When I had my girls, I broke down crying right before each baby was delivered...right during the last few pushes. I wasn't crying from pain-I had an epidural and felt nothing-I just got really overwhelmed. Did anyone else freak or am I just weird?

I didn't start crying with my son until after he was born. I actually saw my dh crying above me, which made me realize that Ty had been born.

No, I don't think you're weird. It's such a huge emotional high to give birth, it's no wonder you cried!!!

I don't think that's strange at all! There's so many emotions going on that crying is a natural response. I cried the second both my kids were born. As soon as I felt them come out.

I don't think it was strange either. Having a baby is very emotional and can be very overwhelming!

I bawled like a baby just before Alex was born but that was because I was in so much pain and I wanted to strangle my nurse with my IV tubing. :lol:

Dawn

I think it's wonderful! You love your babies so much! When I had Carter (C-section), I was so out of it (they gave me morphine immediately after he was born) so I wasn't really aware of things. I wish I could have had your experience!

Mary, your post made me want to cry! I think that sounds beautiful!
Personally, I had a hard time and after 4 hours of pushing and a vacuum my son came out blue... After a few hours he was okay, but there was all kinds of emotions that weren't all happy! My husband cried but because he was scared...

I didn't cry right before Julia was born, but I sobbed like a baby as soon as she came out. In fact, it took me about five minutes before I was able to compose myself--I was just really, really emotionally overwhelmed.

I didn't cry right before Julia was born, but I sobbed like a baby as soon as she came out. In fact, it took me about five minutes before I was able to compose myself--I was just really, really emotionally overwhelmed.
Same here! I absolutely bawled like a little baby once Amelia was placed on my chest. DH crying too didn't help anything. I was so overwhelmed with so many emotions, that I just lost it!

I had a c-section and I started crying when they were cutting me open..not that I felt a thing, but because I knew it was imminent.. I was staring at my mom (who was in the OR with me since my husband was in Korea) and told her to just keep talking to me as I was crying. I kept crying once he came out and I heard him crying....

I started to cry when my OB told me I was at 7 cm (after 16 hrs of labor)..and then started to breakdown again 2 hrs afterwards when he said I stopped progressing and had to do a c-section (these were happy tears that the labor was almost over)

I didn't cry with either of my kids, but I remember the most overwhelming feeling come over me when I heard the words, "It's time to start pushing." With Emma in particular- I remember it so vividly. The thought that this is IT was such a major emotional moment.

With Krishan, everything was fast and furious, but I still had a "holy sh*t" moment with him, too! :lol:

I cried right after he was born. I was to focused on pushing to cry right before, heck I couldn't even stop to feel his head, but the second I realized he was out the tears just started pouring.

I cried really hard when the doctor told me it was time to push because I was scared. I remember saying, "I changed my mind! I'd rather have a fur coat!" I pushed for about an hour - and was okay emotionally after the first few pushes - then we both cried when Zoe came out. (We didn't know the sex until she was born...) After I came home from the hospital, I cried every day for 2 weeks. At 2 weeks and 1 day, I was fine. It was very strange!