(baby giggling)

>>Fonda Mitchell, MD OB/GYN - This time that you're gonna spend with this newborn

at home is going to be a unique experience.

There are gonna be times where they'll be just you

and the baby bonding, getting to know each other.

Family support can also be very helpful.

I think it will vary from person to person,

depending on what your needs are

during this new time of your life.

>>Rachel Walker, MD OB/GYN - After that delivery, some women prefer to go home

with just them, their partner, and their new baby

to spend some quality time bonding together as a family.

>>Meredith, 28 Weeks Pregnant - When the baby first arrives, we'd like

those first couple days just to be the three of us

so that we learn what that type of family is all about.

>>Chrisitie, Second Time Mom - It was really great to come home together as a family.

We felt really well-prepared after leaving the hospital.

It was just really great to be able to bring her home

to her big sister and to be able to kind of

bond there at home as a family.

>>Rachel Walker, MD OB/GYN - Others prefer to have family members around

to help them out in this beginning stage.

>>Amanda, Second Time Mom - We have a ton of family, but we also have a ton

of friends that are like family around.

And we could just pick up the phone

and call anybody, 'cause you know,

you're gonna have ups and downs

when you come home with a newborn,

and just to know that we have people around

that can help is amazing.

>>Kevin Overback, MD OB/GYN - That help can be anything from grocery shopping

to bringing meals to folding laundry

to helping you straighten up the house.

>>Rachel Walker, MD OB/GYN - Once you return home, there's no right or wrong answer.

Whatever works for you and your family is what's best.

Maybe that's just you and your partner and the baby bonding,

or perhaps that's additional family members around

to help you out.

>>Kevin Overback, MD OB/GYN - You will figure it out and you will do great.