Was breastfeeding difficult after a C-Section?

[barbwong_130]

Ideally when a baby is born it will be placed on the mother?s body. This is not always possible after a cesarean section. One thing to consider is having the father to do the skin-to-skin contact instead. Then when the mother is more able to breastfeed (usually 40 to 60 minutes later) she can take over. It is a great way for the baby and father to bond.

 

[loft71]

I delivered my first bb by c-s in Feb this year at Matilda. I breastfed my girl exclusively for 8months but I gave up recently cos I was tired being a full-time working mom. I must say that the midwives & nurses at Matilda did excellent jobs to make me successful in bf. My midwife brought my bb to me soon after I was pushed back to the room. I was very tired then after the ops & epidural which made me sleepy but I persisted..To reply to your questions, there's no prob to bf at all. Milk supply is depending on how often u let your bb latch on (demand & supply theory in bf!). My girl was in the 80-95 percentile & now 11.5kg at 9mths. Just keep your spirit high to overcome weariness as u need to bf round the clock & non-stop changing nappy etc. Physically I have no problem too, lie down & find a comfortable position to latch on, the bf pillow does wonder! No formula & no water at all for excl bf. My friend who had emergency c-s was successful to bf too eventho she had a GA ops & start bf nearly 24hd after birth but insisted no formula for her bb, only water by spoon..

 

[bekyboo44]

I had emergency c-section at Matilda and my baby was brought to me as soon as he was born (well he was cleaned up first) and then brought straight to me, before I was sewn up!
They also tried to start b/f then....a nurse was then with me most of the night getting b/f started.....and everything went pretty smoothly from there.
The Matilda is fantastic for b/f support....and I had no problems b/f after c/section.

 

[JoTs]

Hi, I had an emergency c-section with my baby (he is now 2!) and had no problem breastfeeding at all. I first breastfed him in the recovery room. It was exhausting during the first night as I had to call the midwife every time he needed feeding as I couldn't pick him up myself (I had him in the UK where you keep your baby by your side at all times).

If I remember rightly my milk came in a day late so he lost a little bit too much weight in that first week, but he very quickly made up for it. I breastfed until he was about 8 months old.

I am due again in April and will have an elective c-section at Matilda - am hoping breastfeeding is as straightforward as last time - I really enjoyed it!

 

[Buckeroo]

I delivered my first via c-section and had a natural birth for the second one. I did not find there to be a difference at all in terms of difficulty with b'feeding. The only difference was that I could not immediately b'feed my baby after the c-section. I had to wait until he was cleaned and checked by the pedia until he was given to me, which was around 2 hours later. Not sure if this was hospital policy or because of the fact that I had a c-section. With the second one, I was handed the baby for b'feeding after she was cleaned (15 minutes later).