Hey firsttimemum86.
Congrats on your pregnancy. It all depends on which hospital you go to. Mine (pm me if you want to know) was fine with letting me hold DS straight away, even while they were stitching me up. Hubby held him the rest of the time. DS came with me to recovery for 1 hour and had his own midwife to look after him, who helped me breastfeed when he was only 1 hour old. He them stayed with me til i was back on the ward about 2 hours later. Only negative was hubby not allowed in recovery with us, so he felt like he missed out a bit, but he spent that time ringing everyone, as even though it was elective we didnt tell people we were going in. Really, a c section can be a positive experience. Good luck with your bub!! xoxo