> How soon after a c-section can a mom breastfeed?  Do you have to
>  worry about the anesthetics passing through the colostrum?
>   >>
>
>       As soon as mom is sitting she can breastfeed
>
>-------I have found that the side laying position works great or c section
>moms, they dont have to sit up and they are more comfortalle like this :)


We don't wait until mom can sit OR turn on her side.  Our moms come directly
from the c-section surgery room to their room for recovery and stay on the
gurney until they can move their legs.  We just put a pillow under her arm so
she can cradle baby, put baby pretty much on his tummy, bunch up the breast a
bit so he can get a good mouthful, and they nurse with mom flat on her back.
(Baby's legs will be under mom's opposite breast.)  I guess I thought everybody
did it this way!

Becky Krumwiede, RN, IBCLC, Appleton, WI
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