What were your first thoughts when seeing your bubs?

[pinkandblue]

Hi

Just wondering what everyone first thought when they saw their bubs for the first time.

With DD, I thought she was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. I couldnt believe that me and DP made her and was immediately in love.

With DS, it was very different. I looked at him and went 'oh'. He was very ugly, he looked like at combination of a wrinkly old man and ET. He was born at 37 weeks, weighing 1900 grams and didnt have any fat on him at all. He was just skin and bones. I didnt really like him at first and when I was breastfeeding, I felt like I was feeding some type of alien.

I'll just add, that after a few weeks I started to love my little boy and think he was the most beautiful boy I had ever seen.

Weird, I know. But they are my thoughts.

So what did everyone else think of their bubs?

[nats]

at first i was too scared to look. Then I did and I realised his hands were a tiny replica of my own :)

[nemosmum]

DS~ he came out and wasnt breathing so he looked all grey blueish and my first thoughts were
"I know he'll be alright, god will take care of him, he wouldnt take him from me" and of course ds was fine.

DD~ my first thoughts were she looked exactly like her brother only she was a nice normal pinky colour

[kristi001]

First Thought Hey.....

Gawd I hate You! That was The worst pain In My Life and You did It! :o

Really it was! :laughing:

[Ana Gram]

Something along the lines of "Yep that's a baby".

[nemosmum]

First Thought Hey.....

Gawd I hate You! That was The worst pain In My Life and You did It! :o

Really it was! :laughing:

hahahahahaha my second thought was "Thank F*** thats over!"

[SassyMummy]

My first thought was, "That's a massive head!"

She was blue and grey and covered in blood and slime and white gunk... and looked gross. But her head was huge and round. I had a caesarean and only saw her for a few moments then...

The next time I saw her was after they managed to get her breathing, as they walked her out the door to the SCN. She was wrapped in a hot-pink towel and I could only see her massive pinky/reddy face. She looks like a little sumo... she looked slightly Asian and very round. I remember thinking she also looked like a strawberry.

[Queen]

I look at DD and went
"We have been waiting for you!" (she was 12 days over) closely followed by.........
"Told you her face would be squished and puffy:eek: "

Nasty I know....

[EmsMum72]

When I looked at DD for the first time I felt really proud, I was amazed that I was finally a mummy, and I thought she looked just like photos I've seen of myself when I was born. She was an absolutely perfect beauty, and always will be :yes: .

[bronny-jane]

is that it

[FourAngelKisses]

DS1 - omg, how big is this child!!

DD - I have no idea, I was too out of it on the gas and sleeping pills to care that she had even been born, lol.

DS's 2 and 3 - omg, how tiny are they!!

[SairBear]

when i first saw DD: was proud and glad the labour was over and looked at her and thought what a wonderful ending.. she was bewtiful even if she was covered in blood

when i first saw DS : i looked at him with tears running down my cheek while i had a big smile on my face and told Dp he was perfect! ..


both the best moments in my life:yes:

[Kangaskippy]

Relief that the pain was over, curious if the Ultrasound was right (it was...) and very proud of my little blue sticky gunky gorgeous little man...overwhelmed when he started B/feeding straight away...wow, what a rush...well worth all the sheer hell of labour...

[2boysmama]

With DD1, she was covered in fine black hair down to her eyebrows and all over the backs of her shoulders. Honestly...I thought she looked like a gorilla, in a beautiful way. The doctor & nurses assured me it was only temporary and they were right, of course. People used to stop me ALL THE TIME when she was a baby and comment on how beautiful she was.

With DD2, she was 12 days overdue and covered in a rash (erythema neonatorum), peeling and frankly, NOT a pretty sight. I said this to the doctor and he said"If you say that again, I'll put her back where she came from!!" :laughing: :laughing:. Again, she is the most beautiful girl. I'm truly blessed.

With DGS1, I was at his birth (son of my DD1). He was the most beautiful thing. Such deja vu... DD1 all over again, but without the hair on his forehead and shoulders. He is so handsome now at 6.

With DGS2 (2nd son of DD1) MIL was present for the birth, not me. He too was beautiful, but looked so different and smaller. He takes after his father more. He is still so beautiful at 4.

I am a really lucky person to have the deep love of my girls and the absolute love and trust of my beautiful boys too.

[SimplyMum]

Well, initial thought. Thank God that is over! I'm never having any more kids. 2nd thought- isn't it a bummer my Mum didn't make it! 3rd thought- how did I get the most perfect looking baby?

[SAMum]

when i first saw DS : i looked at him with tears running down my cheek while i had a big smile on my face and told Dp he was perfect! ..



This was me with DS! In the photos taken minutes after he is born you can see the tears in my eyes. I just kept saying to DH over and over again "he's so perfect, he's so perfect, he's so perfect!"

[Tabby]

I had a c-sec, my first look as they lifted her over to show me I said to DP "oh my look how tiny she is!"...then As they laid her in the crib all I could see was these huge feet waving around in the air so i said " but look how big her feet are!!":laughing:

[chameleon]

My first thought was "wow, she looks purple!"

[M O P]

Just wondering what everyone first thought when they saw their bubs for the first time.


"Oh My God- it's a boy" is what I first thought and said. I thought I was having a Matilda cause a voice in my head said I was preg with a girl :laughing:

[Samaras Mummy]

My first thought was OMG she is so beautiful then i wonder how much she weighs.... I think I said both out loud :yes:

[Snuffys Mum]

My first thought, and the first thing I said, was "Oh, he looks like his father." :(

I was a bit disapointed to see my the spitting image of my ex looking back at me. :laughing:

[SilverStarfish]

Thought One: "Hey, its a baby!"
Thought Two: "Gee, I thought she'd have red hair"

:laughing:

[brookeme]

Both were emergency c/s so the whole bonding and first meeting thing was a real non-event for me.
Extremely dissapointing.
But, we bonded, it just was nothing like I expected.
1st thought for DS---- He is perfect
1st thought for DD----Get her off my boob I am in extreme pain....No....Thank god its over......No....I will find something positive.......DH made a suggestion.....OH thank god she CAN breathe......I think it took me a while to bond with DD enough to make a nice comment it was just sooo traumatic. DH had a broken ankle too so it was all fun and games.
Now Im all emotional, cos I cant remember a nice reaction with DD,:crying: poor little princess.
We definately bonded though.

[brookeme]

when i first saw DD: was proud and glad the labour was over and looked at her and thought what a wonderful ending.. she was bewtiful even if she was covered in blood

when i first saw DS : i looked at him with tears running down my cheek while i had a big smile on my face and told Dp he was perfect! ..


both the best moments in my life:yes:How dare you have the perfect birth. LOL...:p Thats what I wanted!

[mumslilspunks]

With both my boys when they were born and asked if id like to hold them i said no, give then to DH.
I still regret not having the first cuddels but having gone through 2 births with no drugs i think my DH was really wrapped he got to give both boys their first cuddels. Ive made up for it though.:yes: :D

[Sazeby]

I can't believe what i've just created... and I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU JUST CAME OUT OF ME:eek:
And of course so much love :o

[BlueGin]

My first thought was 'oh wow, it's a real baby!' which I said (had the operating theatre cracking up)... then I thought 'what's with the freaking huge wrinkly purple hands and feet???'
Poor mite had the cord twice tightly round his neck, (emergency caesar) so his extremities were a bit short of blood.
I was laughing while saying and thinking all this though, as the background thought for all of this was 'I am amazing, and he's my boy and he loves me, and that is the best thing in the world. I'm a Mum!'

[StrawberryTheMilkshake]

I think mine was that i couldnt believe that she was really mine and so perfect and i was in shock, awe, bewilderment and love all at once.... oh and pain!

[kirstyE]

First thought--- She was just perfect lying there looking straight into my eyes
Second thought--- who in their right mind let me have a baby??????

[aardvark]

#1 - I was so out of it on Pethidine, I didn't realise until years later she was not breathing when she was born - I didn't think anything when she was taken away, I was off with the pixies.

#2 - I didn't really think about her at all, more just thank god it's over without drugs this time.

#3 - I thought " gee your huge - and ugly!"

[ifoundmyglory]

I said & thought "my baby my baby!"
Then i just continued on squeezing him, & watching him & his daddy bond :D

[Seekrit]

I felt relief as I heard him crying.
Then panic as he stopped (he fell asleep!!)
Then relief once more and finally I told him he looked like the wee alien from his ultrasound.

[SalTheGal]

Considering I was convinced I was havin a girl, my first thought was---------shes got a penis?!?!?!?

[loveshack]

OMG I can't believe she's finally out!
She's so tiny! :laughing:

[pookiesossige]

With DS- I was in awe of his cuteness and just couldn't believe what a fantastic gift God had given us. I fell in love with DH even more... Oh and then I just wanted hot towels... more hot towels... and a shower please... and so on!

With DD- I think one of my first thoughts was... wow... she's not really that nice looking :o she was pretty red and puffy and had dark hair that we weren't expecting. Then I just wanted her to be held by someone so I could have a looong hot shower. It was the nicest shower I've ever had :laughing:

So strange... that really wasn't 'me' at all, but I couldn't have cared less!

[Shellfish]

I thought he was pretty cute for a newborn because they are usually pretty ugly and this is considered 'gushing' in the world of caesarians - it took me a few days before I looked at him and thought, "you are the most beautiful baby in the whole entire world" but now I think it daily ;)

[1st-timer@34]

My first words were "it's a baby" yeah well that's obvious, I was in complete shock, I don't know what I thought I was carrying for 9 months.

[Honeydoll]

I'm not really sure which thought came first--it felt like they came all at once when my Dr. went "Here's your baby girl," then put her on top of me. My thoughts were:

"Oh, slimy." and "Oh, you look like me." I just don't know which the 1st one of these thoughts were first. I do know that my first words to her were "Nice to meet you!"