Laid Back Breastfeeding After C Section

Use extra pillows behind the mother s back for extra support.

Laid back breastfeeding after c section. So if you haven t yet given birth and have a scheduled c section talk to your practitioner about your wish to nurse immediately following the surgery circumstances permitting. The most progressive hospitals are even giving moms the opportunity to breastfeed right after their c section while they re still in the operating room. Laid back breastfeeding after a c section if you ve had a caesarean delivery and can t find a comfortable breastfeeding position 3 this may help.

To protect your cesarean incision and avoid stressing it it s best to adopt a laid back position draping the baby across you and away from the wound. Carefully roll to one side while grasping the side rail and relaxing the abdominal muscles. Initiation of breastfeeding is often delayed because mothers who have delivered via c section often need some extra time to recover before they physically feel like holding and nursing their new baby.

Your caesarean may be planned or unplanned but either way it needn t derail your breastfeeding journey the key is to be informed so you can be as prepared as possible. However if it s necessary to have general anesthesia your recovery will take longer. If you have an epidural or spinal anesthesia you ll be awake so you may be able to breastfeed right away.

Breastfeeding can help normalize the experience of an operative birth. When using laid back breastfeeding ideally each mother finds her own best variations by trial and error. Begin with the bed in a flat position and side rails up.

Mother and baby skin to skin is good option too. Once you can turn over a side lying position is usually more comfortable. If you can t breastfeed right away ask to hold your baby skin to skin.

Colson says the best laid back breastfeeding positions are those that mothers can easily and comfortably maintain for up to an hour. Reclining with your baby s body across your shoulder will let you nurse comfortably without any weight or pressure on your wound or you could also try side lying. Laid back breastfeeding or biological nurturing means getting comfortable with your baby and encouraging you and your baby s natural breastfeeding instincts.