How did you feel when your first child was born?

[narcotic]

Got inspired for this question while reading a thread about someone who's going to have a baby.
Anyway, I remember I was really excited throughout the pregnancy weeks, and I couldn't wait to see my son... And then we were in the labor room, he pops out (eventually...), and I'm like, it dawned on me at once, from now on, and for the rest of my life I will have to take care of that guy!
He was there lying wrapped in hospital blanket, looking around, don't know if he could actually see something at that time, but his eyes were moving all over the place.
My strongest emotion was when I had to go with him to be bathed, and then he had to get a couple of shots, when the nurse was injecting him the first shot he started crying, and I was getting upset, hey you're hurting my son! The second shot, I had to hold my self back from punching her in the face, though I knew its for his own good, still, someone is hurting your helpless son, and he is crying for help... Well that's what I felt at the time.

 

[FoBoT]

overwhelmed

 

[Inspector Jihad]

dont ever take him to the doctor or dentist then

 

[Kelvrick]

I held the herald of the end of my life...

J/k.

Don't have a kid yet, but I felt similar feelings at the birth of my nephew and neice. I'm not old enough to have a kid yet, but I felt enough emotional attachment to the babies and felt like my bonds/actions with them would be representative of what I would have with my own children. That, and the herald of the end of my brother's life.

 

[nakedfrog]

I wept with joy. All I wanted to do for a few days was hold her. She was so tiny.

 

[Darwin333]

For the first 60 seconds I felt excited, overjoyed and terrified. Then I turned my head to check on my wife and the doctor was holding up the afterbirth. Then I felt nauseous and had to haul ass to the bathroom.

 

[broon]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
I wept with joy. All I wanted to do for a few days was hold her. She was so tiny.

Originally posted by: Darwin333
Then I turned my head to check on my wife... Then I felt nauseous...

 

[jjones]

Relieved she was safe and healthy and so was my wife, and a little scared about the reality of the responsibility I was now charged with.

 

[blackdogdeek]

thankful that she was healthy.

my wife went through 24 hours of labor followed by 2 hours of pushing followed by a c-section due to complications.

 

[SinfulWeeper]

I was drunk the night my son was born as I was not expecting him to pop out that night. He was three weeks premature. Since I was drunk I was not in the best frame of mind, but still sober enough to remember it all. While my wife was in labor and doing the screaming bit, she looked at me and said at the top of her lungs she is never gunna have sex with me again. I replied to her yeah right, we'll be back at it in less then a month. That infuriated her I am certain, but it got a smile out of one of the nurses and the doctor. Less then 10 minutes later he popped out, the first thing that went on in my mind was. How the hell did that big thing pop out of something so small??? I was in total shock. So the doctors start doing a bunch of things to the baby while the cord was still on him, and I started freaking out thinking that really had to hurt the poor guy and was getting me mad. Finally came time to cut the cord, that part went pretty smooth. Then something else happened that I never knew anything about, Afterbirth. I was still in shock to see something so huge coming out of something so small, then I got to witness it again. Some giant kidney looking thing coming out of her, but this time I freaked out. I shouted WTF is that???? is my wife going to be okay???? One of the nurses came over to me hugging and pushing me away from the doctor as I was freaking. She was telling me it is natural and this happens to everyone giving birth.

I was working when my wife was sent to a different hospital in Alaska on Sept. 10 after our local small hospital thought there was going to be birth complications for my daughter. They got me itinerary to fly down to Anchorage which I was so happy they did at no cost. Alas, I was late to my flight, I could not get everything packed up in time with such short notice. The flight left without me. I was bumped to the next flight out, but I could not make that flight either. 9/11

 

[pnad]

First words, "Honey, he has my nipples!"

Good thing I was doped up on pain meds due to my kidney stone surgery the day before.

I was sick with worry, paranoid about SIDS and other health crap. It took a while to get over that actually.

 

[SlowSpyder]

I was pretty nervous... my wife had a c-section and she wanted me to go with the baby while she got stitched up and went to the recovery area. I really wasn't liking the idea of being seperated from her. I know it's pretty routine surgery, but it's not easy seeing someone you love in that position.

Once I got passed that and was with the baby and the nurse who had to give him the shots and the tests they give newborns, it kind of was an 'oh sh!t' moment for me. On one hand your so excited and nervous, but on the other I knew many restless nights were coming.

Over all it was a great experience, but a bit stressful too.

 

[Lonyo]

The rest of your life? Hell no, 20 years maybe, but if you plan on looking after him for the rest of his life, it's gonna be one messed up life.

 

[hanoverphist]

Originally posted by: jjones
Relieved she was safe and healthy and so was my wife, and a little scared about the reality of the responsibility I was now charged with.

same here.

i didnt stop smiling for the rest of the day, the next day and pretty much every day since then

 

[FlashG]

It scared the hell out of me. He was a primi and had to stay in the hospital for over a month until he weighed 5 pounds. Both my wife and I were real young and had absolutely no idea what to do next. 38 years later he turned out to be a pretty good guy.

 

[JulesMaximus]

When my son was born I was so overwhelmed with emotion I couldn't speak or utter a sound for fear of weeping uncontrollably like a little girl. It was a very happy moment for me and one I'll never forget.