When you walked out of the hospital for the first time ...

[YoYo]

I remember I was carrying my bag and flowers and DH was carrying DS. I walked out, but along the corridor I dropped something and as I bent over to pick them up I pee'd so rushed out of there pretty quickly! Just wanted to get home after that! Good thing the car was parked right out the front.

Funny how people mention about driving under the speed limit. DH reckons that's why they invented 'Baby on Board' signs....to warn people to stay away from us driving so slow!

[Trillian]

I always carried them out in my arms. Dh always took all the stuff we'd accumulated during our stay out to the car first and then came back up and we walked out together. My hospital always took a 'leaving photo' of you too. On your last day just before you go they take a pic of you and bubs and then put them up on their notice board in the nursery. You can see all the other families too. It's a nice touch I think. Walking out that door with your new babe in your arms just makes it so *real* it's hard to describe. With our first bub though walking felt like I had *****les in my knickers from the stitches LOL so I wasn't walking real fast.

[Marlene]

17 years ago, and 17 years old.....I was not allowed to carry my DD out to the car. I HAD to sit in a wheelchair! A nurse carried the baby AND strapped her into her car seat! I am still pee'd off about that to this day! They told me it was regulation. VB

14 years ago, and 20 years old.....I carried DD to the car and strapped her in. We only lived 3 houses up from the hospital, LOL. VB

9 years ago, and 25 years old.....I carried DS to the car. VB

19 months ago, and 34 years old....I carried DS to the car. VB

ETA: reading this thread has made me sooooo clucky!!!! It's all you fault Leash! LOL

[Queen]

The first time, DD1 was in the capsule DH carried her and I carried my bags we walked to the car, and went on our merry way. This was two days after VB, and the car was three blocks away.

The second time, DD2 was in my arms, and DH took my bags and DD1, as I had only had VB 6hrs before and the car was very close to door.

[SammyRo]

DH had already done a couple of trips to the car with the bags, and flowers, etc.
I walked out holding DD, we struggled to get her in the capsule and then drove off with the blue health book on top of the car - DH had put it up there while he popped DD in the capsule, and we didn't realise until we got home! Luckily it was still there! DH was just going to take DD out of the car, when he realised it was on the boot, and held it up, saying look what I did! He must've then put it back down on the roof, because when the mw came out the next day, we couldn't find it in the house, and yep, there it was on the car!

[~mamaspice~]

I carried DD along the super long corridors and out to the car which was parked out in the street. 5 days post CS and feeling good.

[Wiggle's Mum]

My DH carried DS out of the hosp as it was only 36hrs after my c/s and I wasn't willing to risk holding him JIC. I walked out but my Dad had an arm around my waist cuz I was still a bit unsteady (I was just being bull-headed and wanted to go home!)

[Bella29]

I had a c/s and decided to discharge myself 27hrs post op because I had my MIL a nurse and hubby a Dr at home to care for me... I was offered a wheelchair and I gratefully took it!!