What typically happens??

mykiwidog

I had an emergency Csection last time and my son was wisked away to the NICU and was there for a week so I don't know what typically happens with baby after a normal Csection. After surgery last time I went to a small recovery room then was moved to a bigger room where I stayed the rest of the stay. After the clean the baby up and measure and stuff what happens?? Do they give baby to the daddy? Does the baby go to recovery with you? I just wonder how things go normally.. thanks

 

skio

For me: baby came out and got cleaned up and wrapped, then brought to me for kisses. Then she and DH went to recovery to wait for me. I was there a half hour later and held her/nursed. 

You have more say in it than you think, though, which I didn't know before my first. If you want the baby brought to you immediately after the birth, you're entitled to at least ask. If you don't want the baby brought to recovery before you go there, again, you can request that. If I end up with another c/s, I will be requesting both of those things. Different hospitals have different policies, but it won't hurt to look into it and ask for what you want. Google 'natural c-section' if you're interested.

And lots of luck! 

annabelle.27

It varies by hospital. Sometimes the baby goes with you, sometimes not. When I had my c-section, they showed him to me after he was washed and dressed (which actually annoyed me- I wanted to hold him immediately, and not just see the three inches of his face visible between his swaddle and his toque), then my husband held him while I was closed up, and then I went to recovery and my husband and baby went to the nursery. An hour later we were reunited when I was sent down to my room.

Daisy22

It varies by hospital so you need to ask your OB or call the hopsital. At my hospital, the baby stays with you or daddy the whole time. After the baby is taken out, they wrap him up and hand him to daddy. You get to see him for a few minutes then daddy takes him across the way to the recovery room. I was in the recovery room within 30 minutes of having ds1 and 45 minutes of having ds2. They do the bath and everything else in the recovery room. I stay there with dh and baby for at least 2 hours then they move me to a pp room upstairs.

mlf625

With my first two, I got to meet the baby in the OR, DH held them while the doctor closed me up, then DH and the baby went to the nursery while I was in recovery.  With DS this ended up being 2 hours, and I was distraught as the time dragged on.  The hospital was overcrowded and the issue was that they couldn't find a hospital room to put me in.  I finally became clear headed enough to realize this wasn't right and pretty much demanded they bring my DH and baby to me where I was, which the nurse made happen.  DH later told me they'd just had them sitting in the nursery, waiting.  Ridiculous.  The time span was much shorter with DD - I was in recovery for maybe an hour, but ended up sleeping through most of that, and woke up being moved into my room where DH and DD were waiting.

This time, I plan to be more vocal upfront about not wanting any unnecessary separation.  My OB said the hospital I'm delivering at (different hospital/state from where I had the other two) is slowly moving toward more mother/baby friendly c/s procedures like this, so he feels like they'll be open to making this happen.

Point of my story is, speak up for yourself and what you want.  There's no reason the baby has to be away from you for any extended amount of time if everyone is healthy. 

magdalina.h

For me, my second was lifted over the curtain, cleaned up, wrapped up, given to MH to hold and then given to me. Given back to MH while they hoisted me to my bed and given back to me while they wheeled us to our room. My hospital is very mom's hands on unless there is a problem. They did all of his exams in our room and only took him away for the circ.

arevans31

I just had a c section for failure to descend. Your dh should take they baby to the nursery while they finish with you and then if you and baby are ok then they can bring the baby to you in recovery! I was out of it for the most part so I was completely fine with seeing her recovery and that gives the nursery time to look at the baby and do vital signs and everything! 

nikki_rob_weddingplans

Agree that every hospital is different.  I loved my experience.  DD never left DH or my side.  They do everything right there in the OR while I was being stitched up so I could hear her and DH was by her side the whole time.  She was then brought to me and I held her while wheeled to recovery.  She never went to the nursery until night time when I chose to send her.

princesst92703

I agree with the other PP, it depends on your hospital. With my DS I ended up needing an emergency c/s. I was very out of it and kept blacking out. I remember hearing him cry then DH showing him to me. DH says I gave him kisses and told DH to go with him, I still to this day 7 years later don't remember that part. To me it seemed like maybe 5 minutes after that he was brought to me. DH and family say it was 2 hours, because I kept going to sleep. With DD I had a repeat c/s, that time was so much better. I remember every detail. I even remember looking at all the machines and asking what they were and what they were for.. My OB even told me to hold still lol. When DD camed out the nurse handed her to DH, he held her while I gave her kisses. DH took her to the nursery to get cleaned up, by the time I made it to the recovery room DH and DD were there waiting for me. With DS I sent him to the nursery at night but with DD I kept her in my room, the nurse even came to my room to check on her. We're planning to TTC for #3 soon and I plan to do the same this time around as I did with DD. C/S can be scary but luckly for me I have a good relationship with my OB and the hospital where I have my babies... You can even talk to your OB about your concerns and even call the hospital and ask them what they do. You'd be amazed at the information they will give you.

imimahoney

My experience was a bit different than the others.

Immediately after he came out he was brought to me for a kiss, then he was cleaned and weighed. He was then given to my DH naked for skin to skin. DH was given a pair of big scrubs and our baby was literally put down his shirt for 10 minutes. It was great and exactly what we wanted if I couldn't do skin to skin.

The baby was then given to me and we spent the next hr together in recovery nursing and bonding. He then went to the nursery and I eventually met him in my pp room.   

It was exactly what I wanted.  

teachermother

I had a some what emergency c-section with my 1st.  Baby and I were both fine, I thought it was neat because soon after she was born and I was stitched up they pushed my bed up next to her where I got to watch them give her, her 1st bath and weigh measure ect.  It was really nice because I had labored for 2 days with her then ended up having the c-section due to the fact I obviously couldn't have her on my own.  I don't know if that is normal but it was late in the evening when she was born and it was pretty quite on the OB floor so it seemed like they let me stay with her and my husband.

RayRay007

After they took her out, NICU team immediately took her over to their exam table in the OR and looked her over, my midwife was there and went to take over care once NICU determined she was fine, my DH showed up just then (it was an emergency), he went over to the baby, him and MW brought her over to me and we had skin to skin contact and bf'ing in the OR while they stitched me up. Then DH carried her to recovery while I was wheeled there, where we held and bf'd her some more. The nurse wasn't in a huge hurry to get her weighed, but sometime over the next hour or two she weighed her, and did the eye goop and vit K shot while I held her. Other than getting rubbed down by the nurses in the OR, DD didn't have a bath until way later that day.

Trissie18

For me (both times) DH went with the baby to the nursery where they cleaned the baby up and did measurements while I was sewn up and taken to recovery. Shortly after getting to the small recovery room they brought the baby in to start nursing and skin-to-skin contact. Once I could move my legs they wheeled us into a regular room for the rest of our stay.

mommytoconnor

Typically while you are being closed up and cleaned up, they will be measuring and weighing the baby and typically the baby will rejoin you in the recovery room and be able to stay with you while you recover.

katmacwv

From what I've read, it varies from one hospital to the next.  For us, they cleaned DD up and made sure she was alright (she had expelled the meconium in utero) and then let DH hold her.  I was cold and shaking so much that I couldn't physically hold her, so they put her on my chest while a nurse helped hold her. She stayed in the OR with us until we went to recovery where she was with us, as well.  When I was moved from recovery to a room, she had to go to the nursery because I had a roommate and it was around 10pm.

Meeshe

For both of mine, they held the baby up so Daddy could announce the sex, daddy went over while weighing, etc., and then held the babies next to me while they finished up.  Then they put baby in my arms while they rolled me to recovery.  Immediately upon arrival in recovery they had me start BFing.  Only after a while at that, did they take baby to wash, etc., while they moved me to maternity and then babies met me back there.