How soon after giving birth did your baby bf?

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And did you put baby to the breast yourself or did baby seek the breast?

Just curious!

First two were in scbu so had ebm.

Third - straight away when they gave him to me when I was in recovery( all were sections).

I think about 40 mins. I had an ELCS, so it was after I had been sewn back together and wheeled back onto the ward. He stayed put for 48 hours then my milk came in. Fed him for 6 months (despite 2 bouts of mastitis )

After my ELCS he latched on in recovery about an hour after he was born - midwife had to help.

We had to be helped to get him to latch on and I had a tough start to BFing but 4 months in, I love it now,

Not for 7 days as he was in intensive care being tube fed. As soon as he had the chance though he latched straight on!

Like Dashoflime - DS was prem so whisked off to SCBU and I expressed for weeks before being allowed to feed myself. Did feel very much like a dairy cow for those weeks, specially after I had gone home.