Calling all birth junkies...what is your post-birth ritual?

[Mamajamz]

First of all I go get something to EAT because I'm usually starving. If it's morning I always get a Starbucks mocha...I unwind with e-mail and MDC...then take a hot soothing bath (night) or shower (day). At some point (either before shower or after. :LOL ) I catch up with my kids and hug them to pieces because I've missed them and have thought about them and their own amazing births and precious newborn moments. Then at some point I tell hubby 'bout it, as much as he will listen to. :blah

What do you do to unwind and/or process the birth experience?

[MamaTaraX]

As soon as I get home from a birth, the first thing I do is take off my clothes and take themto the washer. I leave my shoes outside and wash them later. Depending on the time of day, I usuallyjust hang out. If it's dinnertime or breakfast, we eat. If its the middle of the night, I sleep. If people are awake, I tell them about the birth :) Well, now that I think about it, I almost always eat when I get home from births and I always go to sleep if I can and if I can't right away, my family knows I get a nap after a birth when I can :)

Namaste, Tara
mama to Doodle (7), Butterfly (2), and Rythm (due at home 1/06)