Was it love at first sight?

Question

I just had my third baby, and this time (for the first time ever), it was love at first sight. With my girls, it took a while for me to really love them, and I understand that the entire range is normal. I just want to hear the stories of how some of you all fell in love with your new bundles of joy.

Answer 1

At first sight I was like oh he is so ugly! Then like 5 seconds later I was convinced he was the most perfect thing in the world. Maybe it was the drugs..who knows?

Answer 2

i loved her from the minute i saw her, but, the intensity of my love became deeper and deeper as she grew.  I'm sure it will deepen still as she continues to grow.  

Answer 3

i wanted a baby so bad, but when my daughter was first born, it was scared at first sight. but when my "unwanted/unplanned" gift from the patch (ortho evra) was born, my heart melted instantly. i'm glad i experienced both!

Answer 4

I did love my girl before she was born. But I will tell you it was not that profound deep mothers love. It was an abstract kind of love. When she was born I didn't get to see her because she was 2 months early, then two hours later it was only for 30 seconds before they took her to the NICU. I saw her lots through the week she was in the NICU and knew I loved her but it was remote. On the fifth day they finally placed her in my arms and I was so overwhelmed with emotion I sobbed. It was like my soul was full and then I knew true mothers love. Before that I didn't even know it was missing but that moment I will never forget, that feeling of being who I was meant to be (a mother) and I was so full of joy.

Answer 5

Funny that you ask.

Yesterday i was telling my 6mo son that we (daddy & i) loved him the minute we found out he was in me, he got us from the positive pregnancy test, hehe.

I was watching a tv show where a girl wanted to abort her baby so i was wondering how she could do that. It just beats me.

I was young when i got pregnant, not married & he was totally unexpected but we just loved him more than life & would never think of hurting him.

& the day we met him.. Wow.. No words to describe how we felt.

God Bless

Answer 6

I was so excited to give birth but when she finally was out and I had her in my arms, I felt nothing. I felt nothing the first time I tried to breastfeed either. I think I was so overwhelmed by the doctors and nurses and lights. Then they came in and told me that she was going to be taken by ambulance to Children's Hospital because she stopped breathing several times and I knew instantly that my life would be pointless without her.  

Answer 7

I loved my little girl when she was inside me, then when i saw her for the first time it was a different kind of love, it was strong but different, almost like i had to get used to the idea that she wasnt inside me anymore, that other people could hold her.  I think i felt a bit distanced from her when i didn't want to feel like that.  Almost like she had been taken from me.  Then about a week later, something just kicked in, and the love i felt for her grew so enormously, can't really explain but she felt like "mine" again.  I honestly love her so much it hurts - i worry so much about her.  Sorry that was a bit sappy.

Answer 8

with my 1st baby It took a little bit I was so overwhelmed by having a baby and that she was really mine and I had to take care of her forever...but within a few hours I didn't want her out of my site...Now with my 2nd baby

I was so in love with her when I found out I was pregnant ...I wanted to have a baby for so long I had to wait 6 years to get pregnant again...she was a dream come true...and I fell in love even more when I saw her and heard her crying for the first time....she is a miracle  

Answer 9

lol my first baby was an oops baby and when i first had her i was so tired that i let them bathe her before i held her and when i was watching i was like "that thing just came out of me?!" not like my baby was a "thing" but hey it was early (2am) and pushing for an hour and not knowing what the heck i was doing - give me a break - but then i held her and i fell in love and the second time around i held her right away and thought she wasn't that cute but then they bathed her and she was cute and i loved her with all my heart - she is ADORABLE now :) those two kids are my WORLD.

Answer 10

It took me a while to love my daughter. We had a traumatic pregnancy and delivery and honestly I didn't even think she was very cute at first. After a few days at home with her I fell in love and thought she was the most beautiful perfect being on the planet. :)

Answer 11

it was love before first sight...pics of the ultrasound, the movements in my tummy, even the plus sign on the pregnancy test...i was in love with my kids before they were even conceived. my love has just grown more and more each day.

Answer 12

I loved her before I even met her.  I fell in love when she was inside of me and couldn't believe I could love someone without every having seen them.  But I did.  

Answer 13

I pretty much agree with the first answer.  I feel like I was always in love with her, and like I've known her all my life.  I can't believe there was a time when I didn't know her.

I remember the moment she was born, her little face, and her eyes looking my way.  I don't know if she could see me, but it seemed that way.

I feel so complete when I hold her in my arms, and she squeezes me tight.  :)

Congratulations on your little angel.

Answer 14

at first sight...I was so excited to meet her and I just cried and cried "that's our charlotte, look honey that's our charlotte" to my husband who was crying too and I held her close and kissed her and told her I was her mommy and I was so elated to finally be able to hold her.  It was totally love at first sight.