Great Cindy.  And next time, maybe they will decide to have the baby and the mother skin to skin, rather than the baby wrapped up.  And maybe this will become the routine.  And it should be not only for breastfeeding mothers, but for all, even those who "choose" bottle feeding.

Jack
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Cindy Curtis 
  To: 'Lactation Information and Discussion' ; 'Perinatal Nursing Discussion List' 
  Cc: 'Jack Newman' 
  Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 9:58 AM
  Subject: Breastfeeding in the OR - WE DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!


  I just have to tell you'll what happened at work this week.

  We are a small community hospital and we do all of our c sections in the main OR and they go to recovery room afterwards while baby goes to the nursery. We have progressed over the last year for mom to get to keep baby in the OR for some time after the birth instead of an immediate whisk away to the nursery, I have been trying off and on to get it approved (isn't it a shame it has to even be approved) for moms to nurse on the OR table......

  WELLLLLL

  the other day baby was born and healthy, at about 3 minutes of age baby wrapped and took to head of the bed to see mom and dad, and he was rooting like crazy, the CRNA (Nurse Anesthetist) said he looks hungry, and I said yes he does and the mom said can I nurse him...... in the past we haven't tried this because of opposition met form OR staff, any way the CRNA said yeah nurse him , and I looked at her and she said go for it, I asked the doc and he said sure...... so we put baby to breast and in a few minutes time he latched on laying on his tummy across the top of moms chest. He nursed and nursed, then when it was time to transfer her from the OR table to the bed, I held onto him and the OR crew slid her over, her never let go and he stayed attached all the way to the recovery room, I accompanied her there, the Recovery room nurse was cool with the baby being there, and we brought mom and baby back to her post partum room together and the only time he let go was when we hit a bump in the tiles but he got himself right back on.....

  He continued to nurse in the room, and when he was done we did all of the bath and admission stuff right in the postpartum room.... I don't know who was happier, me or the family!!!!!!!!!! Hopefully this will be the beginning of a new trend in our unit!

  Just had to share this happy event with you!

  Cindy

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