Favor on this rainy Saturday

[dana86]

1. Immediately after I was able to do skin to skin with the baby. I was able to do so until I was finished delivering the placenta and stitched up. At that point they quickly took the baby to do all its checks before returning her to me for more skin to skin and to try nursing. From there it was just my time with the baby to bond and nurse while all the commotion went on around me. Getting moved rooms with my second two kids took place within that first 90 minutes or so. 

2. The only thing I would have preferred not to deal with was the switching of rooms. They try to give you your time but at the same bit they are trying to get you switched into a different room as soon as they can. It felt rushed and was fairly chaotic which wasn't much fun for just having popped a baby out. I would have tried to take my time bonding and prepping myself for the room switch instead of giving in to their signs of wanting a quick turn around. 

3. The skin to skin just helped with that extra bonding not to mention the time to relish in the fact that this little thing you have been toting around for so long is now out. Besides being shuffled around for rooms my immediate postpartum was nice with each of my babies. I think the later postpartum was easier. It was all about the initial bonding I think that helped. 

[ilovebed]

Apr 23, 2016 9:34:21 GMT -5 @lauralynne said:

I'm working on my certification and I need some interviews from 3 moms.  The questions are fairly simple and don't require a huge amount of thought or work...
So Seattle mamas, if you want to help and can remember any details from the first couple of hours post birth, can you answer the following?


1. Describe what happened immediately postpartum (first hours after baby was born). I had immediate skin to skin contact and she latched on immediately. Before the cord was even cut.


2. Can you identify any interferences; things you would have wanted differently? I was extremely anxious and sleep deprived after several days of laboring in the hospital. The baby cried constantly and they wouldn't let me sleep with her in the hospital bed so we just didn't sleep. This time I will get the heck out of the hospital as soon as possible so I can get home and rest.


3. How did what happened in that period influence the later postpartum experience for you? Now I hate the hospital setting and I have a lot of anxiety surrounding all the monitoring and interventions. On the other hand, Now I know it all turns out okay and not to stress about it too much. It's a short lived madness that you just have to accept for a few week while in survival mode.


Thanks!!

[minion]

I'm working on my certification and I need some interviews from 3 moms. The questions are fairly simple and don't require a huge amount of thought or work...So Seattle mamas, if you want to help and can remember any details from the first couple of hours post birth, can you answer the following?

1. Describe what happened immediately postpartum (first hours after baby was born)
Skin to Skin, nurse the baby, hold the baby take lots of pictures and hang out. One of my legs went super numb and I threw up because of the epidural, so we spent more time in the birthing suit. Couldn't really complain about most of it.

2. Can you identify any interferences; things you would have wanted differently?
I wish, I had someone there to tell people to leave. We had very few people visit. H and I talked about people over staying, and it ended up being him talking to his parents FOREVER. I needed to pee and change out my pad, but it was way to awkward for me to tell them to leave. Oh and the lactation specialist never stopped by. I mean MiMI and I got it figured out, but I like having someone tell me it was right.

3. How did what happened in that period influence the later postpartum experience for you?
Honestly, I really dreaded people coming to visit, because I didn't feel right asking people to leave. So I ended up getting up and visiting people at their houses instead.


Thanks!!

[minion]

Apr 25, 2016 13:44:57 GMT -5 @lauralynne said:

Great info - one of the things I offer the moms is visitor interference. But maybe I can set up a code word with mamas for "I am done - get them out..."

Or "the look" LOL