https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 12 May 2026 17:02:05 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-favorite-part-of-your-babys-birth/page/2#post-821429 Fri, 31 May 2013 09:36:55 +0000 emg86 821429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hearing my husband's excitement over how much hair she had &amp; hearing him cry when I pushed her out. I also loved the moment she was immediately placed on my chest, she opened her eyes looked around the room and then looked right into my eyes before letting out her first cry. I'm so glad that moment was captured, I love looking at this picture over and over. </p> [attach=1995/13/mno39l.600x399.MeetingMommyEdit.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-favorite-part-of-your-babys-birth/page/2#post-821404 Fri, 31 May 2013 09:26:44 +0000 ladyfingers 821404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I was absolute,y positively, 110% certain that I COULD NOT PUSH ANYMORE (he was crowning, even with an epi that shizz was painful), and DH said to me, "Baby, look! He's here!" and I looked down and our son was already half out of me -- and already crying lol. And then I was so stunned I forgot to keep pushing and the midwife reminded me we still had to get him ALL of the way out. Haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-favorite-part-of-your-babys-birth/page/2#post-821323 Fri, 31 May 2013 09:00:10 +0000 Weagle 821323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I pushed for 2 hours and 41 minutes, of which the last 15 were "you've got 15 minutes or we're getting our the vacuum." Right before my last push DH and I looked at each other with a "we're freaking excited/this is crazy/aahhhh" look. I've never seen him look so proud and excited as he was right before LO was born. It was awesome. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-favorite-part-of-your-babys-birth/page/2#post-821151 Fri, 31 May 2013 07:56:45 +0000 Honeybee 821151@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both times it was the announcement of the baby's sex. With DD, the doctor forgot to announce and I had to ask if the baaby was a boy or a girl. But I'll never forget that moment when the nurse told us she was a girl and I looked at my husband and said, "We have a daughter!" :) With my son, I heard the doctor whisper to DH that he was a boy, and then DH announced loudly, "It's a boy!" Totally amazing, both times. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-favorite-part-of-your-babys-birth/page/2#post-821121 Fri, 31 May 2013 07:48:25 +0000 heartonastring 821121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hearing her cry for the first time. Most amazing sound I've ever heard. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-favorite-part-of-your-babys-birth/page/2#post-821119 Fri, 31 May 2013 07:47:47 +0000 PrincessBaby 821119@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Making eye contact with her! She was so tiny but had the most humongous blue eyes and she was so stunned and her eyes were WIDE and she looked at me like "What the hell????" It took a min before she cried, but I think about that look on her face and those massive blue eyes every day:) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-favorite-part-of-your-babys-birth/page/2#post-821106 Fri, 31 May 2013 07:43:45 +0000 alleyflowers 821106@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was under general anesthesia during my birth - and am sad that I didn't get to experience that moment of seeing my little one enter the world (that being said, I had the most pain free labor ever since I was out for all of it!).</p> <p>But my favorite part of the experience was seeing him in my arms and what he looked like! DH is Korean and I'm not going to lie... I kept google imaging pics of "half-asian babies" to get an idea of how cute he would be! Of course - he's even cuter than I expected! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-favorite-part-of-your-babys-birth/page/2#post-820805 Fri, 31 May 2013 00:00:30 +0000 Ree723 820805@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd have to say all of it as well - it was an a,axing birth experience and I couldn't have asked for better! If I had to pick a favourite part though, it would be watching her come out through use of a mirror, and the moment DH said it's a girl (we were TG). The skin to skin right afterwards was also completely magical. Really, I loved it all and didn't even mind the stitches.... And judging by some of the comments here, I'm really glad they don't massage the uterus afterwards here - ouch! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-favorite-part-of-your-babys-birth/page/2#post-820710 Thu, 30 May 2013 22:44:41 +0000 FarmWifeGina 820710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsScallop: Baha, right before I really started pushing with my second baby, I kept moaning about how I had to poop. So not a pretty sight, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-favorite-part-of-your-babys-birth#post-820706 Thu, 30 May 2013 22:42:16 +0000 MrsScallop 820706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FarmWifeGina: Aw, thanks! To be honest, I think the realization of what the urge to push actually felt like killed it for me. I was expecting some magical realization that baby was coming and I needed to push now, not a I need to run to the bathroom right NOW type of feeling - ha! Why don't they tell you those things?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-favorite-part-of-your-babys-birth#post-820699 Thu, 30 May 2013 22:37:57 +0000 FarmWifeGina 820699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsScallop: Don't feel bad, pushing was the ONLY part of my labors that felt anything close to magical. I am a growling, moaning momma grizzly while in labor, definitely not a singing, smiling, joking birth goddess, lol. Although, I am afterwards when I'm that amazing birth high. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-favorite-part-of-your-babys-birth#post-820691 Thu, 30 May 2013 22:30:00 +0000 MrsScallop 820691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely when she was out and on my chest. I could do without the rest of it.</p> <p> @FarmWifeGina, @sarac: I'm so jealous that you guys felt this way! I was hoping for a magical/powerful experience, and it just didn't happen for me. You go ladies! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-favorite-part-of-your-babys-birth#post-820631 Thu, 30 May 2013 22:06:25 +0000 MrsStar 820631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was induced with terrible back labor with no epidural so I was happy when the contractions stopped and she was on my chest doing skin to skin! After waiting 9 months to meet her it was better then I ever imagined.<br /> Also a favourite part was when the midwife had looked and said "you're baby is rushing to arrive", got told to push so I pushed once and there she was. She was also content to just look around, she wasn't bothered about her world at all :) I loved the actual birth part, I just hated the actual labor! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-favorite-part-of-your-babys-birth#post-820592 Thu, 30 May 2013 21:54:37 +0000 dagret 820592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Um is it bad that my first thought was that relaxing wave after the epidural was administered?</p> <p>But seriously, probably a tie between the part where they told me they saw hair (I was more excited that he wasn't completely bald than the fact that the end was coming!) and when I realized my husband had transitioned from an "ew this is gross I'm not going to hold your legs, that's what nurses are for," to being totally enthralled by the labor process and amazed at the whole thing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-favorite-part-of-your-babys-birth#post-820496 Thu, 30 May 2013 21:35:44 +0000 hilsy85 820496@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All of it! I love love loved my birth experience, and I wish I could do it over. I guess I especially loved when my OB said, "Look!" and I could see his head. It was a moment of anticipation right before he was born. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-favorite-part-of-your-babys-birth#post-820366 Thu, 30 May 2013 21:11:10 +0000 blackbird 820366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When it was over?... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-favorite-part-of-your-babys-birth#post-820326 Thu, 30 May 2013 21:03:24 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 820326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>#1 "Looks like she's got dark hair" and then seeing her coo as she was lifted up for me to see. She was such an observer even from that first moment.</p> <p>#2 The *ahem* lusty cries from the OR and then walking over to the nursery and seeing this beautiful perfect child laying there, and then unwrapping her to see that she was a girl! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-favorite-part-of-your-babys-birth#post-820295 Thu, 30 May 2013 20:56:15 +0000 erinpye 820295@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The moment they told me to look down and catch my first look at my baby girl. Followed closely by having her placed immediately on my chest. Brings tears to my eyes even thinking about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-favorite-part-of-your-babys-birth#post-820292 Thu, 30 May 2013 20:55:24 +0000 MsInformation 820292@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>After she was placed on my chest, the nurse took a warm blanket and draped it over LO, DH and me, and we all huddled under there together for a moment.</p> <p>I also really, really enjoyed the meal I had right after LO was born because I hadn't eaten in about 15 hours and was famished. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-favorite-part-of-your-babys-birth#post-820280 Thu, 30 May 2013 20:52:52 +0000 lovehoneybee 820280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@birdofafeather: Oh I HATED that part! I was in tears! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-favorite-part-of-your-babys-birth#post-820279 Thu, 30 May 2013 20:52:51 +0000 tysonja 820279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my favourite part was..... 4 months after! :D</p> <p>just kidding... hehe... i think it was when i got my epidural at 10cm :) then pushing was a breeze and fun too :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-favorite-part-of-your-babys-birth#post-820277 Thu, 30 May 2013 20:52:35 +0000 FarmWifeGina 820277@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sarac: Me neither! Although, I looked forward to it all through my second pregnancy and then only got to enjoy that phase for less than 60 seconds. So powerful though. Can't wait to feel it again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-favorite-part-of-your-babys-birth#post-820262 Thu, 30 May 2013 20:50:35 +0000 littlek 820262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Knowing he could breathe on his own, I wasn't sure I had the steroid shot in time. He actually stopped breathing and had to be recessitated. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-favorite-part-of-your-babys-birth#post-820250 Thu, 30 May 2013 20:49:41 +0000 sarac 820250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really REALLY loved pushing - I felt so beautiful and powerful and womanly. I can't wait to do that part again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-favorite-part-of-your-babys-birth#post-820245 Thu, 30 May 2013 20:48:27 +0000 sslm 820245@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: same! The skin to skin and her first latch were amazing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-favorite-part-of-your-babys-birth#post-820215 Thu, 30 May 2013 20:44:02 +0000 Maysprout 820215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pretty much everything after she was born. But two things really amazed me.<br /> 1) She calmed down and looked for me or DH when she heard our voices, but she cried if the nurses or dr were holding her and she couldn't hear us.<br /> 2) She was sooo obviously curious immediately. I expected a sleepy, disoriented baby, and she was very curious and very alert but calm and contented with me and DH. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-favorite-part-of-your-babys-birth#post-820201 Thu, 30 May 2013 20:41:09 +0000 stargal 820201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>when they brought him over and i started stroking his face. i will never forget that moment. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-favorite-part-of-your-babys-birth#post-820114 Thu, 30 May 2013 20:28:38 +0000 regberadaisy 820114@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The immediate skin to skin. She latched on immediately and my husband had his hand around baby and I. First time our family was complete. It was magical. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-favorite-part-of-your-babys-birth#post-820098 Thu, 30 May 2013 20:27:18 +0000 aprk 820098@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Of the labor - when my water broke. I couldn't get over how cool it was. I kept exclaiming, even hours later, "remember when my water broke? That was awesome!"</p> <p>Of the birth - not any part of it. It was hellacious. And they took him away, so I guess when I got him back and everybody was out of the room ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-your-favorite-part-of-your-babys-birth#post-820023 Thu, 30 May 2013 20:13:04 +0000 birdofafeather 820023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The relief I felt when she came out. We have a photo and I just have this face of OMG, it's over!</p> <p>Least favorite was my OB massaging my stomach for the placenta and trying to get my uterus to contact. At least th contractions were for a reason with LO. After that I was just mad that there was more! </p>