Meeting from the maternity hospital: how to greet your wife beautifully after discharge, ideas for an original event

There is a joyful event in your family - the long-awaited baby is born! We sincerely congratulate you on this miracle and wish good health and a happy life to the new person!

In this article we will tell you ideas on how you can meet a mother and baby and make this day special and memorable! And if you need help decorating with balloons, taking photos, or inviting life-size teddy bears, please contact us! We will be happy to help with all organizational matters.

Discharge from the maternity hospital 12 ideas for a meeting

Life-size teddy bears . This is the most popular type of interactive congratulations among young parents. Bears personify the world of childhood, so their appearance in the maternity hospital is always harmonious. Usually, together with the bears, they conduct a photo session and launch balloons. You can see more information, photos and videos about bears on the page

In addition to teddy bears, you can invite life-size puppets of various animals and cartoon characters:

Mimes in the form of angels. Angels fit very harmoniously into the overall atmosphere of the holiday. They will make very tender and romantic photographs.

Launching balloons into the sky. Balls for discharge are packaged in a special transparent mesh in the shape of a heart or other shape. At the solemn moment, parents cut the net with scissors, and the balls rush into the sky. You can simplify this procedure and just buy a bunch of balloons and release the balls at a convenient moment.

Stilt walkers. A good alternative to life-size dolls or mimes. The choice of costumes is quite large. Therefore, choose a decor palette that matches the overall style of the holiday.

Meeting of relatives in identical T-shirts . T-shirts can be designed taking into account the gender of the child born. For example, choose the color pink and select the inscription “we are having a girl.”

Musicians. The musicians will play your wife's favorite tune. instruments can be anything: guitar. piano, violin, harp, synthesizer, saxophone.

Graffiti or message on the asphalt . A banal way to express your feelings, but at the same time very cute. This message will delight your mother and perhaps even your neighbors for several months.

Planting a tree with the baby's name. Some maternity hospitals have already introduced the tradition of building a park on their territory. If such a service is available in your maternity hospital, be sure to participate! Or you can buy a seedling yourself and plant a tree near your home or in a nearby park.

Soap bubble generator. This option is for brave parents who love experiments and wow effects. Bubbles can be released when approaching your home. Most mothers do not expect to see anything near the entrance. An important point that you must think about: soap bubbles should not get on the baby! You can launch them a little away from mom, let her just look at them.

Fire show or fireworks. And this option is for those who like to celebrate a joyful event on a grand scale. It's important to remember two things. If you are in a city, you must obtain a permit for a fireworks display or show. And most importantly, the baby will be very frightened by volleys and any noise. Therefore, fireworks should be set off away from his bedroom.

A song or video in honor of the birth of a baby. This is an original gift that will definitely surprise and delight any woman. It will take from several days to a month to record a song and video. Therefore, if you don’t have time to donate it on the day of discharge, don’t worry. Give a surprise for your baby's first birthday at 1 month!

Dance flash mob of relatives and friends. This can be a short dance for 10-30 seconds. In dance, you can use special posters or tantamaresques. Participants can be dressed in matching T-shirts with themed inscriptions or the baby’s name. You can learn the dance on the spot. If a young dad knows how to dance, then he can lead a flash mob on his own. Or you can invite a special master who, in half an hour, maximum in an hour, will prepare a mini performance with the guests.

Face and hair care: do makeup and hair styling

Already in the maternity hospital, the mother has a lot of worries. But at the same time, before discharge, you need to put your appearance in order. So, when packing your postpartum bag, don't forget to include shampoo, hair conditioner, and facial cosmetics. Before leaving, do not hesitate to use foundation, blush, and also expressively make up your eyes, eyebrows and... no, you don’t need to paint your lips. As a last resort - gloss or hygienic lipstick, because you will be kissing your child. And in general, bright lips look strange next to a child’s face.

After doing your makeup, don't forget to style your hair. Hair curlers or curling irons are not at all prohibited in the maternity hospital, so why not use them?

Now look at yourself in the mirror. Feel your mood lift, even if it was not very good at the beginning of the day. Do you think something is missing? It's possible! Nothing adorns a woman more than a crown. Well, or at worst a hat. But since they most likely will not be very appropriate on the discharge, try to find a replacement for them. A hoop, hair band or just a ribbon that matches the color of your dress can improve your appearance. They will become the accent that will distract attention from possible pallor or bruises under the eyes and give mom confidence.

Decorating the car for discharge from the hospital

Young dads are overwhelmed with feelings after the birth of their baby! They are sincerely grateful to their wives and want to please them with attention and show love in all available ways. And also, many men have an inner desire to tell the whole world about their happiness. That's why many dads love to decorate their car. You can decorate the car yourself. Buy the necessary decor in the online store. On the eve of checkout, join your friends or relatives in the car.

Popular decor options:

Ready-made stickers with inscriptions. There may be such options: “I’m going to pick up my daughter”, “thank you for my son”, “Hurray I’m a dad”
Car decoration with ribbons
Decorating a car with balloons
Car decor with toys. Options: baby dolls, storks, bear cubs, stroller, toy baby in cabbage. You can secure the toy using tapes on the hood or roof of the car.

How to take checkout photos

What is an extract without photos? There are photographers and videographers in every maternity hospital. In principle, you can use their services. You are unlikely to receive masterpieces, but photographs and films will remain as “memories”.

In general, you shouldn’t expect much from photographs from maternity hospitals. Indeed, in most of them, despite attempts to create a festive atmosphere in the discharge rooms, there are rather formal interiors and certainly poor lighting. And flash photography is good for a newspaper report, but not for a photo shoot with a child. Therefore, take the “obligatory” photo against the backdrop of the maternity hospital (the child must know where he was born), and without wasting time, go look for natural light.

Alternatively, you can shoot outside. Just try to make sure that cars, fences and strangers do not get into the frame. After all, on the way home you can stop at some park or square.

And, of course, take photos at home. Moreover, in elegant clothes and with flowers. Yes, this will be a staged photo, but it’s important for you not to tell the truth of life, but to capture the emotions that are on the face of mom, dad, relatives and friends. And they are definitely inimitable!

It’s great if in advance you choose a place in the apartment with good light and an interesting background where you can take pictures. Ask your husband to hang garlands and balloons (prepared by you in advance). By the way, this will be enough to create a festive atmosphere in the apartment.

Decor and design of a maternity hospital or apartment

Do you want to organize a beautiful photo zone in the maternity hospital or beautifully decorate the apartment for the arrival of mother and baby. You can buy the decor yourself in the store or order a turnkey photo zone from us.

Popular decor options:

Press wall and tantamareski
Arch made of fresh or artificial flowers
Capital letters. You can write the child's name, the word "baby", family or baby
Volumetric decorations. This could be a castle or carriage for a princess, figures of storks or animals, large figures of baby dolls, bottles and other items that match the theme of newborn children.
Giant flowers on the steps of the entrance to the maternity hospital.
Banner made of fresh or artificial flowers

We will be happy to help you with the choice of decor. We have ready-made photo zones and discharge kits. Call 8 9495) 765-17-97 or leave a request on the website.

Flowers - to be or not to be

It is already clear how discharge from the maternity hospital occurs. But there are still questions that require the attention of new parents.

As already mentioned, at discharge it is customary to give flowers to a woman who has recently become a mother. But some maternity hospitals prohibit this tradition. The ban has a justification - flowers are a strong allergen.

Whether to give bouquets to material and staff or not, everyone decides for themselves. You also need to think in advance what kind of flowers to give.

Balloons for discharge from the hospital

Balloons are the most popular element of this day . We do not recommend placing balloons in a child's room. But with balloons you can very beautifully decorate a meeting room or foyer in a maternity hospital. You can also decorate the exit from the maternity hospital with an arch of balloons. And of course, most young parents really enjoy the tradition of releasing balloons into the sky.

Options for balls for release:

Balloons for the ceiling
Balloon arches
Word girl or boy made from balloons
Fountains and bouquets of balloons
Launching balloons into the sky
Basket with a big balloon
Large Tassel balloons with confetti
Balls in the form of various figures: stroller, stork, bottle, baby’s leg,

You can order balloons from our agency by leaving a request on the website or by calling 8 (495) 765-1-97. We will send you presentations and options for various balloon compositions. And then we will select the best option for you based on price and your preferences.

Cosmetics

If you don’t have the slightest idea about how leaving the maternity hospital is carried out, it’s worth asking how one of your friends or relatives was discharged from the maternity hospital. They will tell you how best to prepare for this event.

When getting ready for the maternity hospital, a woman is advised not to forget her cosmetics. It will come in handy when you check out. Everyone wants to look beautiful.

If mom's cosmetics are forgotten, you can ask your husband or close relatives to bring them. It’s better not to put on makeup every day, but just before discharge.

Decorating a newborn's room

When decorating your home, it is better to choose safe decorative elements. Balloons sometimes burst and this can be very frightening for a child. That is why we recommend placing balloons in the hallway of your home, and not in the baby’s room. But all other decorative elements from our list are absolutely safe, so you can safely order them.

Options for decorative elements for a child’s bedroom

Paper pompoms and honeycombs
Paper garlands
Stretching on the wall “Thank you for your son” or “Hurray!” Girl!"
Paper clouds
Panel of ribbons
Pillow letters. From the letters you can make up your child's name or the word mom.
Window stickers. These could be New Year's angels or car stickers with inscriptions.
Posters with wishes
The baby's name is on the wall. Letters can be made of wood, plastic, cardboard or felt.
Colorful bumper pillows for cribs
Stuffed Toys
Baskets with flowers
Wooden cubes with letters.

Congratulations from doctors

As a rule, upon discharge from the maternity hospital, families “congratulate” the doctors who delivered the child. This is an unspoken rule, but you don't have to stick to it.

Everyone congratulates differently. Some give “meat baskets”, some get by with fruit baskets, some give money, some prefer to give chocolate, cakes, candies, tea, coffee and champagne.

It’s better to ask the staff in advance about the best way to congratulate them. This will help avoid unnecessary expenses.

Photo and video recording of discharge from the maternity hospital

Any woman is sensitive to her appearance and wants her to be captured in the photo in the best possible way. At the same time, most women who give birth on the day of discharge are very tense from stress and do not look the most impressive due to fatigue. They are embarrassed to be photographed and are very often against professional photography and video shooting. Therefore, we insist that this issue must be discussed before childbirth and done as the wife asks.

Let's go shopping for decorations

Before you go shopping, it's worth thinking about your overall plan and making a list of everything you need. If you don’t have an idea, you can simply go to a toy, gift or stationery store and pick up decorations on the spot. But in this case, you might forget something, and then you’ll have to go to the store more than once.

Therefore, it is better to act according to plan:

first consider ideas, choose what you like;
adapt it to the characteristics of the home, capabilities, and gender of the child;
write down everything you need to buy.

And only after that feel free to go shopping.

Basic tips for a discharge photo shoot:

Tips for a photo shoot on the day of discharge

More general photos with relatives and friends
Take photos of a young dad holding his baby for the first time
Don't take close-ups of mom
More individual photos of holiday elements: balloons, cake, bouquets, baby envelope, car, gift boxes.
Don't take too many photos of your baby. This will worry mom. A few successful shots in the maternity hospital and at home will be enough.

You can read more about photography in our article “Newborn Photo Shoot Ideas”

When will the statement be released?

After giving birth, a new mother wants to go home as soon as possible - to a familiar environment. But the maternity hospital has rules that determine the timing of discharge of women and babies. The length of time a mother stays with her baby depends on the method of delivery, the presence or absence of complications and the general health of both. After a natural birth without complications, the patient is discharged on days 3–4, after a cesarean section—on days 5–6. In the presence of emerging pathologies, the time frame can be increased to 10–12 days.

If further treatment is required, the baby or woman is transferred from the maternity hospital to specialized departments - children's and gynecological. There are cases when only the mother is discharged, and the child is left to be observed. If not everything is in order with the mother’s health, then the baby is kept in the neonatal department until the obstetrician-gynecologist gives permission to go home.

Cake for discharge from maternity hospital

The cake and sweet table are primarily made for guests. A young mother should not eat sweets at first, so she will only rejoice at the beauty and your attention to the details of the entire holiday.

Some basic tips when choosing sweets:

Order from a trusted company or close friends.
Do a tasting of the fillings.
Focus on classic fillings that all your family and friends will love.
Choose baked goods with natural ingredients.
Pay careful attention to the decor of your sweets. Request a mock-up of the appearance of the cake and sweet table in advance.
Use popular decorative elements for the cake and sweet table. These can be mastic figures in the form of booties, cubes, a crib with a baby, a stork, bear cubs or bunnies. Another great idea would be to make calendar figures, clocks, weights and rulers from mastic, on which you can indicate the date and time of birth, as well as the weight and height of the baby
Store the cake in the refrigerator.
Set out the sweet table 1 hour before the arrival of mother and baby. Prepare a place for sweets in advance.

Sweet table for discharge from the hospital

Creating a sweet table is always a great creative process. There can be a huge variety of decor variations. We will write a few simple ideas that may inspire you to create other interesting design solutions.

Themed gingerbread cookies in the form of angels, strollers, socks, baby vests, baby feet, teddy bears, baby pacifiers, cars. You can decorate with colored icing.
Cupcakes can be decorated in a variety of ways. The first option is to place a chocolate bar with a themed children's figurine made of mastic on top of the cream. Or decorate with colored cards on sticks. On the cards you can depict various animals or objects associated with the newborn.
Cake pops on sticks can be made to match the color of the entire sweet table. Or you can make them in the form of a little man’s head with eyes, a forelock of hair and a pacifier.
It is better to pack chocolates in special designer wrappers, on which the baby’s name, date of birth, weight and height will be written. This chocolate bar will be an excellent souvenir for relatives and guests.

spring-cleaning

Thorough cleaning of the children's room and the entire house should be done immediately before the baby returns from the hospital. It is necessary to rearrange the furniture, remove dust, including on the leaves of indoor plants, wash the plumbing, and wipe the floors.

If the style of the future design requires rearranging pieces of furniture, this should also be done in advance, so that nothing later distracts from the creative process. Finally, you need to thoroughly ventilate all rooms of the apartment.

Home holiday scenario

Usually, mother and baby are very tired of the hustle and bustle of this day, so there will be no great desire to participate in competitions. We recommend preparing a few simple tasks for guests while the baby is waiting in the house or for a feast.

Tree of wishes. You can order a small topiary whose main color is pink or blue. And hand out ribbons with empty notes to the guests. Everyone will be able to write their own wish for the child.
Book of advice. Organize a notebook or beautifully designed book with blank pages. Let everyone write their advice on caring for or raising a child. These can be comic wishes or serious instructions. In any case, it will be very interesting to re-read them in 20 years.
Box of predictions. Organize a nice box and small sheets of paper. Let everyone write their name on a piece of paper and their guesses about what the child will be like in 1 year: what is his weight, height, eye or hair color. And most importantly, don’t forget to reward the winner who was closest to the correct answer in a year.
Postcard from guests. You can simply prepare whatman paper and markers. And ask guests to write congratulations. Or you can prepare a special picture that depicts a stork holding strings from a dozen balloons in its beak. The guests' task is to sign the balloon field.
I believe it, I don't believe it. Write various funny stories from childhood that were separate from the dad and separately from the baby’s mother, also add fictional stories. And conduct a survey among the guests whether they believe or not in this or that story.
Famous people. Look on the Internet in advance to see which famous people were born on the same date as your child. And encrypt these names in the form of riddles. Let the guests try to understand what connects these people. You can use the Internet to find an answer.
Me, him or her? Hand out cards with the words “me and she” to the young dad, and “me and him” to the young mom. And prepare from 10 to 20 different questions related to raising a child and the life of young parents. Perhaps your grandparents can give you a better idea of what questions to ask. The task of young parents is to show this or that card, thereby answering who will change diapers or cook lunch on the weekend.

From the front door

If you think that you need to meet a young mother and baby inside the apartment, then you are very mistaken. Congratulate them even at the front door of the entrance, even on the floor near the elevator. Very often, relatives put up posters with congratulations right on the landing, decorate the doorway and the elevator itself with balloons. There can be a lot of options. Some seem simple, like hanging a “Congratulations!” sign above your front door, while others look original and unusual, like a baby stroller made from balloons.

You can even decorate your hallway floors by laying out a red carpet. In this way, mommy will feel like a real star who gave this world a wonderful child. And don’t forget about the balls, which should aim upward. They can be attached to railings or even door handles. The inscriptions “I was born!”, “Welcome!” are quite appropriate on the balloons. or baby's name.

Advice for young dads

What to do before the baby is born:

Check the complete list of necessary items for discharge from the hospital. If your wife is giving birth for the first time, ask her to find out from her friends what is needed in the maternity hospital after the birth of the child, as well as during discharge.
Collect a package of things she needs upon discharge. If a young mother called from the maternity hospital and dictated a list of additional items, write everything down carefully. And bring exactly what she asked for.
Discuss in advance with your wife your main ideas on how to organize discharge.
Make a list of guests who will be present on the day of discharge in the maternity hospital and at home.
Find out if professional photography and video shooting is needed. Most women are embarrassed about their appearance after childbirth. Perhaps a close relative's camera will be enough.
Find out how she feels about decorating your home with balloons and other decorative elements.
Decide on purchasing the first necessary things: strollers, cribs, clothes. Who orders, delivers and prepares items for use and when. Perhaps your parents will help you with this.
Talk to your wife about whether you need a holiday at home? Many mothers experience severe stress in the maternity hospital and great fatigue after childbirth. Therefore, some women will want complete peace and quiet in the house.

What to do after the baby is born:

Bring to the maternity hospital the necessary things for discharge.
Prepare the house for the arrival of mother and baby. Put everything in order and collect the necessary furniture.
Decorate your home and car.
Prepare a gift for your wife. Choose a gift according to your capabilities. It is not necessary to give expensive diamond jewelry. The main thing is to try to express great gratitude to your wife for the birth of a son or daughter.
Resolve all organizational issues regarding the ceremonial discharge or surprise for your wife. For example, order life-size teddy bears, balloons and a photographer.
Prepare the necessary food. Ask your parents or relatives to help you with this.
Order a cake or sweets
Prepare elegant outfits for your newborn . You can buy bodysuits with interesting inscriptions. For example, the inscription could be like this: Our princess, A real man, Made with love, Mom and dad's flower, New citizen. Be sure to wash and iron all your baby's clothes in advance.
Take a vacation or a few days off from work. It is important to properly arrange everyday life in the first days of the baby’s arrival in the house. Your help will be greatly needed!

What to do on the day of discharge:

— Buy a bouquet of flowers

- Pay attention to your appearance. Your wife will be sincerely glad to see you solemnly and neatly dressed.

— Arrive at the maternity hospital 1-2 hours before discharge. You may need to buy or do something urgently.

- Help your wife in everything and do not leave her alone on this day.

- Listen carefully to all her stories or experiences.

Help in the maternity hospital

Since a woman may be in a slightly altered state of consciousness after giving birth, dad should take the lead and ask clear questions about what to bring her. For example:

food for mom (do I need cookies, yogurt, kefir, fruits, boiled chicken, drinking water);
nutrition for the baby (is a breast pump, pacifier, bottle, formula required);
additional diapers (find out the child’s weight to choose the size)
personal hygiene products for mom (pads, wet wipes, toilet paper), medications or cosmetics, if necessary
clothing for mother and child (robe, nightgown, nursing bra, bandage, spare panties, socks, and also for the baby - diapers, rompers, vests, bodysuits, etc.);
chargers for a phone, laptop, tablet, camera (depending on what gadgets the mother manages to use in the maternity hospital).
It is better to decide on the transfer of all these things yourself, let the new mother take care of the baby, and all organizational issues will fall on the broad shoulders of the man.