What happens after the birth?
This may seem like a premature question and not that relevant yet, but I wonder what happens after the baby is born?
What I mean is that if you give birth (without a c/s) do you get wheeled straight onto the ward whether you are showered etc or not? Is the baby seperated from you at all between having it and then going back to the ward? How long after do you leave the delivery suite? And do you get the chance to BF in the delivery suite straightaway?
And if you are in recovery from a c/s, where is the baby while you are in recovery?
The reason I'm asking all these silly questions is that when my SIL had her baby, all her relatives were waiting outside and they all passed the baby around while she was being stitched up (her DH was outside with them, he didn't go in for the birth, her sister did). This thought terrifies me, I want me and DH to have some time first and then the baby to be in a calm atmosphere for a while before the in laws start playing pass the parcel! I also want to be there when they meet him.
My antenatal class isn't until I'm 37 wks so I didn't want to wait until then to know what goes on!