Up All Night - Did You Feel This Way? - JFF

I can't believe they are trusting me to take care of this little human being! I have to keep him alive.........will I remeber to change him? feed him? Will I ever get some sleep, I'm so tired........

I really can't remember what was actually going thru my mind that day. But my guess is that we sort of looked at each other with the "NOW WHAT?" look.

The 1st time, I was looking around, waiting for someone to stop me and thinking I can't believe they let just anyone take a baby home.

ha ha! I love that show :) I was thinking how terrifying traffic suddenly seemed and the thought of DRIVING with all of the IDIOTS freaked me out! I was so glad when we all got home safely, I think my husband drove about 10 under the speed limit.

I also remember thinking. . . "wow, the world is still out here, huh?" Like I was surprised everyone kept on going along with their normal lives. Something so incredible had happened to me, it was so surreal!

First off, BEST SHOW EVER!!! I feel like I am watching my husband and I although we both have to work (Tear!).

Anyway, I really was just ready to go home and be comfortable in my own jammies. I was done with someone, 'Checking my bottom' every few hours....weird.... I also remember riding home thinking, man it's cold for May...then someone cut us off and I thought I was going to go rabid momma bear on them. we got home and my sister was there which was a great help but when she was leaving, I burst into tears and begged her not to go (even though my Mom was stopping by everyday to check on us). I too had 2 neices and nephew so 'How hard could this be?' Man, I was way wrong. Fabulous Question C.!

Funny question. I remember walking out of the hospital thinking: Wow, they just give him to us like that, with no further instructions, no exam to determine if we know what we are doing, nothing. Scary!

I think at the hospital I got more instruction on how to use the breastpump than on how to take care of the baby.

it was like what? were on our own? no nurses to be there with any little question we have?

then the monday my husband went to work i was shocked and terrified! i had to be alone all day with the baby. no one to help but just me. it was sooo scary.

When I was sent home with my first son I was sure that I was going to be great....and I was! But those sneaky doctors and nurses did NOT tell me how freakin' tired I would be and that my hormones would be all over the place. I think it was the end of the first week that I felt like WTH...how could they have possibly thought I'd be good at this?!?!
By #2 I felt fine.
L.

Our first was born at home, but there was still that moment when everybody left when we had that moment where we wondered where this child's parents were and when they were coming back. And realized that we were it!

I cried the entire ride home - and the baby started to scream about half way there - I think my poor hubby was terrified we'd just made the worst mistake of our lives. LOL

It's so overwhelming - I remember not sleeping for the first week or so cause I was convinced he'd stop breathing in his sleep - first time mom nerves.

Glad I am SO PAST that stage...

On curb day? My brain was empty with every baby we had. I don't know if it's because delivery kicked my butt or what, but all I can remember thinking was "I can't wait to get in my own bed and away from this hospital and get some REAL food!" as I sat in the wheel chair with the baby bucket, waiting for hubby to drive up with the car to take us home.

As for the baby(ies) I couldn't be separated from them once we got home. I know alot of new moms like leaving them with the nurses while at the hospital and have a relative or friend on hand the first few days/weeks for help. Not me. With the exception of that first ride home from the hospital, and subsequent car trips in general, I kept the bundles with me at my side in bed, in my lap (even while eating!), carried them everywhere in my arms or a baby carrier and did everything for them with gusto. I was one of those moms who hated people touching the baby or wanting to hold them.

I even went off on an elderly lady at church who asked my husband if she could hold our 4th baby when I was busy talking to the pastor. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the lady start heading toward the steps to the basement while my husband spaced and walked off somewhere. I literally shoved the priest out of the way and chased that woman down and snatched the baby back and chewed her out for walking off with asking first. We did know this woman, mind you, but she wasn't a close friend, just an aquaintance from church. But I didn't care, I was a momma-zilla! No one could touch my babies! LOL! The pastor and the woman still laugh about this and that was a years ago. :)

I sure miss that.

I was okay the curb. I was just focused on getting home to change into real clothes and to sleep in my bed. Once home with my son in my arms in the rocking chair in the nursery, I began to giggle uncontrollably. I couldn’t believe they actually sent us home with this tiny, helpless baby with no one to watch over us and no instruction manual. I began to think of all the things I had never done with a baby – diaper change, feeding, bathing, etc.

I was excited but also a little peeved at my husband. He was so excited to get us home that he made us check out first thing in the morning (he wanted to avoid any bottle neck at the check out counter) and so he rushed me out before I could eat lunch - and I LOVED those hospital meals!

He still gets grief over it 3 years later.

I was 39 years old and thought the hospital staff was completely crazy for letting us take home this teeny tiny new baby!

I've never seen the show, but I too was completely ignorant about what I would face as a parent, so I was happy with a stupid smile when I got to go home..

I'm the type that prefers some privacy and quiet and so I think what I was least prepared for was that EVERYONE wants to come over to see the new baby. I just wanted to be alone. :-)

The first thing I thought when Monday rolled around, I'm so glad that is over, now I can get back to normal....wait....lol. Mind you I was in labor for 30 hours and was really sleep deprived.

I was SO excited to go home, till I realized there would be no nurses and doctors around to help me when I got home if something went wrong. Then I was really scared.

She's three now and still kicking so I guess we did something right! :)

I was excited going home because the hospital was so uncomfortable with all the nurses popping in and out but once I got home, I couldn't believe that the hospital had let me and my husband take this little baby home. What were they thinking?! I felt like we were playing house. lol.

I had never been a baby sitter or held babies, because they always cried when I held them, and none of my friends had kids. I had NO idea what to do with a baby,

I remember laying my son down on the bed, bursting into tears thinking "now what do I do" he was a good baby and he's been teaching me the ropes ever since... he makes the other two boys a piece of cake! :)

Yeah, I remember walking into my house and thinking "ooookay.....now what?" Sometimes, I still feel that way. Heck, I OFTEN still feel that way with one teenager and two tweens!

I was 30 and I got wheeled to the door, then they said, were here you can go home now... I asked if she was part of the insurance package and can she come with us.... she laughed and left and i was like "HELP"....

With #1.....Got in the car and thought briefly...can't we just leave her at the hospital until she's 18..I'm not ready for this....#2 easier but emmotional because my DH had words with my Mom prior to me leaving the hospital. I was traumatized and it wasn't until I got home that ok now I have 2 kids piece of cake...
#3 The best pregnancy.....and least anxiety taking him home. One nurse was so overprotective I didn't think she was going to let go of the car seat for us to leave.....

For us, it was after all the family and friends had left our house, and we looked at each other wide-eyed, and I thought " i can't believe they all left us alone with this tiny thing! what in the world do we do now???"

I love that show BTW.
With my first son I had a spinal headache that was so bad, THAT was all I thought about when going home. Once there and everyone left though, I freaked out! I told my husband I had NO idea what to do with our baby!
With the second, I enjoyed having the nurses do everything for me, but was glad to be going home. I was an "old pro" at that point. ;) I just wanted my own bed and be able to cuddle with my hubby all night.

Well I've never seen that show.

But I remember the day I took my daughter home I wasn't that scared I felt confident and was glad to be going home to my comfy bed and not having o be in the hospital with interruptions and no privacy. I went home and it was quiet and I was excited to have my sammii at home all to myself :)

I'm a 1st time mom lol
I was at my moms house for two weeks for help and support and of course to learn what ever I didnt already know.

When my daughter hit 1 month it got hard since she had colic and cried all night! I had to stand up and dance her and sing her to sleep. I was more scared and anxious as she got older lol if that makes sense... Worrying about her size her getting sick feeding her right and watching her bm and taking care of the belly button

She's 20 months and man it's exhausting but it's the best job in the whole world! Yay for mommies everywhere :)