c/s birth plan

[mhaddon]

Well I went to my appt today with the OB. He was very nice and we discussed a VBA2C and b/c this will be our last we decided it would be best to go w/ a c/s. I figured that is how it would be b/c when I first got pregnant I couldn't find an OB to do a VBA2C without driving to another state. Anyways, he was very nice and minimal interventions which was great. No questions about pap, no internal exam, and we discussed how to make the c/s the best experience for me. So we talked about everything and he told me to make a birth plan and we would go over it next week and make sure I had it for the nurses.

So this is my c/s birth plan, I'd like some feedback over it :)

I do not want my arms strapped down
Lower the curtain when she is being born
If possible let the cord stop pulsating
Dad will cut the cord
Dad will hand the baby to me and I will be able to hold her asap
No eye ointment will be given
No shots until they have been discussed with me
Baby will stay with me as long as everything is okay until I am ready for her to go to the nursery and dad will bring her down. We are not concerned about a bath right away and if possible would like to be present for the first bath.
I will breastfeed as soon as possible, it would be nice to have a lacatation consultant around for the first session. No bottles period. This includes glucose water and NO formula, we will try to resolve any problems with breastfeeding.
Any tests or shots need to be discussed with me first.
We will take the placenta home with us. We will provide a ziplock bag for it to be put in after examination and a cooler.


He already told me that I would get the baby asap as long as everything was ok, I could keep her as long as I wanted. He also discussed how I would be able to bf her as soon as I was all stitched up w/o even asking if I was going to bf :) So it sounds like everything will go well I'm just not sure about the cord and them letting me take the placenta... He was totally fine w/ not shots and eye ointment and told me that he didn't see the need for the eye ointment :thumbsup:
Oh, he's also very very good looking :blush:

My date looks like it is going to be the 22nd, I'm due on the 26th so DH and I almost wonder if he's giving me some time to go on my own... Also he told me if I was crowning when I came in the wouldn't push her back in :giggle: We will see what God has planned!!

[rachaeljohnson]

sounds great. I didn't have a cesarean...but on my birth plan i said if i had to i wanted to nurse right after delivery and my midwife said fine. :) I would make the dr. let you go into labor on your own...there are lots of triggers in the baby that are achieved at the onset of labor...then you could go in. Not sure if there is a safety reason not to do that. And, i wouldn't hesitate to stay at home for a long time before going in if that's something you are comfortable with! :) Hugs!

[JDT]

I had a c/s and there was some issue with taking the placenta out of the hospital. I don't remember what it was though. Something about state law and medical wastes. Something like that.

Anyway, the rest sounds great!

Happy delivery mom and Happy soon to be birthday baby!

[OneFabMama]

I had a c/s and there was some issue with taking the placenta out of the hospital. I don't remember what it was though. Something about state law and medical wastes. Something like that.

Anyway, the rest sounds great!

Happy delivery mom and Happy soon to be birthday baby!

Unfortunately, I think there is something too this. Something about the placenta being hazardous or something. Yeah. Totally stupid, but definitley ask your OB about it prior.

[mhaddon]

I know some moms have gotten them so I figure it's worth a try :)

ALso what is you can get instead of staples? Is it more comfortable? I hate when those stupid things pull :(

[JDT]

Surgical tape.

[mhaddon]

Surgical tape.

That's it, is it any better?? Do they have to take it off or is it like the steri strips you get when the staples are out?

[marymom]

i think your birth plan sounds great!!! will the OB let your DH cut the cord? they wouldn't let my DH. :(

i wish you the best mama!!! :hugs:

[mhaddon]

DH got to last time :)

[marymom]

DH got to last time :)

well then that is awesome!!! :thumbsup:

[mhaddon]

well then that is awesome!!! :thumbsup:

It is so funny how every dr. and even hospitals/states are different. I am hoping they will let me take my placenta, but who knows. It seems some policies are just put in place to make things easier on the hospital or dr. KWIM? Like they really have no reason not to do things, they just don't want to.

Actually DH was shocked last time when they asked him if he wanted to cut it, we weren't expecting it- who knows may have just been the nurse we got

[Katherine]

i just had a c/s, and my birth plan was similar to yours. i was told the hands tied down/not tied was up to the anestesiologist, so you may need to discuss that with them. actually, pretty much everything was up to them - i had an awesome one who explained everything to me and answered all my questions.

as for the LC during the first bf'ing session, that might not happen, but you should be able to ask for a nurse to help - that's how it went with me, and the LC visited the next 2 days we were there.

good luck!

[mhaddon]

I think the dr. told me I can schedual for the LC to come as soon as I was done in the OR or I could schedual a later time if wanted. I'll have to check on that and see where to call. I wish I had gone to this hospital last time, they are so organized and have so many great programs and private rooms.

So did you have anything else on your birth plan??

[lyn1270]

That's it, is it any better?? Do they have to take it off or is it like the steri strips you get when the staples are out?

i had the steri strips for both of my c/s...no staples at all. the steri strips just kinda fell off on their own...:yuck: a little gross, but at least it wasn't staples! :goodvibes: good luck!

[blossomgoat]

I know some moms have gotten them so I figure it's worth a try :)

ALso what is you can get instead of staples? Is it more comfortable? I hate when those stupid things pull :(

My doc actually closed me up with internal dissolving stitches. You couldn't see them from the outside at all. It's worth asking about.:thumbsup:

[Katherine]

i had disolvable stitches w/ the1st c/s, but the 2nd they pref. to do staples - they explained why, but i was out of it at the time. they took those out my last day and put steri strips on - they didn't fall off on their own for me, poor dh had to take them off and it was soooooo painful.

i deleted my birth plan, but i think my phrasing was a bit stronger - i just said "i do not consent" to what we didn't want. it was not a planned c/s, but i wrote a c/s plan as a backup, since we were trying for a vbac. i know i said no artificial nipples and also stipulated the baby was not to leave us - either i or dh must be present at all times. i stipulated which shots/tests we were refusing. i also specified that i must bf within 1 hour of birth.

[JDT]

I found the tape itchy, but other than that it was fine.

I took it off at about 3 days pp while in the shower. Found out later you're not supposed to do that. Oh well.

btw: why don't you want to baby to leave you?

[mhaddon]

I found the tape itchy, but other than that it was fine.

I took it off at about 3 days pp while in the shower. Found out later you're not supposed to do that. Oh well.

btw: why don't you want to baby to leave you?


Not right away. W/ ds1 I didn't get him until 19 hours later, they said he was having trouble breathing, but he was just fine :(
DS2 I was trying to bf him and she kept going on about how he needed a bath and needed warmed up. No, he was just fine and trying to nurse. We ended up w/ latch problems. I don't mind her going to the nursery later on, but I want that time at first and want them to know that I won't be rushed or bullied around for something that can be done at a later time.