Do not drive a car for the first two weeks. Take showers instead of tub baths until the incision is completely healed and dry. Ask your doctor or midwife for specific instructions on the care of your incision. Accepting Your Initial Responses to Your Baby. Like her labor, a woman's initial response to her baby is something she remembers for a lifetime.
Women greet their babies in as many ways as there are mothers.
Before they give birth, most women anticipate a rush of loving feelings, or even tears of joy. Some women actually experience these things. Many do not. Sometimes, a woman experiences a temporary holding back from the baby whose birth caused pain or emotional trauma. A new mother may have a feeling of distance-which in retrospect may seem like disinterest.