c-sections at AAMC?

MDmama519

Hey y'all!

I'm wondering what the c-section experience was like at AAMC. I'm having a scheduled c-section on April 10th. I know this hospital is very pro BFing and I am hoping to be able to have LO in the recovery room with me afterwards.

Do you recover in a room alone or do you go to a triage type area for recovery (I have seen this on TLC for some hospitals).

Thanks! 

Cooper81

You go to a curtained off triage-type area for a short period of time.  From what I can remember I had to stay there until I could wiggle my toes.  If I hadn't felt like barfing from the drugs I would have felt comfortable trying to BF there, the nurses were very discrete when coming in and out of the area.  I

MDmama519

Thank you very much!!

daisyterp

You should be able to tell the doctor and nurses that you want to BF as soon as possible and they should listen to you and do everything they can to facilitate it. I didn't have a C/S at AAMC, but I know that some hospitals now even have the baby do skin-to-skin while the mom is still in the OR, this practice is mainly done by the nurses. 

you can google "gentle c-section" and bf'ing after c-section to get more ideas.

 

Melisa7984

I had a c section there a month ago but dd was in the NICU right afterwards so I can't comment on how soon they will let you see LO. I will say that they were very supportive with bf-ing and had LC visiting us frequently.

Discordia1030

I was able to nurse DS as soon as I was wheeled into recovery. I had some trouble from the meds, but the nurses were awesome and super helpful.

ashley1381

Melisa7984:

I had a c section there a month ago but dd was in the NICU right afterwards so I can't comment on how soon they will let you see LO. I will say that they were very supportive with bf-ing and had LC visiting us frequently.

 

this exactly!