What feelings did you experience when you first had your baby?

Question

Please describe the "warm and fuzzy" feelings, as well as the feelings you had when you were tired, or when baby wouldn't stop crying, etc.

Best answer gets the 10 points!

Thank you.

Answer 1

Well...... Its really hard to say it in words. I came in from labor room and they gave me my baby to be breastfed. She didn't take it since she was already full from the bottle they had given her. Anyway they lay her down in her cot beside my bed and told me to feed her when she came awake. It was around 12:00am then and when they came in at 3:00 am to check in I was still staring at her. Every single second felt like a treasure. I loved every sight of her. And I didn't sleep a second from 12:00 to 3:00 just because I didn't want to miss seeing her. At 3 the nurse came and took her away shouting at me that I needed sleep after a 12 hour labor but I didn't want to. So you can understand how I felt. I forgot all the pain and all the trouble I had to go through in flash of seconds (I had fertility problems and it took me 4 years to concieve) And still every single day brings in something new. I love every second that I am with her. And I would love to do it again after some time. I really knew that people love their children but love can be so intense. I didn't know that..... I understood what love means after ym baby. Of course I love my hubby but love for a child is greater than love for anyone. I don't know how my daughter will be after she's big but I know that my love for her will never ever become less. Well this was the good part of having a baby. There have been some hard times too. like issues of breastfeeding and her loosing weight and my milk not being enough for her. And when she got sick. But the good part is so good that the bad part doesn't really matter. Its been a little more than 6 months and I've seen so much with her. I began to respect my parents even more after becoming a parent. I wonder sometimes how I could be so rude to my mother who did all this for me. I love her even more now.

Answer 2

When my baby was born I was releived, I went 5 days past my due date. I didn't cry nor did I jump for joy. I looked at her and thought she was beautiful, but that was about it. I really didn't bond with her until day 3. I had a c-section and it was rought on me. I had to get everybody to help me... Then my baby is half white and half black. She got her dads color and is really white lol. I just was shocked by it. I thought she would be a good mixture. (Yes I know she can get darker, but I love her just the way she is now). It took me a little bit. But man am I in love with her. It's like being color blind, and falling in love for the first time of your life. Do you remember that Well when she wouldn't stop crying, I would lol. It was rough. When I was tired, I thought this won't last forever and it didn't. Things got better and the love gets better.

Answer 3

I was excited when he was born because i had been waiting to see what he looked like for 9-10 months also i was exhausted from being in labor so long. As soon as my husband asked me if i wanted to hold him i clammed up! I was terrified and in denial, all though i didn't let anyone know i was a little overwhelmed. It all changed as soon as i was alone with him for the first time. It was finally my time to bond with him and i just couldn't believe how beautiful he was and that i was his mother!
My husband took the week off to help me out at home but when i was on my own it was a little tiring, but i couldn't help but take him everywhere with me. He was my buddy and to this day, 3 yrs later, he still is my little side kick.
I'm having another baby due in April, It's a Girl, I'm so excited because i have always wanted a baby girl to dress up but I'm also terrified at the same time. I know it's going to be much more demanding having two and I'm already thinking how I'm going to be there for my son when he needs me and my newborn at the same time. Hopefully i wont loss my mind or any of my hair...LOL.
I guess what i want the most is for her just to be healthy and i'm sure, just like with my son, i will count all 10 fingers and all 10 toes over and over and over!

Answer 4

When my daughter was a newborn I would cry because I was so happy and she touched a place in my heart that I didn't know existed. I felt very close to her when we'd sleep together or when I would nurse her.

Yes, there were the days and nights from hell! When she wouldn't stop crying I wanted to run away!!! It can be very frustrating to deal with a baby that is crying a lot and if you are sleep deprived on top of it, it's normal to lose your cool and feel crazy sometimes.

Answer 5

Contrary to that stuff you see scripted on TV... after you have the baby eventhough the hormones kick in and you feel like the baby is a blessing and the most beautiful constuction a man could ever make... Your mostly tired by week 4.. and the crying..Ohhh the crying..Its makes you feel like youve failed or made a mistake or you cant do it...lol...I developed a song to help me and my daughters cope with the crying... "Dont cry babycake, Mommy (Sissy) really loves you, oh, Im thinking of you. So dont cry babycake, Mommy loves you now"... It helps to remind you that the baby needs you.

Answer 6

At times I was scared that I wasn't fit to be a mother and wondered if I could actually "do" it. And then again at other times I felt on top of the world and knew that this is what I was meant to do with my life. I still feel both ways at times and sometimes when shes crying and i'm running like non stop off only 3 hours of sleep, I feel like pulling my hair out. But when she finally snuggles close to me and lays her head on my shoulder and smiles.. I know its all worth it. Mother hood really is great!

Answer 7

i never got any sleep up all night long. i had alot of breaks because the father was there. but it seem like no matter how much sleep i seem to be getting i still was tired all day. i had the baby blues on top of all that so i'll say the first 1-2 months wasn't to good. but after that i loved it i loved playing with her i like taking her out on walks. i loved everything about it. but when she turn a year old maybe before that i'll say when she started to walk it was hell she got into eveything it became stressful again because now i have a young child who gets into everything and i can't do anything about cause she really donesn't no better.but i still love being her mother and i still love her. just to say it is easy when your partner is ther much easy.

Answer 8

I remember thinking that I'd never seen anything so beautiful in my life. I fell in love as I carried them; it was and is, the strongest emotion imaginable. These complete tiny people,held my life in their hands. MY entire life focus changed. To have the wonderful privilege of watching them grow, to look into their eyes and see life from their vantage has given me more than I ever could imagine.
Babies cry, mothers work, its all part of the life we choose when we decide to bring life into the world. For me, the echos of little voices saying"I love you Mommy" and the memories of holding little hands makes all the overtime,all the days with little sleep,and all the athletic shoes seem like a very very cheep price to pay.

Answer 9

The first feeling I had were best described as... Sheer exhaustion, like walking in a fog... then disbelief, that I was actually a Mom, and I had to take care of this tiny thing for 18 more years!!

Answer 10

I never felt tired or anything, of course I was, but I didn't want to leave my baby. I never understood how you can love someone so much that you jsut met. It was a very happy time for me and I would relive it dozens of times over. My baby is now three and I often wish I could hold her and breast feed her again, It was a very emotional time for me and sometimes it felt like my heart was going to explode.