my first labour was a quick (4hr) and natural birth.

honestly, afterwards i didn't feel any of that elation or emotion everyone always talks about. I just felt physically, emotionally and mentally darined and exhausted. After finding out that the baby was healthy I just wanted to sleep and could have cared less about anything until later that afternoon when I had recovered a bit. having said this I lost a lot of blood and that no doubt contributed a little to how i was feeling. Also if something had been wrong with angelica then i would probably have had more of a reaction too, but I remember just being so tired and thinking that she would be fine without me while i slept as my DH, the midwives and my ob were all there to make sure she was alright, and that i needed to sleep.