What is your plan immediately following birth? Lots of opinons please?

Question

With my daughter the nurses took over. They washed her up while my placenta came out (I held her only briefly and then they took her to wash her up). They gave her a bottle so I good rest and I breastfed, but they gave her a few bottles. Now that I know more, I am disapointed with how it went down. This time I want a plan to tell the nurses. No bottles. I want to hold her right away. I want to give her that first and all her baths... what else? I need a plan because nurses tend to want their routine followed and I don't want to be dissapointed again with this one

Answer 1

You need to create a birthing plan. Here is a website that has some good information on it.. http://www.firstbabymall.com/expecting/pregnancy/birthplans.htm

I will post more links if i find them.

Good luck. :)

Answer 2

You need another adult to be there with you to tell them exactly what you want as far as what you can control. If you purchase a breastpump or go to your local wic office, you can get little signs that say "I'm a breastfed baby, if I cry please bring me to my mommy!" These get the point across without being offensive to the nurses. Also, look into whether the hospital where you will deliver has a good lactation program and offers consultants to help with just such issues. My hospital was great, but I live in one of the largest cities in the country. My sister lives in the middle of nowhere, and the nurses tried to give her a hard time about it until I explained that they could honor her wishes, or we would go elsewhere. Just make sure they know baby is to be breast fed exclusively!! No options. Make sure you have someone there to see to your wishes. Firmly if necessary! Congratulations and a helathy baby to you!

Answer 3

Skin to skin contact is extremely beneficial for baby and mother immediately following the delivery. I asked the Dr to place my baby right on my bare chest right after he came out so that the baby could go feel my warmth and go on the breast right away. As long as the delivery goes well your delivery team should be able to do this. They took him to the other side of the room to measure and weigh him for just a minute, after I held him for about 15 minutes, then brought him right back to me so he could nurse. My baby did not get washed till much later.
You have the right to insist on holding your child right away, providing he/she is delivered healthy and does not need any immediate medical attention. Let them know of your intention to breastfeed. At my hospital, the babies room-in so they are always with mom, also they mark the bassinets as "Breastfeeding" or "bottlefeeding" so that the breastfed babies are not given a supplemental bottle of formula.
Best of luck to you!

Answer 4

My first birth, I held my son for only a minute or two until the nurses checked him. THen they took him to the nursery and they never even brought him back for an hour! I was so angry.

With my 2nd son's birth he came out, they put him on my belly, covered us with a blanket and I nursed him within 5 minutes of being born. They took him away for not even a minute to check his heart and then gave him back to me. I held him for another 2 hours until my husband carried him down to the nursery to get weighed and measured.

I did not want him to be alone so either I was with him or my husband. No soothers. No bottles. No circumcision. No needles or blood sugar tests unless my husband or myself were told first. Skin to skin contact immediately after birth. Baby would room in with me unless I asked. No visitors unless confirmed with me first (except immediate family). That's all I can think of for now. :)

Answer 5

Yea my first 2 sounded a lot like that. The 3rd time around i had a midwife and it was wonderful. She put him on my belly and they cleaned him off, my husband cut the cord, and i held him for like an hour before they even weighed him. It was a wonderful experience. I watched the nurse bath him but I bathed my first. Don't let them ruin your experince, put your foot down and let them know ahead of time what you want. Congrats and enjoy!

Answer 6

as soon as my son poped out i just stuck out my hands and waited until he wound up in them and out him striaght to breast i had also told the nurses that i wanted to breastfed i am not sure how old your first is but at least in canada they are pretty strict if you want to breast feed they are not allowed to give your baby formula (i am sure in extreme circumstances it changes) they put a sign in the top of the bassinet telling if the baby is breast fed formula fed or both i would also tell your hubby so he can make it clear bc if there are 2 of you paying attention then they won't get away with anything

Answer 7

I think you need to be very assertive with what you want, maybe try to discuss it beforehand. I do agree with having a midwife. I had one for my third baby and it was a wonderful experience.