Inspired by Kim&Chris- What is your most cherished memory of baby's first few days?

[tonyswife]

With DD, my most cherished memory was the first night in the hospital. I was simply not prepared for how desperately I would love that baby. I sat up all night in the hospital bed with her in my arms just in tears over how lucky I was to be her mommy and astounded at how deeply I could fall in love in just a few hours.

With my DS, I was so anxious about how my DD (2 years) would react. When we got him home the day after delivery, she was so excited. She brought him a bunch of her toys and was just enthralled. To see them together for the first time is my most cherished memory of his first fw days.

All parents know that there are so many cherished memories, but what was the very first one that sticks out in your mind the most?

Good luck and congratulations Kim&Chris, you are all so blessed.

(this is the first time I have started a thread!)

 

[Kirk]

For my DD it was holding her for the first time and my melting heart!

For my DGD it was seeing the love in my DD's face:

Then seeing the babies eyes open for the first time:

 

[Jeafl]

My oldest was a c-section because she was frankling breech (she actually had one leg up and one leg down, plus she was backwards). When she was first born there was a drape so I couldn't see, but when they finally held her up she was upside down and partially blocked by the drape so all I could see were these long, long legs, The doctor said she was going to be tall, leggy and gorgeous, and he was right!

My best memory of my son was when I finally heard him cry. He was totally silent when he was born because he was a meconium baby. The doctor told me they didn't want him to cry because they didn't want him to inhale the meconium. After about 3 or 4 minutes with the neonatologist (felt like 3 or 4 hours!) they finally let him cry. It was the best sound in the world.

With my youngest, it was seeing her brother and sister cry when we brought her home from the hospital. They were so in love with her right away.

I have to say though, my favorite thing is what DH and I call quivering chin. I love when newborns cry their chins quiver. it's just the cutest thing.

 

[DD2Disney]

I so wish I could redo my DS's entrance into this world......LOL I know that sounds bad. I had my spine knicked when they gave me my epidural. I had such horrible headaches for the first week, its kind of cloudy in my mind. To top that off John was just 9 days old on Sept. 11 2001. Just when I was starting to get better. I love my son very much. But sometimes I feel cheated.

Now back to the topic. I remember my DH holding up my brand new baby boy to the window in the hospital, lol he was showing him Fenway Park....It was just the greatest moment. My dad is no longer part of my life, and i just KNEW that this little guy was going to have the best Daddy ever............and he does.

 

[liznboys]

For me, it was hearing my boys very first cries..... Those three moments were THE most powerful of my life. I will never forget them and how it made me feel. The happiest I've ever felt.

 

[goofy4tink]

Have to say that it was my ob saying, just as Katie crowned..."Oh my God! She's got red hair!!" Too funny.

 

[skuttle]

Towards the end of my pregnancy, DS would hiccup all the time in my belly. DH gets the hiccups often too so we would joke that he was just like his dad. The first night in the hospital, my mom was holding DS and he started hiccuping and it was just the cutest thing...I even caught it on video.

 

[calypso*a*go-go]

My DD was born 13 weeks premature. The first few days were so scary but my favorite memory is a Polaroid picture that was taken when she was about a week old where one eye had finally opened for the first time, but the other was still closed. It was like she was winking, saying "Don't worry -- I'll be okay".

With DS, everyone assumed I'd had several ultrasounds because it was considered a high-risk pregnancy and that I already knew whether I was having a boy or a girl. They immediately wisked him out of the delivery room to the NICU to make sure he was breathing okay and I had to ask "what is it?"

 

[lynetteSC]

Wow ~ Most of these brought a tear to my eye! Our ds is only 5 weeks old and I can't even begin to list just a few things I cherish! I told someone yesterday I am so afraid I will forget these treasured moments!

Our ds is adopted ... I wasn't sure until the very last moment if I was going to be allowed in the delivery room ... our birthmom had such a fast labor (thank goodness for small favors!). Her mom came into the waiting room and told me, if I wanted to see my son born, I better hurry in! The nurse told her only two people and she really wanted her mom and her her boyfriend in the room. The, our birthmom told the nurse she really wanted me in the room so I could tell Connor about the day he was born! Even the nurse had tears at that! She looked at me and said, Come on in!

Also, the day that the baby and the birthmom were discharged (the day before mother's day) our birthmom thanked US for giving Connor the life she wanted for him as she handed him to us after saying her goodbye's!

Then, on mother's day, our birthmom was the 1st one to call and wish me a happy 1st mother's day!

Ok ... I know, I have certainly past my alloted few things that tonyswife asked about! I will go for now and hold my bundle of joy while he will still let me cuddle with him!

 

[tonyswife]

Originally posted by lynetteSC


Ok ... I know, I have certainly past my alloted few things that tonyswife asked about! I will go for now and hold my bundle of joy while he will still let me cuddle with him!

Wow. don't worry, it would be hard for me to choose just one among those as well.

 

[HollyJoy]

When I first got to hold them...the connection moved me to tears. It was amazing!

 

[twinmomplus2new]

With my DD It was watching her sleep the first few hours, and I remebr when my Dad came in too see her and I spoke to him. She opened her eyes and seemed to stare right at me when she heard my voice.

With Ds number one. I remeber him coming out and frowning and thinking oh, creepy he looks just like my brother. ( still does to this day.

With the twins....I had a difficult pregnancy and baby A my son Aidan had some bad indicators that he may have trisomey 18. a deadly condition. I chose not to do an amnio. So I was literally holding my breath to make sure he was ok. After being in house for almost 6 weeks my Doctors were friends. And when she held him up, she leaned over and she said. Lauren he is fine. I remember saying are you sure? are you sure/ And she had tears in her eyes and she said he is beautiful, he is perfect and I am sure.

With twin number 2. I didn't get to hold him or see him other than in delivery for about 2 minutes for 12 hours. when they brought him to me. I was so grateful he was with me. I slept right in the hospitol bed with him for 24 hours. I just didn't want to let him go. ANd then Aidan joined us after 3 days in the NICU after all teh tests were exhausted, and the docor was right he is perfect.

 

[TheOtherVillainess]

*sniffle* These are making me cry.

The most cherished memory I can think of at the moment happened right after delivery when they whisked DS over to the other side of the l/d room to clean him off, weigh him and do all sorts of stuff to him. I remember laying there, getting ready to deliver the placenta when I heard him start screaming his head off. I looked over and he was just wailing! And bad mom that I am..I encouraged him. I remember looking over at the techs handling him and seeing him and going "That's it! Get p*ssed! Tell them you don't want to be manhandled!"

TOV

 

[nativetxn]

Way back in the olden days, they wouldn't let you hold your baby if you had iv's in both arms. I had some labor issues and had iv's in both arms. I wasn't allowed to hold Travis until the iv's were gone from at least one arm (my husband held him, though).

Travis was 3 days old before I was allowed to hold him. I was overwhelmed with my love for him when I finally held him in my arms. I will never forget that feeling.

Katholyn

 

[TinkBoo&ElliesMum]

With DS it was coming home and realizing that the little person was staying Then it was just watching him, he's always been a very alert little guy. This is a picture of him at 5 days old. My little man

With DD it was watching DH after she was born. DS was 2 when DH and I got together so he missed the newborn stuff. He lost it (I won't put up pictures of that, he'd be so embarrassed! )He carried her around for days not wanting to put her down, she had him wrapped from day one, took her brother about a day and a half to get totally attached to her.

 

[disykat]

Like another poster, I don't remember much of my first ds's early days because I was so ill - what I do remember isn't that pleasant. I have lots of good memories later though! His first smiles always come to mind.

I do remember a few moments when my second ds was born. The night he was born, after I got out of the recovery room and settled in the hospital room, the nurse (who was a friend from church) handed him to me and he looked up at me and said "ah, goo" - just like babies in the cartoons.

 

[mum4jenn]

I was in intensive care right after dd was born but the best memories were after we got home and she would sleep on my shoulder all curled up. I miss those moments. Even if I held her lower she would wiggle up until she was on that area above my heart. I always remind dd of this time and she will still try to lay up there when she is feeling like she wants to snuggle.

It is not the same though considering she will be 7 years old soon and is almost 50 pounds!! (she tries though!!)

 

[JulieWent]

Memories??? People actually have memories of their baby's first few days? I don't think I really remember anything until my baby was about six months old.

Julie