Those first few moments after giving birth – when you get to meet your baby for the first time – are about as magical as life gets.
The overwhelming sense of relief is only just overcome by the rush of the falling-in-love hormone oxytocin. So can you remember what the first thing you said after giving birth was?
We asked our MFM mums to share what they said as soon as their baby was born - here's what you told us:
1. "Hello baby" - Jo
2. "You didn't hang around, did you?" - second baby, Jo
3. "Why isn't he crying?" - Samantha
4. "OMG look at her hair, she's beautiful!" second baby, Samantha
5. "Oh my god, is that the right baby? He's 3 months old - Stacey on seeing her 10lbs baby
6. " I don't want to see him, don't let me see him" - Sarah
7. "Oh my God. I'm so sorry for all the swearing" - Laura
8. She's definitely a Ffion" - Jessica
9. "Oh my gosh. Hello" - Emma
10. "You were worth it!" - Maria
11. "Is Kai out yet?" - Kirstie
12. "Oh my God, I really love him" - Kelly
13. "It's a baby!" - Amber
14. "Can I have a drink of water?" Midwife: "You can have champagne, now!" Me: No, I'll just have water" - Emma
15. "It's supposed to be a boy - Sarah-Louise
16. "Oh no, I don't like blood, get her off me" - Amy
17. "Can someone shut that bloody baby up?" Carla with baby number 2
18. "Why isn't he crying?" - Sophie
19. "She just peed on me, I can feel it trickling down my arm!" - Gemma
20. "You're a girl and you have big feet"
21. "I've had a baby! I'd forgotten I was having a baby" - Debs
22. "I'm starving - can I order some turkey sandwiches?" - Jeniffer
23. "Is he OK? His ears don't match" - Joanne
24. "She looks like a jelly baby" - Kirsty
25. "Oh my god, you're so tiny, though you didn't feel that coming out" - Kate
26. "I'm not pregnant anymore!
27. "Happy birthday!" - Alice
28. "She felt like an octopus" - Amy
29. "Look what we made" - Kathrynann
30. "You're mine!" - Terri
Can you remember what you said after you'd just given birth? Let us know in the comments below.
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