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C-sections
Ms.Jade
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Previous C-Section Moms: How long until you HELD your baby?
Ms.Jade
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I know they may let you see the baby, or touch the baby, or kiss the baby or even let your DH hold the baby. But I'm specifically wondering how long (in minutes or hours) went by before you were about to hold your baby for an extended period of time. I searched this board but didn't see this question. And I have seen versions of it on other boards, but they don't really answer my question. How long until you were about to hold your baby on your own after your c-section?
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Re: Previous C-Section Moms: How long until you HELD your baby?
For me, it was three hours. BUT, they tried to hand him to me as soon as I was wheeled into recovery so I could BF him (about 30 minutes after he was born). I was having such an adverse reaction to the medications they had pumped into me that I had little control over myself and they ended up having to knock me out for an hour or so until the medicine ran it's course. So, I woke up much later, was wheeled to my room, and then about 30 minutes later he was brought to me. DH stayed with him the entire time I was out.
FWIW, the reason they waiting the 30 minutes to bring him to me was because he was being seen by the pediatrician at that time. DS was over 10 lbs when he was born and they were afraid that I had undiagnosed GD (I did not) and they were checking him out to make sure he didn't have blood sugar issues (he did not).
I've had two c/s at two different hospitals.
The first c/s was unscheduled after several hours of labor. DS was born at 12:04 AM and I didn't get to hold him until about 3:30 AM. After he was born, they held him up so I could see him and then they took him to get checked out and to get cleaned up. DH was with him and assisting with bathing, etc. the whole time. I stayed in the OR so they could stitch me up which took about 30-45 minutes and then they wheeled me into recovery for about 1.5 hours. When I finally got to my room, they had DS there waiting for me and I got to hold him.
The 2nd c/s was scheduled and it was a completely different experience. When DD was born they wiped her down and did the newborn screening stuff in the room and then they wrapped her up and gave her to DH. DH held her next to me while I was being stitched up. As soon as they had me stitched up, they sat me up and I got to hold her. I held her while they wheeled us into a private recovery room where baby and DH got to stay with me the whole time and then they took us into our post partum room.
How long was that in minutes or hours?
How long was that?
As soon as the surgery was done, they handed her to me and I held her while they wheeled us out of the OR. I have no idea how long that was after she was born--30 minutes? 60 minutes? Everything was kind of a blur.
If you and baby are healthy, you should not have to be separated.
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This was my experience as well. This was a new policy though between my first (2007) and second (2010) babies born via c/s at the same hospital. They now consider themselves a "baby friendly" hospital which means they basically leave mom and baby together as much as possible to encourage breastfeeding.
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I had a c-section under general anaesthesia and my son was sent to the NICU. I was not able to see him for 3 hours until he was cleared to leave and until I had been out of recovery.
With baby #1 he rolled back to my room on the gurney with me and stayed there most of the day. With baby #2 they actually wrapped my arms around him in the OR and I "held" him while they sewed me up. It was awesome. Stayed with me for the ride back and in the room too. Neither baby left my side and we never did "recovery" rooms or separation at all. With the planned C/S I walked out of my room at 10am and was rolled back in at 11am w/ the kid. What a different experience! haha. It was pretty sweet, honestly.
Edit: Baby 1 was born in 1 State, unplanned c/s after 34 hours of labor and 2 hours of pushing. Baby 2 born in a different State, planned repeat c/s that lasted all of 1 hour tip to tail.
Me too.
Also, I had to wait quite a while for the freezing to wear off before I could BF but she basically slept on my chest during that time.
DD1 - 12 hours. She needed to be resuscitated twice (she was more interested in looking around than breathing) and was taken to the NICU for further observation. I had some type of reaction to the post op meds and started vomiting. Once that finally went away, I just went to sleep. I was just exhausted. So the next morning I was wheeled into the NICU and was able to hold her right then.
DD2 - 8 days. She was born at 33 wks 5d and placed on a ventilator for her first 6 days, then CPAP for 1. Once she was downgraded to the nasal cannula, we got to hold her. Approximately 4 hours after my c/s they had me up and moving, so I was able to be wheeled into the NICU to see/touch her for the first time.
I should add, that DD2 was a planned c/s and I had already gotten it cleared with my OB that I wanted to be wheeled in to recovery holding her. I was given the ok as long as there were no complications for either of us. DD2 apparently had other plans.
With DD#1, not until I was out of recovery cause she was in the NICU, but they did let me give her a kiss and touch her face before they took her into NICU.
With DS, after he was out and was all cleaned up, DH was holding him the whole time and was standing right next to me, so I got to touch him and talk to him the whole time until DH carried him right into recovery where I got to hold him and snuggle him.
I think that's a hard question to answer. I didn't have my contacts in or my glasses on, so I don't know how much time passed (couldn't see the clocks).
All I know is she was taken out, checked because she has issues during labor, then given to me to kiss and DH to hold.
Then DH and baby went off for her bath and I was stitched up and taken to recovery.
DH came to recovery for a bit and when I was taken to my room I got to hold her and she stayed with me the entire time.
Maybe it was an hour total? I think I was only in recovery for an hour.
I held DS2 (scheduled c/s) as we transferred to the recovery room, between 30 and 45 minutes after he was born.
DS1 (emergency vaginal delivery) was 2 hours old when I was "allowed" to hold him, but I didn't feel like I could until my pain was under control. I think he was about 3 hours old when I first held him.