What's it like the first day or two home??

Question

Hi y'all. Just wondering if you guys could share what your first 24-48 hours were like when you got home from the hospital...Did your baby sleep a lot? Did your hubby worry? Were you out of it? Did you have to feed him/her constantly? Etc, etc.

Answer 1

Well, it kinda depends on your labor. If you have a tough one, you will be relieved to be home, but pretty much just hanging out on the couch or in bed. Newborns sleep A LOT! he/she will probably have to be woken up every 3 hours or so to feed if they don't get up on their own. Honestly, even though you are tired and in pain....this is the best time to get some rest because within a few months, your baby will become much more active and alert and you won't have much time to sit down! During the first couple of weeks, rest as much as you can. It helps your body heal faster and recover sooner.
My first two were long hard labors and I was exhausted. The funny thing is that when they are born, as tired as you are, you can't sleep! You just sit there and watch your baby sleep! I was up all night after my kids were born.
My youngest is almost 3 months old and my labor with her was a piece of cake...thank God...and when I came home, I was full of energy and ready for visitors etc.
If you have someone to help out at home, great...but be honest about when you need time alone and don't be afraid to turn away visitors of you just aren't feeling up to it.
Childbirth is amazing and everyone is excited and that is all great...but you will have just completed one of the hardest physical events in your life and you deserve some rest....and a huge applause!
Good luck and Congrats!

Answer 2

Its like the blind leading the blind with a first child! You kinda need to get your mommy eyes on. We were a little off. For one thing, we figured that he would use the bassinett becsue duh thats what they are used for. NO! He would have no part of it! He slept in a bouncer type seat for a month! He slept great so we didnt have a prob with it. Plus, you dont get much sleep at the hospital so you are still exhausted when you get home. If you have a loved one caring for the child for a bit, you can sleep, but if you breastfeed you may have to get up for that. And breastfeeding is whole other issue. Your milk will have probably come in by the time you get home, so you have to get used to that whole thing. Milk leakage! Plus getting the baby latched on where it wont hurt you and allows the baby a good supply. If you have to have an episiotomy, that is another issue. It takes twice as long to go the the bathroom! Your back hurts and your body is all weird because you are used to walking and feeling a certain way carrying a child in your belly, now you are free of 10plus pounds all at once. Within one week after delivery, you are basically a pro!!! You feed feed on a schedule unless your kids is SUPER hungry. Usually every 3-4 hours with diaper changes right after the feeding. Your routine will perfect quicker than you think.

Answer 3

If you have a vaginal birth, you should be feeling fine, a little tired, but not in pain. Your baby will sleep all the time, except for feedings and diaper changes. Rest when your baby is resting. Don't have too many visitors over in the first few weeks, it can get too overwhelming. You will be feeding the baby every 2-4 hours depending on whether you breastfeed or formula feed. If this is your first baby, it is not too difficult. If you have other children, have hubby help out with them or with the baby. Make sure your other children are a part of the homecoming and the baby's daily routine. Don't overdo it with the housework or the cooking. Things will get done so don't worry about the household responsibilities.

Answer 4

I wasn't out of it. I had a beautiful, drug-free natural birth, which I am sooo happy about. And the first days were actually rather nice. My hubby was very helpful and he would hold the baby and rock him in between nursing so that I could take a nap without worries. I did have to breastfeed my son a lot and that was sort of painful at first... but got much better and I'm so glad I stuck it out. The baby slept a lot and we just lounged and relaxed and enjoyed him. I was lucky that my husband used the Family Leave Act and stayed home for a while. He only used two weeks of the allotted 1 month but it was a huge help and allowed him to really bond with our son. I'm glad he was there to help me.

Answer 5

My first 48hrs were not bad at all. Baby ate and slept all day pretty much. he woke up to eat only, he was sleeping between 3 and 4 hrs at a time, sometimes i woke him up to feed him, I was breastfeeding him. My husband is in Iraq, so I had to do it all on my own. I was pretty sore from the birth but I could walk, so that helped. I tried sleeping when he slept and it is har because you will be so alert of every single noise that you wont be able to sleep. It is very tiring if you can get help of someone do it. I was driving 2 days after i gave birth because you have to take the baby to the hospital 2 days after he is released from the hospital so, i drove, i was still sore but i was able to drive.

Answer 6

Yes to everything. For me it was surreal. I didn't want to do anything but sleep and be with the baby. My husband didn't want anyone at our house and he was overprotective. Any little noise that ou daughter made he jumped up and ran to see what was wrong. She slept all of the time and ate all of the time. If she wasn't eating she was sleeping kind of thing. I have an older son (don't remember that a lot, just know I didn't sleep at all because he didn't like to sleep a lot and my mom was there everyday) and my son was curious about what was going on. I had a c-section so I didn't get up a lot and my husband brought everything I needed or wanted to me. I also slept on the couch for the first few days.

Answer 7

well this is from the fathers point of view......
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i was working 2 jobs and was up at 530 am and we went to the hospital around 8 pm and the baby was delivered at 8 am the following morning. so i was pretty much away for over 24 hours

we were lucky enough to have family watch our daughter for the first few hours while my wife and I caught up on some sleep. then after that it was great. the whole feeding part was fun trying to keep the baby awake to eat.

Answer 8

I had a c-section (wasn't what I wanted, but I had to have one) so I was in the hospital for several days. It was a bit of a wake up call after we got home.

When I was at the hospital, the nurses wanted to keep my daughter in the nursery during the night, so I could rest and recover from surgery. So, they only brought her in for feedings. It was also quite difficult for me to get up and down for a while, so when we got home, I didn't have all those lovely nurses watching out for my baby at night. I also really missed that bed that tilted up and down. It was kind of hard getting out of bed for a few weeks.

Even though moving around was painful, the first few days weren't bad at all. It's amazing how the pain was forgotten when my baby needed me. I seriously think there's a mothering instinct because I had a lot of doubts about my ability to take care of a baby before she was born. But after we came home, I suddenly knew everything to do. I had no worries at all.

Answer 9

well let's see....
we drove home from the hospital going about 5 miles an hour, when I got home all my friends were there going crazy about the tiny new baby. It was nice and exciting but I hadn't slept since the baby was born and we were still trying to get the breastfeeding thing down which is hard when my mom (who's a nurse) and all my friends (mostly nurses and CNA's) are gathered around you like "hold your breast like this" "no don't do it that way, here do it like this " "here, I'll hold it for you and you put his head up to it" uhm....thanks guys, very helpful. I felt fine though, I had a natural vaginal delivery so I was not out of it, it just hurt to sit down and my stitches were very sore. we went through lots of diapers, lots of feedings, a few tears (I had alot of hormones in my system and I had no sleep, I'll admit I broke down) we didn't get alot of sleep those first few days but somehow your mommy instincts kick in and you learn to function on 45 minutes of sleep, you just do it. It's hard but i was so happy, I couldn't stop staring at him.

Answer 10

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