This is an observation that I have noticed as a Postpartum nurse. The most successful mom/baby's after a c-section seem to be the ones where the mom is content to just snuggle with baby on her chest or to the side of her with her arm encircling baby most of the time, baby may be sleepy for the first day, but no worries, and when baby is interested baby is fed without regard to how long or often. This is in contrast to the situation where mom is too afraid to hold baby much (or nurses warn against it or give the impression it is undesirable) so baby is mostly kept in the nursery or bassinet and there are only short times when baby is taken out to try to breastfeed. Janette in the Pacific Northwest, USA *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html