Question for c/s moms

sbuxsweetie · April 2011

I keep seeing all these sweet pictures of mommies meeting their LO in the OR after surgery, but I didn't get to! When DS was born, the doc held him up quickly for us to see, and then whisked him away and brought him to me in recovery, 30-40 minutes later. He scored high on his Apgars, so it wasn't because he needed special care. I honestly think it was because I felt more than I should have during surgery and freaked out a little on the table. As I was being stitched up, the anesthesiology nurse pumped something into my epi that made me fall asleep a few times.. it was a very strange experience. If you had a c/s, did you get to meet LO in the OR, or did you have to wait?

Sa039ra · April 2011

We met briefly in the OR. DH was able to hold him for 5-10 minutes near my head. DS was having trouble transitioning so he needed to be sent to the NICU. Once he was there, I didn't see him until I was out of recovery 2 hours later.

honkytonk_kid · April 2011

They held him up briefly for me to see, then as soon as they knew he was stable, they gave him to H to bring over to me. I held him as soon as they were done stitching.

I'm sorry you had to wait =( I think that's an outdated and unnecessary policy that hospitals really need to change- keep mom and baby together!!

FWIW I asked the anesthesiologist not to put anything in my IV unless I asked for it, and to start with the minimum of drugs, and I still fell asleep a few times. Those drugs are no joke. I hated feeling so groggy.

war_eagle · April 2011

With my first, they laid him on my chest before they took him to the nursery. Then they bathed him there. With my second, they took him out, but I got to see them bath him in the recovery room.

tristate30 · April 2011

I had a similar experience, except they didn't even bring him into recovery. I had to do 2 hours in recovery, and then I got to meet him after. LO was fine, so I wonder if it was because I had gone through 25 hours of labor and had a lot of drugs/was exhausted. They also gave me something in the OR to fall asleep. When I woke up I was still in the OR getting stitched up. It was all very confusing at the time.

I was pretty upset about not getting to see the baby right away. I really wanted 'that moment' with my baby. I eventually got that moment after recovery, it just wasn't how I always imagined it. I am over it, since I get LOTS of moments with him now... he is sleeping on my chest as I type this

Megs12411 · April 2011

I vaguely remember my DH bringing the baby over to me, but I passed out pretty quickly afterwards. From what I understand, I asked him how much she weighed and by the time he answered I was OUT.

We don't even have any pictures from the OR..which I was pretty adamant about at the time (I didn't want pictures of my insides on the outside...eeeeww!) But I kind of regret that now...it would be nice to have at least one or two of my DH and I pre-c-section and one of the three of us right after....(from above the curtain...I still don't want to know what my uterus looks like from the outside..... Indifferent )

Mrs.Honeybear · April 2011

i met LO in the OR as well. they held him up right away so we could see him and then they took him over to be cleaned, weighed, apgars etc. then they wrapped him right up in his blanket and put him right on my chest and we hung out for a little while while they did whatever they were doing to me on the other side of the curtain, then they passed him over to my husband to hold for awhile and then he rode with me as they wheeled me to recovery.then they took him to the nursery while i was in recovery for a couple of hours.

i'm sorry to hear you didn't get to hold your LO right away...pp is right, those drugs are no joke. they had to place my epi or spinal or whatever it was they were doing back there twice because the first time it wasn't going in right and i could feel it. that was pretty awful, but i got a small dose of meds from that and then they did it a second time so i feel like i kind of got more than normal. when they finally finished and got me laid out on the table and my husband came in with his surgical mask on, he walked right up to me and said "hi honey!" and i had no idea who he was. i thought he was another doctor i had never met!

Wufroggy79 · April 2011

I wasn't allowed to hold her in the O.R. They brought her briefly to the recovery room before they took her away to the nursery for all the newborn whatnot they needed to do. I had my husband follow her up there. They brought her back again to see when it was time to transport us up to the room I was going to be staying at.

holly321 · April 2011

I had to get ga, so I didn't meet LO until I got to my room. My husband and our parents got to see her in the nursery.

Soon2bmrsh10 · April 2011

I was able to see my little one, and DH got to hold him, but I also felt A LOT of my surgery and was also given something after they pulled him out that made me completely loopy and tired. I could barely keep my eyes open. I didn't see him again for about 5 hours, while I recovered, and moved to the mother baby unit.

RayRay007 · April 2011

Luckily, given how emergent the situation was, I was able to meet and nurse her in the OR. They didn't hold her up as soon as they pulled her out b/c they had concerns about her health and took her over to the other side of the room right away to suction her and check her over, but she was fine, and my DH and MW brought her right over and we tried nursing for a little while (I have no idea how long - maybe 10-15 minutes?). Then DH took her to the recovery room to wait for me, and then I held and nursed her more while in recovery. I think it would have really freaked me out if they took her away. But I handled the spinal and surgery and recovery really well. If I was passing out or feeling really terrible, it might have been easier to not have to worry about LO? I don't know.

ETA: We only have one or two really crappy cell phone pics. I wasn't in labour and wasn't expecting to have a baby that day so I didn't have a camera, and DH only made it after LO was already out.

Phil&Corinna · April 2011

The dr held him up over the screen for me to see (forgetting that I'm blind without my glasses and couldn't actually make out any features) and then the nurses took him over to get wrapped up. They brought him back after about 5 minutes and DH held him next to my face. My arms were strapped down so I didn't get to hold him. Then DH and DS followed the nurses to the regular c/s recovery room (my surgery was done in the regular OR since they were so busy in L&D that day) while I went to the regular recovery room for an hour. I was then wheeled into my room and my boys were waiting for me. It wasn't until then that I got to hold my LO, luckily DH insisted on doing some skin to skin with him while they waited for me Smile

magdalina.h · April 2011

Every hosptial is different. I got to see and Lucas right away in the OR. I know of another local hospital that brings the baby into the recovery room

mrsmacias2008 · April 2011

Although preemies, (once stabilized) they brought both babies over to me. DH was recording it but we didn't get any pics. It was only for a couple minutes and then they were off to the NICU.

LadyXaverian · April 2011

We met in the OR and I got to be wheeled out of the OR with her in my hands. When we started discussing the c/s, this was one of my questions. They said that the only way she would be taken somewhere else would be if I had to be put under or if something was wrong with LO that needed immediate attention.

So, when she was born, the dr. held her up for us to see, my husband followed her over to the warming table, but I could see her the whole time. I got stapled up while she was measured, tested, vaccinated etc... During this time, DH got to hold her and was able to take her over to me to touch and kiss. Then, once I was ready to go, she was put in my arms and we were wheeled back to our room.

There's a good chance that he was taken from you because you were given something to put you to sleep. If it's bothering you, I would make a point to ask your doctor the next time you see him/her.

sbuxsweetie · April 2011

SarahL77:
We met in the OR and I got to be wheeled out of the OR with her in my hands. When we started discussing the c/s, this was one of my questions. They said that the only way she would be taken somewhere else would be if I had to be put under or if something was wrong with LO that needed immediate attention.

So, when she was born, the dr. held her up for us to see, my husband followed her over to the warming table, but I could see her the whole time. I got stapled up while she was measured, tested, vaccinated etc... During this time, DH got to hold her and was able to take her over to me to touch and kiss. Then, once I was ready to go, she was put in my arms and we were wheeled back to our room.

There's a good chance that he was taken from you because you were given something to put you to sleep. If it's bothering you, I would make a point to ask your doctor the next time you see him/her.

Hi, Sarah! Good to "see" you Smile Have you posted your birth story yet? I've been keeping an eye out for it, but life has gotten crazy lately now that I'm back to work.

Anyway- I'm sure DS was taken away because of the drugs they gave me. We did have a sweet moment together in the recovery area, but like a PP said, it wasn't quite how I had imagined it. Since our next baby will likely be born via a scheduled c/s, I hope to have a chance to talk this through with my doctor and see if we can do things a little differently the next time around.

Your little Nora is beautiful, btw

LadyXaverian · April 2011

sbuxsweetie:
SarahL77:

We met in the OR and I got to be wheeled out of the OR with her in my hands. When we started discussing the c/s, this was one of my questions. They said that the only way she would be taken somewhere else would be if I had to be put under or if something was wrong with LO that needed immediate attention.

So, when she was born, the dr. held her up for us to see, my husband followed her over to the warming table, but I could see her the whole time. I got stapled up while she was measured, tested, vaccinated etc... During this time, DH got to hold her and was able to take her over to me to touch and kiss. Then, once I was ready to go, she was put in my arms and we were wheeled back to our room.

There's a good chance that he was taken from you because you were given something to put you to sleep. If it's bothering you, I would make a point to ask your doctor the next time you see him/her.

Hi, Sarah! Good to "see" you Have you posted your birth story yet? I've been keeping an eye out for it, but life has gotten crazy lately now that I'm back to work.

Anyway- I'm sure DS was taken away because of the drugs they gave me. We did have a sweet moment together in the recovery area, but like a PP said, it wasn't quite how I had imagined it. Since our next baby will likely be born via a scheduled c/s, I hope to have a chance to talk this through with my doctor and see if we can do things a little differently the next time around.

Your little Nora is beautiful, btw

It is good to see you too, and thank you. She is a sweetheart. Colin is "growing up" so fast. I can't believe how time flies. He is adorable. I especially love his crystal blue eyes!

Here's the birth story. Be warned, it is very long.

https://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/51791881.aspx

laurashaffner@gmail.com · April 2011

i had the same exp as you- i felt some things at the end so they knocked me out to finish the surgery. she met daddy first and me when i woke up in recovery after.

ang.ela23 · April 2011

both csections i had the baby on me as i was taken into recovery, lauren was actually bf'ing while they wheeled me into the recovery room. i was in recovery for about an hour and a half & then she came up with me to my room and took her away for about 2 hours. dd#1 was taken away for a little over 2 hours too once we were in post partum unit.

oliverncherie · April 2011

I saw LO briefly after she was born but couldn't see much. I remember being asked if they could bathe her; DH went with her to the nursery. I actually didn't see/hold her for 3 hours after she was delivered - I had an extended surgery (fibroid removal) and severe nausea in recovery.

JessiRaye · April 2011

Met him but dh didn't get the official pic of me meeting him and that makes me sad!!!!

twirlyjack73 · April 2011

Soon2bmrsh10:
I was able to see my little one, and DH got to hold him, but I also felt A LOT of my surgery and was also given something after they pulled him out that made me completely loopy and tired. I could barely keep my eyes open. I didn't see him again for about 5 hours, while I recovered, and moved to the mother baby unit.

This & when I woke up DH said 'do you want to hold the baby' & I was like "what baby"? Oh yeah, that's why I'm in this hospital bed, I guess I had a baby. It was surreal.

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