s/o screaming - Did you cry?

boogerbearoriginal · July 2012

When you first saw/held LO, did you cry? Did H?

boogerbearoriginal · July 2012

Nope - I joke that I'm dead inside because I didn't cry. H said I almost looked scared lol. I was so focused on pushing it was like I forgot I was going to get a baby eventually. The Dr said "reach down and grab your baby" so I did, and pulled him onto my chest. I think my mouth was hanging open and I remember looking at him just stunned.

H didn't cry either, he was smiling though.

AmandaP678 · July 2012

Nope I think I was too tired lol

I did almost throw up during labor though lol

MFAinNYC · July 2012

I exclaimed, "That's my baby!" over and over. No crying, only joy.

evanzmom11 · July 2012

Haha yeah I bawled like a baby when he started crying. I couldn't control myself at all. I look AWFUL when I cry too lol so I really wanted to stop and just smile for pictures.

Teresa1896 · July 2012

I pushed for almost 4 hours before she was born (via vacuum), so I was exhausted. I kept asking the doctor what color hair she had, since they could see and I couldn't. He finally said, "Look down and see for yourself!" and I saw her head. I remember saying "OH MY GOD!" and crying until I got to hold her, and then after. In all the pics the nurse took after that, I'm crying, and I couldn't care less. That was the best memory, and I will love those pictures forever. :-)

Saltina11 · July 2012

The whole thing was surreal. Or maybe it was just the fact that I was heavily medicated. I just felt intense joy. No crying.

Marsee · July 2012

Biggest day of my life?wedding: I was too p*ssed to cry. The guy in charge of music played my processional for the bridesmaids and then repeated it for me. DH was crying though. He was wiping away tears as I walked down the aisle. I love that memory.

Biggest day of my life?baby: I was too p*ssed to cry. After 9+ months of preparing for a natural (non-med) birth, I needed a semi-emergency CS. DH was crying though. He got to hold DS first and had the happiest/teariest look on his face. I love that memory.

Not sure what is wrong with me that I feel a need to be p*ssed everytime I would/should be crying. . .

MOONGIRL2467 · July 2012

I had a few tears haha..no sobbing. I was also in shock that I was finally meeting my LO

And I didn't pull her out but the Dr asked me if I wanted to touch her face..and I did! Sometime around those minutes DH almost fainted that the nurse had to get him a chair..he might have had a few tears/watery eyes himself too.

aichandaich · July 2012

No tears here I was in too much pain I think. But DH was teary and so was my midwife. PP said surreal... so true!

sharonstevens85 · July 2012

I didn't cry with Aidan. I was more in shock that I just became a mom. I cried with Dylan bcuz I had trouble with 2 pregnancies after Aidan that both ended with M/C's. I was so happy I was finally holding my little boy. Now it sounds like I wasn't happy with Aidan, lol. I was just different emotions/scenarios

Mason&Mama · July 2012

No. Not much of a crier. Maybe teared up a little at most. That doesn't mean it wasn't an emotional moment though.

swimiz500 · July 2012

I did not cry, but I probably would have. I was really sick during the surgery, and I barely got to see DD before they took her and DH out of the room- her to be evaluated cause she was so early, and DH went with her, since they kicked him out when I got so sick.

Brady77 · July 2012

I shocked the he!l out of myself and cried when I heard her crying. I am not a crier even DH was surprised. I had a c section so I couldn't see I just heard her and it set me off.

weebos8 · July 2012

I had a few tears. But basically just a lot of "That's my Auden, that's my Auden!" was going on.

jlsimon56 · July 2012

Heck yes I cried. It hurt! A lot! I was aiming for a med-free birth but that sort of went out the window once I passed 42 weeks and they induced me. Pitocin is a b!tch! So yeah....I cried.....from the pain.....and then got the epi.....and cried some more (mourning a med-free birth). Once she was here, I think a few tears slipped out of joy, but they took her to another room and I chatted it up with the MW while she did the whole placenta thing and collected the cord blood. What baby? Out of sight, out of mind. Haha.

katie4253 · July 2012

No. Not the first time I saw him. I bawled the first time I held him which was over a week after I had him.

H cried when he was born and heard him cry. It was a huge emotional release because we didn't know if he was going to be able to breathe when he was born. I didn't cry then. I was high on a bunch of magnesium sulfate so I was pretty mellow.

swimiz500 · July 2012

katie4253:
No. Not the first time I saw him. I bawled the first time I held him which was over a week after I had him.
H cried when he was born and heard him cry. It was a huge emotional release because we didn't know if he was going to be able to breathe when he was born. I didn't cry then. I was high on a bunch of magnesium sulfate so I was pretty mellow.

Me too! It took me awhile to even really register what was happening. I never knew that DH or DD left the OR until much, much later.

Epiphany27 · July 2012

I don't think so. I just said, "Happy birthday, I'm your mom!"

DH cried a lot. My mom held it together so I did. If one of us ever starts tearing up it ends up with a huge bawl fest.

LnR70707 · July 2012

No...I honestly was so exhausted/out of it from blood loss that it barely registered they were taking him to the NICU (though I was well aware of that possibly prior to birth). There was a quick moment after he came out that DH and I exchanged a semi-teary look, but no actual crying.

SunnyMuffin · July 2012

No crying, they placed him right in my arms right away and I just stared at him and held his little hand for a long time

crwel1048 · July 2012

AmandaP678:

Nope I think I was too tired lol

I did almost throw up during labor though lol

This for me too. I was so exhausted from pushing for 2.5 and then needing a c-section. I couldn't even hold my DS until later on in the day (he was born a 2:57am), because I was so weak and couldn't keep my eyes open. To be honest I can't even remember if my DH cried or not.

Little&BigPea · July 2012

I was crying but not really because of seeing DD for the first time but because I was crying from the pain of labour. I handle pain by crying buckets and buckets of tears.