in most the pics since I had no make-up on!

magdalina.h · January 2012

I put on foundation. I skipped the mascara because I knew I would be a sobbing mess. I kept my hair in a pony tail.

aprillle · January 2012

Heck yeah you can wear makeup! Just be sure to have some waterproof mascara because you will be crying

mlf625 · January 2012

Yep! I felt much better knowing I looked decent that day. I got up really early to blow dry my hair and put on makeup.

aandg · January 2012

My c section was not planned (I was in the hospital for testing when they decided it was time for my little girl to be born) so I had my normal make-up on. The only thing they made me take off was my jewelry.