https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 31 May 2026 01:16:06 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-immediate-skin-to-skin-time#post-228393 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 09:24:25 +0000 DillonLion 228393@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My hospital's policy is immediate skin to skin contact for at least an hour. Even with a c-section. If mom is having trouble and can't do the skin-to-skin, they do it with dad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-immediate-skin-to-skin-time#post-228326 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 08:54:27 +0000 cvbee 228326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Kindof.</p> <p>As soon as he came out the nurses put him onto a little tray or something beside me and did some checks on him or something. He peed on them. Ha! And they held his little face up for me to see. They weighed him and things like that, I think, while I got stitched up. It was all in my room. Then they put him on me and I did skin-to-skin for about the next 8 hours straight (slept with him on me). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-immediate-skin-to-skin-time#post-228314 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 08:48:31 +0000 SugarplumsMom 228314@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. In fact, LO was with us the whole time - she never left our room! I was really surprised because I expected to only have 2 hrs with her but she just stayed in the room with us the whole time. Aside from clearing her mouth, I had skin to skin right away. LO's really fussy so she was actually kicking my stomach while she was on me and I hadn't delivered the placenta yet - it hurt! </p> <p>She also stayed up for hours without sleeping and it's a little overwhelming for a new mom that's JUST delivered and hadn't had sleep (+ sick with the cold). But aside from that, it was pretty wonderful to spend so much time with her immediately after. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-immediate-skin-to-skin-time#post-228256 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 08:21:23 +0000 winniebee 228256@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! I forgot to tell them beforehand, but my midwife asked me immediately, I said yes, and he immediately went on my chest. It was pretty special!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-immediate-skin-to-skin-time#post-228253 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 08:19:42 +0000 regberadaisy 228253@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup! You have to make sure your attending nurse knows it and your husband too. After delivery you might be too groggy and euphoric to remember to ask.<br /> My hospital is really for skin to skin right after delivery so it's the first thing they did. Before cleaning, before suctioning. LO came to me first before all else.</p> <p>It IS possible to have skin to skin <i>right</i> after a c section. You just have to really push for it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-immediate-skin-to-skin-time#post-228236 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 08:14:14 +0000 autumnlove 228236@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a C-section so I had it within the hour! It was still magical! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-immediate-skin-to-skin-time#post-228231 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 08:12:53 +0000 mrstilly 228231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They put DS on my chest as soon as he was out. I think I had 15 or 20 minutes with him on my chest before I had to pass him to a nurse while I got stitched up. I needed an episiotomy to get him out, and the stitches were so painful. I was afraid I was going to drop him. I got him back the moment the stitches were done. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-immediate-skin-to-skin-time#post-228226 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 08:09:01 +0000 Mrsbells 228226@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i wanted it but due to c-section I didnt get to have skin to skin time at all. yet another reason why I hate c-sections. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-immediate-skin-to-skin-time#post-228224 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 08:08:15 +0000 yoursilverlining 228224@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a c-section, and LO had ingested some liquid, so they took her immediately just to get the liquid out, and then gave her to me for skin to skin while they stitched (well, stapled) me up. I think they would have given her to me immediately if not for the liquid situation. Then we - me, DH and LO - went together to my room where we got over an hour alone together (no visitors allowed). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-immediate-skin-to-skin-time#post-228186 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 07:37:46 +0000 LivsMama 228186@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a c-section, so it wasnt "immediate" but I had skin to skin within the first hour. They may have let me do it immediately but I was violently throwing up from an allergic reaction to something, so DH had to hold her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-immediate-skin-to-skin-time#post-228160 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 07:16:25 +0000 Andrea 228160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, her cord was wrapped around her neck twice so the NICU department had to check her out first. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-immediate-skin-to-skin-time#post-228149 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 07:01:54 +0000 mediagirl 228149@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wanted to and the hospital pushes it but there was meconium in my water so I couldn't. I think I got her after about five minutes, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-immediate-skin-to-skin-time#post-228136 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 06:51:59 +0000 loveisstrange 228136@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. She wasn't breathing when she came out so they had to take her immediately. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-immediate-skin-to-skin-time#post-228133 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 06:50:15 +0000 chopsuey 228133@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't, but we did later! I always thought I wanted it, but m turned out happy and healthy so I don't feel bad about not having immediate skin to skin. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-immediate-skin-to-skin-time#post-228120 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 06:34:41 +0000 Rubies 228120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I did. The hospital I gave birth in is a huge fan of it and I loved it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-immediate-skin-to-skin-time#post-228119 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 06:32:57 +0000 HabesBabe 228119@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did- the hospital I delivered at is "baby friendly" and it's part of their normal routine. We also had a one hour "babymoon" to bond with LO after she was born (they kicked everyone out of the room except for my hubs). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-immediate-skin-to-skin-time#post-228109 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 06:02:53 +0000 heffalump 228109@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was so lucky and able to do this. That was the one thing I wanted, and told the nurse as long as the baby is healthy I want skin to skin. They told me they might have to take her because during delivery they saw that she had poo'd, but luckily it was no big deal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-immediate-skin-to-skin-time#post-228103 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 05:52:33 +0000 Sammyfab 228103@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a c-section and didn't get immediate skin to skin until I went not the recovery room about 20 minutes later. My DH was able to do skin to skin after they did the standard measurements and checks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-immediate-skin-to-skin-time#post-228091 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 04:58:40 +0000 mynoahbear 228091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, I had a c- section so I only got to see her for a second before they took her away to check. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-immediate-skin-to-skin-time#post-228089 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 04:55:59 +0000 mommykim 228089@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes I did, but I didn't have a C-Section and my deliveries were (thankfully) uncomplicated. I also got to breastfeed within the hour for both kids. But if there was any complication, I would rather have the doctors check the baby out than worry about whether or not I had immediate skin to skin contact. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-immediate-skin-to-skin-time#post-228055 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 02:20:58 +0000 Rosie Girl 228055@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wanted it too, but it wasn't possible. Our LO wasn't breathing so we didn't even get to see her. I got to hold her in NICU for a while, but then she quit breathing again and no one was allowed to hold her anymore :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-immediate-skin-to-skin-time#post-228052 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 02:17:40 +0000 looch 228052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, but I didn't have a C-section. My hospital's policy is they give you the baby right after they do the initial APGAR scoring. If it's 8 or higher, you get the baby and they come back in an hour for more tests. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-immediate-skin-to-skin-time#post-228035 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 01:20:51 +0000 chrispygal 228035@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a c-section and did not have immediate skin to skin. It was within the hour though. Once I was put back together I went to recovery where DH and baby were waiting for me. The nurse did immediate skin to skin for us at that time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-immediate-skin-to-skin-time#post-227880 Thu, 19 Jul 2012 22:34:43 +0000 brownie 227880@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. I wanted it but he came out before the doctor got there. Then when I did get him I only had a few seconds with him before giving him to dad because I was gonna pass out. It was hours before I got him back. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-immediate-skin-to-skin-time#post-227861 Thu, 19 Jul 2012 22:26:33 +0000 mrsjyw 227861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My one thing on my birth plan. This is a non-negotiable for me.</p> <p>But always worry that it may not happen if I end up needing a c-section, etc. </p>