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hi i had both an emergency c section first time and planned the second and both times i saw my babies as soon as they cut the cord then they sorted me out and i had them again in the recovery room more or less straight away till i went to the ward ,the planned c section was so different much better tell your nurse who is with you on the day and she will be aware of your worries and see that it doesnt happen again,prehaps your baby or you had problems which accounted for that happening ,as normally they want mother and baby together asap good luck with your next im already planning my next and my second is only 8 weeks

well i had to go on an emergency c-section and i was having a panic attack because i didn't want that but it had to happen because my baby was breched and he was breaking trough it was hard because i only saw my baby for 1 minute because he was having difficulties and it was hard for me because i couldn't carry him or anything only my husband that broke my heart and was crying because all i wanted to do was hold him but i understood that he needed a little bit of help so i calmed down and then after 2 days i saw him whenever i wanted so you may never know but mostly all the times your with the baby i have been there when family members have had baby and the baby do not leave there side so just don't pannic and see what happens most likely the baby will be with you. Good Luck and may God Bless your Baby

When i had my emergency c-sec, right after they pulled her out of me they suctioned her lungs and handed her right over to my husband who was sitting right beside me. I got to look over at her and right when I said something to her she turned and just stared at me. They took me to recovery and my husband was in there with me, he was still holding her. When I left recovery they moved me back to my room and I got to hold her. A lot of people have made comments that after having a c-sec you can't pick up your baby for weeks, not true. My Dr. told me the baby is the ONLY thing I can lift. I am scheduled for my next c-sec in October.

Thank you so much ladies... I am going to look into what happened. My c-section wasnt high risk, the baby was fine (9 lbs - 2 weeks early) but as soon as the baby was out the kicked my husband and son out of the room and I was by myself untl I was outa recovery. personally I think thats just mean, especially after hearing your stories on being able to be with your babies. I felt that it wasnt right - if he was fine and I was fine we should be together. He was with his daddy but its not the same. We should have been able to share him.

With my first (emergency) c-section they gave him to dh to hold up to me. I wasn't allowed to have my gla__ses, though, so I couldn't see him very well! That was for a few minutes and then I didn't get to see him again for 7 hours!!! I was so upset! With my daughter (scheduled c-section) they let dh hold her and show her to me (this time I was allowed to have my gla__ses!), but only for a minute. She had taken a breath and then turned breech during birth and she had breathing problems and had to go to the NICU. After I finally got out of recovery, they wheeled my whole bed to NICU to see her, but her wires wouldn't reach over the bedside, so I didn't get to hold her until another hour or so. They put me in my room and as soon as I could my legs (about 2-3 hours after the surgery) they got me up and into a wheelchair to go see her and hold her. I was asleep under general anesthesia for my youngest son's birth (also scheduled c-section), and I didn't even wake up for almost 3 hours and didn't see him for over 7!!! I hadn't even seen him for a minute or a few minutes like with the other two. It was for his own good, though, because I was loopy and also had to be given Pitocin AFTER the delivery and I was in serious pain. I was more relaxed and in less pain later on when I finally did get to see him and, although I was disappointed that all my visitors had seen him way before me, in the end it was better that way. gl

The one line should be *as soon as I could feel my legs*

Also, all of my babies were on the big side (9lbs. 5 oz., 8 lbs. 3 oz. and 10 lbs. 6 oz.) and had blood sugar problems and had to be in the nursery to have their blood sugar monitored, so I guess that was also part of why it took so long for me to get to see them!

melonie - I had the same experience. They showed me my baby briefly, in fact, I had to ask to see him otherwise they wouldnt have, then we were seperated for an hour or two while I was in recovery. I just stared at the clock on the wall, and kept reminding them to not forget about me! I asked when i could go back to my room, and when that time came, I said, ok, time to go!!!! lol. I really hope it wont be like that next time, but I'm glad you asked, because I've been wanting to ask my dr., but have forgotten thus far. I'm having him on the 28th and the only thing I'm scared of is the IV.....the hospital I go to sux when it comes to putting in ivs, and they'll poke and dig on me 10 or so times before they get it right.UGH!!!

Something to think about - if you are planning to b___stfeed and there is the likelihood of having a c-section, it really helps if you can buy or rent (in many hospitals, borrow) a hospital-grade electric double pump and bring it to recovery - that way you can pump a few hours after birth and it will nearly mimic your baby's nursing. Often, the baby isn't given over to you early enough to start the process and nothing signals the prolactin at the right time to start up your milk; after that missed window, lots of women have a really tough time playing catch up with milk supply, and then they feel like failure when they were set up for it from the get-go. In my case, I had an emergency c-section with my first son because of pre-eclamsia, and they gave him to me in my room, but he was so drugged from the morphine and epidural that he couldn't feed aggressively enough and I was having to supplement by the second month with formula. My next son was a planned c-section, and I had my pump at the ready. Sure enough my boy came out completely "stoned," so I pumped every hour or two as he would have nursed, and it saved my supply and even at home, the pump was great for preventing all those problems of not completely emptying out the b___st like mast_tis, etc. Also, if you turn into one of those paranoid mamas (like I was at times) that worries your baby isn't getting enough milk, you can see it go down when it's in a bottle!