https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:53:27 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-coming-home-with-baby-like/page/2#post-615358 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:38:19 +0000 Pink Champagne 615358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think we unpacked the car and sat on our couch for a minute wondering how they let us leave the hospital with a tiny baby.<br /> Then we had to blow up an air mattress and put together a bassinet for LO- it was in the 90s when we came home and our house was waaaay too hot to sleep upstairs! My poor husband gave me this look like, "Are you serious?" When I told him we needed to put the bassinet together!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-coming-home-with-baby-like/page/2#post-615347 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:36:17 +0000 birdofafeather 615347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i cried in the car on the way home because i was so in love and so excited to bring her home! my in laws were at our house and our neighbors had decorated our house for our arrival. i remember getting home and thinking, oh, we have a baby, but we still have to unpack just like every other trip! i think our neighbors brought us food that night after my in laws left. don't remember much else! ha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-coming-home-with-baby-like/page/2#post-615211 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:03:12 +0000 LuLu Mom 615211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well we came home earlier than baby by 1 day. The hospital told us to stay in our bed and get a good night's rest before returning to hospital (she was under lights for jaundice in NICU.) So we did laundry, got house all ready, and then returned to hospital at 6 am. </p> <p>The day we actaully got to bring her home was a shock, as they had previously told us she wouldn't be ready to be released for at least another day. So it was such an exciting feeling to bring her home and show her her new house. We cuddled up on the couch as a family and watched our college football team (or DH watched while we napped!) it was fabulous!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-coming-home-with-baby-like/page/2#post-615195 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:59:52 +0000 BabyBruins 615195@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like this thread :)<br /> He spent an extra day after I left the hospital in the NICU so he got discharged after his evening feeding and we got home around 8:00 and hubs immediately wanted to take a picture of the 3 of us - which was very sweet and very unlike him. My mom came over about an hour later and she held him for the first time and then we did a feeding and went to bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-coming-home-with-baby-like/page/2#post-615179 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:57:09 +0000 yoursilverlining 615179@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In a word: stressful!!!</p> <p>We were like “did they seriously just let *us* leave with this teeny little baby? Alone?!” It was just us for a few hours, before our parents came over. LO was asleep when we first brought her home and we set her carrier down and let our cat slowwwwwwwwly slink up to the carrier, peek in and sniff baby. Then LO let out a peep of noise in her sleep and the cat flew back like 4 feet and ran upstairs!</p> <p>My milk wasn’t in (never came in actually) and LO was starving and started screaming nonstop a few hours after we got home. I didn’t know about supplementing and was trying to bf her and listen to my mom and MIL tell me what to do. At some point someone ran out for formula, and then LO refused to take the bottle and just screamed and screamed and screamed. Plus, I tried to swaddle her which we found out only made LO even more ragey.</p> <p>It was completely overwhelming. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-coming-home-with-baby-like#post-615176 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:56:00 +0000 hellobeeboston 615176@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>god that first part when we walked in the door was a total blur!</p> <p>my mom was with us that first week, so she had gotten there just as we did and we brought everything in from the car. I remember taking the baby out of hte car seat, holding him, letting him nap in his new Rock N Play and feeding him.</p> <p>My mom cooked us a fabulous dinner and my DH was putting everything from the hospital away &amp; cleaning up a bit from the night we were home &amp; I was in labor.</p> <p>it was surreal!</p> <p>i was also in pain so just taking it easy &amp; making sure to take care of myself! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-coming-home-with-baby-like#post-615164 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:52:47 +0000 Mrs. Tricycle 615164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My experience felt more like @sera_87, but I had DH with me the whole time. My mom had cleaned our house and made dinner, so when we got home at 7:00 PM, exhausted and shell shocked we just sort of sat on the couch and looked at the baby. Then a few hours later the crying started (me and the baby). It's a little hazy after that but it does not make my top 10 list of favorite memories. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-coming-home-with-baby-like#post-615156 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:46:38 +0000 loveisstrange 615156@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Honestly... terrifying and confusing. We just... sat there and stared at her sleeping in the car seat. My 2 friends came over when we got home and they got to snuggling her and brought us baked ziti.</p> <p>I was just... overwhelmed and lost. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-coming-home-with-baby-like#post-615152 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:44:37 +0000 MrsRcCar 615152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We came home and set the car seat on the floor. Our dog didn't care about the car seat at all, she was excited to see us. DH took her outside and then she came to see the baby. She just laid down next to his seat. Our cat was a little confused but happy we were home. For the cat I don't think it sunk in for a few days that the baby was staying. Lol. My family came over that night which was great because we had no visits in the hospital. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-coming-home-with-baby-like#post-615142 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:40:06 +0000 mrsjyw 615142@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was just us for a couple hours. Then our parents (both his and mine) came over (with our dogs) as it was Thanksgiving.</p> <p>They went home after a cozy tgiving dinner and DH and I were left to figure it out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-coming-home-with-baby-like#post-614144 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:48:26 +0000 littlebittyhouse 614144@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was hot as blazes out! We used a convertible carseat from birth so we had a comical moment in the parking lot when the baby was too big for the tiny baby setting and we had to take out the carseat and fit him in it. I was going to sit up front with hubby but I coun't tear myself away from the baby!</p> <p>When we got home it was just DH and I. He took a video of LO and I walking up the path and into the house. We just kind of plopped everything on the floor and stared at the baby.</p> <p>Honestly it was the best day with just the three of us. I had made a ton of freezer meals so we had pasta with sauce and snuggled on the couch. I was so happy to be home! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-coming-home-with-baby-like#post-614086 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:30:01 +0000 yerpie110 614086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We introduced our dog to the baby and let him sniff her for a while. My SIL and her fiance were over to help us unpack and organize everything we received from the hospital. We took turns showering and getting cleaned up. Mostly though, we just stared and marveled at this little creature, while thinking holy crap what do we do with her now?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-coming-home-with-baby-like#post-613905 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:35:06 +0000 cascademom 613905@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We stopped at Portillo's to get food, ate that crazy fast in the car. When we got inside, I sat on the couch and we put him somewhere I can't remember and had that "oh, crap, what have we done moment." He slept a whole lot, then my milk didn't come in. A day later, he was a mess and we had to formula supplement before seeing the peds who okayed that until he gained at his 2 weeks visit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-coming-home-with-baby-like#post-613891 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:30:26 +0000 maybebaby 613891@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for sharing, everyone! I've always imagined the day to day but it is exciting to imagine that coming home period! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-coming-home-with-baby-like#post-613322 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 07:18:03 +0000 heffalump 613322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had a party. Unintentionally. My grandma wanted to meet her asap so I wasn't going to say no to that, so my mom said that she would put a brunch together for our family. We had our parents, my brother and sil, and my grandma. My mom brought foods I couldn't eat while pregnant that I missed, like bagels and lox and soft cheeses.</p> <p>It was nice, but my milk didn't come in yet so lo was hungry and she screamed the whole time :( she screamed all night and we took her to the doctor in the morning and started supplementing. </p> <p>I'm glad that my grandma got to see lo so soon though. She passed away when lo was 10 months old and lo was her favorite person ever, she loved her so much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-coming-home-with-baby-like#post-613311 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 07:01:15 +0000 Dandelion 613311@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ds was in the NICU for 15 days, so when we got him home, my ex FIL and my parents came by for a little bit and took turns holding the baby. My parents brought pizza.</p> <p>The next few days I did a LOT of staring at him!</p> <p>It'll be different with this one...since I get to bring her home within hours. I hope I don't hog her too much, lol. I know my parents and in laws will be anxious to come see her and hold her, but she's new to me, too, and I hope I don't go momma bear on them TOO much, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-coming-home-with-baby-like#post-613306 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 06:58:00 +0000 GrapeCrush 613306@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>all i remember is the 3 of us walking in the door and me thinking "holy $#%t!' and i don't remember anything else haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-coming-home-with-baby-like#post-613289 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 05:21:56 +0000 MaisyMay 613289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got home around 11 a.m. the day after Christmas. I remember DH opening up the apartment door and us just having so much stuff to carry in. We dropped it all in the living room and just sat there, holding her. Eventually we put her in the rock'n'play and took naps, but we mostly just sat there. We didn't have company until 2 days later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-coming-home-with-baby-like#post-613285 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 05:15:02 +0000 mediagirl 613285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>First, we got in the car and I saw every other car on the road as a speeding bullet headed right for us. I sat in the back next to the carseat, but on a pillow. Down there hurt. A lot. </p> <p>My parents were at the house when we got there. They were out in the backyard with our dogs so we could come into the house without the dogs molesting us as we walked in. </p> <p>We put the carseat on the kitchen table, then called my parents in. We chatted, said hello to the dogs and I plopped my butt on the couch. I was exhausted. My parents stayed two nights. It was a perfect amount of time. They made us meals and my mom was helpful when I asked her advice. Mostly, we just existed. We changed the baby, I fed her, repeat. </p> <p>My husband took 2 weeks off work to stay home with us. We watched a lot of TV and stared at the baby a lot. :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-coming-home-with-baby-like#post-613277 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 04:45:18 +0000 ladyfingers 613277@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was so surreal! DH went in and calmed the dog/let her sniff DS' hospital blankets, then I brought him in in the car seat and into the bedroom so the dog could explore. Showed him around the house, changed him into Jammies, set up the pack n play in the living room and then FIL came over and we ordered pizza. Then I think we were up all night but honestly it's a blur! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-coming-home-with-baby-like#post-613201 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:53 +0000 googly-eyes 613201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Interesting thread!</p> <p>I believe we stuck her in her swing (which she loved as a NB!) and my ILs came over with dinner! It's all a bit of a blur! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-coming-home-with-baby-like#post-613155 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 23:29:57 +0000 HabesBabe 613155@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: our video was a little anti-climatic, though... hahaha. both of us walking like zombies, it was really quiet because the baby was sleeping and the dogs were locked outside... but it was definitely a cherished moment and i am so so glad we captured it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-coming-home-with-baby-like#post-613133 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 23:06:48 +0000 shopaholic 613133@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HabesBabe: Oh! I will have to try and remember to get video of us bringing baby home! I think that's got to be such a surreal and special moment, it'd be hard to remember even watching it on video! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-coming-home-with-baby-like#post-613121 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:54:49 +0000 lemondrop 613121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@maybebaby: They all did great, the dog fell in love immediately, as did one cat. The other two didn't care and just gave us annoyed looks. We brought home one of those kimono shirts and a hat he wore for them to sniff first, and played a few baby cries on the phone, but that's about all our preparations (vet people are some of the worst when it comes to pet preparations!). </p> <p>Two of the cats still tolerate him, we keep all nails short now that he is mobile and likes to herd the cats. After a while they run out of patience and smack him. </p> <p>You can always plug in a DAP (well, the cat version) diffuser like Feliway to help them cope (cause, you know their lives are so very hard)- you can get them at most pet stores. Usually there is a coupon somewhere on the Comfort Zone website. <a href="http://www.feliway.us/" rel="nofollow">http://www.feliway.us/</a><br /> <a href="http://www.petcomfortzone.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.petcomfortzone.com/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-coming-home-with-baby-like#post-613113 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:51:11 +0000 rattles 613113@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We came home just the three of us. We set her down in her carseat and took one more "coming home" picture, and then I sat down with her in my rocking chair - the same one my mom had when I was a baby. DH and I just stared at her and marveled that we were here. All three of us. For good. My mother came over an hour or so later with sandwiches and supplies, and flowers arrived from my in-laws. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-coming-home-with-baby-like#post-613105 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:47:52 +0000 HabesBabe 613105@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Totally surreal. Even driving off in the car, leaving the hospital didn't seem real... like, "They're just letting us leave with her? WTF."</p> <p>We pulled into our driveway and the hubs videotaped me carrying her in. Put her carseat on the floor, then let the dogs in. They sniffed her for a bit and then left her alone. Since she was snoozing, we put the carseat in her nursery for a bit and brought in the rest of the bags. It was like we were in a daze! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-coming-home-with-baby-like#post-613104 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:47:26 +0000 Mrs. Confetti 613104@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>PS. I love this question -- I don't think I ever thought too much about what we would do in the moments we returned home from the hospital -I just worried about the bigger picture of having a baby 24/7 and knowing what to do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-coming-home-with-baby-like#post-613102 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:47:22 +0000 coruscations 613102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got home at night on the fifth day after LO was born (c-section plus she lost too much weight, plus she had an abnormal heartrate that we had to get checked out that day). We don't have family nearby and had no visitors. I remember walking into our silent house and feeling completely overwhelmed because we were on our own. The house seemed foreign to me because I had been gone for over 7 days. I think I pretty much cried and thought "what am I going to do now?" while LO slept in her bouncer and DH unloaded our bags from the car. Then we looked at each other and said we should go to bed, and LO started crying for hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-coming-home-with-baby-like#post-613099 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:46:29 +0000 Mrs. Confetti 613099@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had the dog meet us in our front yard to meet the baby and she led him into the house. My parents were over (in from out of town), so they helped us carry everything in, and my mom helped me unpack, while my dad held the baby for the first time and DH showered. Then I think I showered, and then the breastfeeding marathon resumed, while my mom did laundry and DH napped so he could help at night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-coming-home-with-baby-like#post-613092 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:43:37 +0000 lovehoneybee 613092@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We left him in the car seat and set him on the living room floor so our cats could come sniff him. Then we kind of looked at each other like "well now what?" My mom was there, and my MIL &amp; FIL came by a few minutes after we got home to pick her up (she stayed with them for the weekend so that we could have some alone time before DH went back to work). The three of them stayed and cuddled him while I took the best shower of my life. We ordered a pizza that night. </p>