Did you cry when your DC was born?

My cousin just had a baby on Friday (yay!) and we were talking and we had the exact same situation...during our pregnancies, we would watch the Baby Story, etc. over and over again and bawl our eyes out each time, but during our actual moment, neither of us cried!

That was my experience with DD#1, with DD#2 I did cry. I think because I couldn't believe I was so lucky to have 2 girls...my dream come true!

ETA...that and I was so doped up and operating on like no sleep...I probably didn't know what was going on the first time!

Message edited 3/10/2008 5:44:44 PM.

Re: Did you cry when your DC was born?

like a baby! as soon as i heard him cry i was hysterical - i couldn't believe that i really had a healthy baby boy my emotions took over, my husb didn't know why i was crying like a baby, he thought something was wrong with the section it was so nice to hear my son for the first time - i get teary eyed thinking about it!

Re: Did you cry when your DC was born?

I didn't but DH cried like a baby. He did the same thing at our wedding. He's a mush. I did cry during A Babu Story though....strange.

Re: Did you cry when your DC was born?

I didn't cry....but I did keep saying "you are so cute, you are so cute" It was nice!!!

Re: Did you cry when your DC was born?

I don't remember crying but DH said I did.

Re: Did you cry when your DC was born?

thank God there is more than just me who didnt cry!!!

i felt like SUCH a bad mom for not crying!!!!!!!

Re: Did you cry when your DC was born?

Nope, I was excited but not crying.

I almost cried when I had not seen my babies for over 8 hours after they were born, but I think that was more hormones. They brought them into me shortly afterwards.

Re: Did you cry when your DC was born?

I did not cry but felt it was so surreal. I could not believe I had a baby. Like in a dream!

I had hoped all my life to be able to find the right partner/DH. So we met, wed and I got PG, it was unbelievable. We both did not know if we would a child in our life. When I heard him scream, I had butterfly in my stomach.

I think I was in a "daze" for 2 days. Then I woke up to reality with the sleep deprivation.

Re: Did you cry when your DC was born?

I was too drugged up, lol.

I'm not an emotional person I don't think I would have cried even if I wasn't drugged... guess we'll find out if I ever have a natural birth!

Re: Did you cry when your DC was born?

At that moment, no. I was still very scared because my BP dropped from the spinal and b/c I was informed fairly quickly that my baby had low blood sugar. I was trying to hear him cry because I was told that was a good sign. He was crying but it was not loud b/c of his blood sugar. What is interesting is that his APGAR scores were pretty good even though it was a little touch and go.

Re: Did you cry when your DC was born?

My husband and I were hysterical. We were a mess.

Re: Did you cry when your DC was born?

I did not cry... For either child.

Re: Did you cry when your DC was born?

I had an emergency c-section and I still cried when the Dr told us the sex and I saw the baby for the first time! It was such an amazing feeling.

Re: Did you cry when your DC was born?

nope not when they were born.... they were taken away right as there were deliverd (never saw them) something wasnt right with them.... i cried when the doc came back and told me they were in the nicu and soemthing was wrong.. i cried till i saw them 4 hours later...

Re: Did you cry when your DC was born?

I was going to post this question the other day! Lol!

I did NOT cry!! I cry when other people have babies and during most things, lol but I only teared up..I was so tired, emotional/excited and just wanted to examine him, lol. I didn't give myself a chance to really cry.

Re: Did you cry when your DC was born?

I did not cry when DD was born. DH did, he got to watch her being born so that was emotional for him.

Re: Did you cry when your DC was born?

Nope. I threw up!

Re: Did you cry when your DC was born?

burst into tears with each one as if it was the first all 3 times..


ETA: but the whole time DURING the C, I was a giddy, silly, drunken fool. me on drugs, freezing my tush off in the OR and having fun feeling loopy, we have a grand ol time until it's baby time.

Message edited 3/10/2008 6:50:57 PM.

Re: Did you cry when your DC was born?

Yep. I sure did. As soon as I heard him cry, it hit me. I asked "he's OK ?"..I turn to DH "He's Ok"...They all answered "Yes, he's great...He's beautiful"..Then, I cried some more.

Re: Did you cry when your DC was born?

No...I wanted to go to sleep after he was born. I was in labor forever, pushed forever and was hemorraging so I had no energy.

Re: Did you cry when your DC was born?

oh my did I cry!!!! I was actually shocked by how much I cried.

Re: Did you cry when your DC was born?

I didn't cry -- I think I was in total shock that I had finally pushed the little bugger out! I just remember being absolutely in awe and amazed -- it was surreal. DH was jumping up and down.

Re: Did you cry when your DC was born?

Yes, I didn't think I would, but I kind of laughed hysterically and cried all at the same time.

Re: Did you cry when your DC was born?

I didn't cry. I think I was just in such amazement that my body didn't know exactly what to do.

Re: Did you cry when your DC was born?

No not initally but when I saw her for the first time after she got washed up and saw she had an IV due to a fever she developed I teared up at the thought of my poor baby getting stuck.