Blondie - I'm glad u have come to a decision u are happy with, it is the only thing that matters!
I just wanted to let u know that I had a c/s with my first DS in January and after initial cuddle he was taken with my HB back to the ward and meet grandparents and my sister for about 45mins before I can back down and in total it was about an hour before we were feeding (my temp took a while to come down so was in recovery a little longer). But he is a champion feeder and has never had any attachment or supply issues for the last eight months (touch wood!)
I wish u all the best for your remaining months and enjoy ur baby when they arrive!
So glad your at peace now Blondie Just put in your plan you want your baby on your chest through out the stitch up and in recovery with you. It is what I did. Unless something goes wrong most hospitals will do that now. Planned is much better as you will most likley have a midwife allocated in recovery to you so you can BF or snuggle with bubs there.
Take care and hope the rest of your pregnancy is HAH. xx
Minivini2b - I hope that this bubba feeds well. DS didn't feed well, but I blame myself, he and I were both so exhausted from the Labour that he slept though the night and so did I! So first night he had hardly any feeds and pretty much second night as well. I am hopeing that this time I will be more attentive and remember to wake him for a feed.
Lolpigs - Can you write a birth plan for C/S? If so that is awesome!
Yes most definatley Just give it to your OB before your date and discuss it with him like you would anything else. I had delayed cord clamping (which didnt happen) but I got everything else. I got bubs on me the entire time I was being stitched up, hubby was there the whole time, the staff took a picture of hubby and me and bubs, She was on me in recovery however I was a bit out of it, later I learnt this was from the morphine so I'll be requesting pethedine instead next time as I had a massive itching fit for hours afterwards, and we BF back in the room. I unwrapped her in recovery and layed her on my chest, the midwives kept fussing but I just refused to let her be rewrapped, she just snuggled and fell asleep. Feeding well or not is largely up to bubs, however C/S does contribute a bit, but not poor suck etc thats the baby heh so dont be too hard on yourself ( which is what we had)
And dont stress if you dont have the energy to BF in recovery, I didnt the midwives scolded me (which started a week of bullying and intimidation about not being able to produce enough milk and bad advice and resulting comp feeding but hey) but just ignore them, Just do whatever feels natural. This is what I will change next time. No midwife is going to make me feel that way again.
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Just put in your plan you want your baby on your chest through out the stitch up and in recovery with you. It is what I did. Unless something goes wrong most hospitals will do that now. Planned is much better as you will most likley have a midwife allocated in recovery to you so you can BF or snuggle with bubs there.
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