Honestly, once my babies came out all I wanted was to be in a comfortable position so that I could bask in the moment and just gaze at them. For me this was sitting slightly reclined on the bed. After my last babies birth I had some heavy bleeding half an hour after she was born after I birthed the placenta. The midwives got me to lay the bed down so I was almost flat for 10 or so minutes, so that is when hubby got his first snuggle with DD.