I didn't experience that overwhelming love immediately, either. I was more, "What is this white goop covered alien-looking thing??" Once we got home and I got to spend some one on one time with her, I realized that love everyone talks about.
“Life is not orderly. No matter how we try to make it so, right in the middle of it lose a leg, fall in love, drop a jar of applesauce.” - Natalie Goldberg
Lydia Elise (I was too tired to care about changing it yesterday, ha) was born at yesterday afternoon! 7 lb 7 oz, 21 inches.
Labor and delivery were pretty rough- she was posterior, had a true knot in her cord causing her heartrate to go nuts, came out COVERED in meconium ... Basically from the time my water broke, nothing went the way I would have hoped. I feel awful and think recovery will be pretty slow.
But it's okay because she is lovely. She's doing well after working really hard to be born and getting intubated for meconium aspiration. Been nursing like a champ (although I'm sure ill still have questions!)
I guess I haven't felt "overwhelming love" so far, but it does just feel very natural to have her here. I am very happy.
Thank you all so much for the good thoughts and such ... I'll update more later with pictures and a longer birth story!
Congrats! Re the bolded, I definitely didn't feel overwhelming love after a really awful delivery. Or probably until a few weeks old.