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bf c section moms-is this the norm
so my coworker had a baby. she just came backt o work and we where talking about stuff. i asked if the birth went ok. and she said no not at all.
she was induced. 21 hours later they said ok this isn't working. the dr is like your not dialating. your hips are too small baby too big time for a c section. this pissed her off she's like couln't we have discussed this 10 hours ago and she was contracting every 2 minutes but they wouldn't give her an epi.
so she delivers via c. in recovery they give her the baby to breastfeed. they have her in the sitting up position in recovery bf. and her dr just leaves. i know my dr stuck around till i was out of recovery.
she wound up passing out with the baby in her arms while in recovery. she lost so much blood in her c she needed a transfusion. but another dr wound up making that call
i can't IMAGINE one being in the sitting up position immediatly afterwards NOR can i imagine trying to bf the baby (i didn't bf either of my kids so i have no clue) but i was all wrapped to keep my body warm (and my bp was really low with cole so i had to lay flat in recovery)
is this the norm when bf'ing? i can't imagine. i know i was pretty doped up and i can't imagine being able to coordinate all that.
needless to say she's not going back to her dr or that hospital (and its a rpetty good hospital so i am really suprised)
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yay no this wasn't when swhe was back in the room AFTER recover. this was while she was IN recovery.
luckily her dh was with her. but jeez
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I was shaking uncontrollably when I was in recovery!! I wouldn't have even been able the hold the baby! Also, there was a nurse in the room that could see all of the recover beds in case anything were to happen. I think that's pretty strange!
she told me they didn't even give her an option said she HAD to. which i thought was wierd.
and no my dr didn't stay with me. but she stayed around the recovery room and came in and checked on me. she wasn't holding my hand or anything. the nurse did a m ajority of the checking. i just find the whole thing bewildering.
and ddleo i was shaking too and itchy man was i itchy.
thats how i was with belle. i was SO out of it. i forget what i said. but when i got wheeled into the room i said something and then about two hours later repeated it. ken said he just laughed at me cause he knew i had NO recollection of saying it the first time.
and with cole i was talking about shopping with the nurse and how i really wanted a new pairof boots!
Well, yes and no to various parts of your question.
After surgery, the anesthesiologist should give the nurse report on the patient. As long as patient is stable, the doctor doesn't need to be there. The nurse is qualified to watch her and assess her well being. The fact that she passed out and no one was there is insane!!!! You cannot leave a post op patient alone!!!
However that happened to me at a large hospital that I will not return to for birth. I was also left alone for 3 hours. It's best to initiate breastfeeding within the first hour after birth when baby is most alert. It leads to the best breastfeeding success rates. While I breastfed successfully, it was a rough start.
With my 2nd c-section, I was at a different hospital and INSISTED they bring the baby to me for breastfeeding. I sat up and breastfed in recovery within 30 minutes of being closed up. I had labored ahead of time so it wasn't a scheduled c-section (though I knew it was likely). It is definitely possible to lay on your side to breastfeed post c-section though.
Why didn't they tell your coworker earlier about her pelvis issues? Because she doesn't have an incompetent pelvis. Her induction failed. Her baby was not ready to come and you can't force a baby out very easily before that baby is ready. So doctors blame it on pelvis issues. Of course that means she'll be a good patient and sign up for her c-section with the next baby (if there is a next baby). Doctor will get a nice paycheck and not waste time waiting for a mom in labor.
Good for your coworker for realizing she had crappy care during her birth though I feel bad she had to go through that!
I had to wait 2 hrs after my emergency cesarean (which was really over 3 hours after the baby was born) to BF'd. I honestly barely remember it as it was 1:30am after a full day of mostly unmedicated active labor after 6 days (yes, for real) of prodromal labor at home. I do remember that I did NOT see my doctor in recovery at all, but nurses a few times, but then again, I did not see my baby in recovery either (and while at first I was upset about this, I'm actually glad.... I was in no shape to handle a brand-new baby hopped up on morphine and dilaudid and shear exhaustion immediately after).
I haven't read all the responses, but a lot of hospitals are moving towards more pro-baby environment, which I could see including BFing a baby immediately after a c-section. I think this is really wonderful *IF* the right support is in place. And if not, I think the mother's well being needs to be considered. FWIW, my baby did not supplement during those 2 hours and had no problem latching/bonding afterwards either.
so she was left alone with an infant in recoverY??? that is NOT normal.
I was brought to recovery after my c/s - and was with a nurse the whole time... DH was with the babies for a bit then came to be with me and show me pics of them... i was then in my room about 40 minutes later and they were brought to me a few minutes after I got to the room --- i was nursing right away then... but it was an hour after they were born... not right away- and NOT while i was still in recovery! Only after they knew i was doing fine...
that is just insane.
Hmm, from my experience I did BF my baby in recovery. I did not have an emergency C though, so maybe that makes a difference? I was a little out of it, it was a schedule C so I had a spinal. They took me into recovery (my DH was with me the whole time) and I had my baby with me right away. My doctor was not with me but there was a nurse there the whole time (maybe even 2 nurses?). I was sitting fairly upright, and I did try and start BF my baby right away. An hour or an hour and a half later when I could feel my feet or move my legs I was moved from recovery to my room. Everything went fine!
Looks like your coworker had some issues though! Mine was fairly routine, so I didn't think anything out of the norm.
My OB was in recovery with me for all 3 c-sections. She didn't sit in the room the entire time, but was there when I got back to my room. I was only in 1 hour each time. The baby is not allowed in recovery (at least at St. Clare's when I delivered). You are only allowed to see your baby once you are out of recovery.
I BF all 3 kids once I got back to my room. I never had any big BF issues though.
I'm sorry your friend experienced that!
neither my midwife nor the surgeon who performed my c-section were with me in recovery. there are nurses whose job is to monitor patietns in recovery. neither time did i see my babies while in recovery and i did breastfeed. i have no idea from a medical perspective, but being in the sitting up position (assuming that the bed was moved to that position) wouldn't have been a problem for me because i was numb from the chest down for quite a while after my spinals.