Most of the mothers who gave birth caesarean section should not feel anxious or worried for exclusive breastfeeding for their baby. Whether or not a mother breast-feeding is not determined by the method of delivery but the condition of the baby and the mother after delivery.
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Here are some tips for you to mothers who wish to breastfeed after a cesarean section:
1. Do not Avoid Drugs
After a caesarean, you may still need medication to relieve pain. But do not worry, the drug generally will not have much affect your baby. Consult your doctor, to ensure that the medication you get is exactly the dose. The problem will only come when you try to avoid these drugs. Unbearable pain that will probably lead to disorganization of breastfeeding. Talk with your doctor or nurse about how to wean the right when to take medication.
2. Early breastfeeding
Every newborn should get the right to breastfeeding. Keep an agreement of mutual support and cooperation between the mother and medical staff by performing IMD (Early initiation of breastfeeding). IMD will provide an opportunity for you and your baby to make physical contact and adhesion of skin-to-skin with the way the baby placed on her mother's chest. IMD process will form a strong psychological attachment. This process should be done within the first hour after birth. One nice thing is that if you do, you tend not to feel the pain of the incision.
3. Get support
Every hospital should have a lactation cadre or commonly called a lactation consultant. Their job is to help mothers to breastfeeding success. The lactation consultant will tell you how to breastfeed, even if you do not encounter any problems.
4. Find a good position when breastfeeding
Finding a good position for breastfeeding is very important after Caesarean birth. Make sure the baby close to your body. To protect the incision you can use a pillow as a base. Put the baby beside or under your armpits. After cesarean section, it is important for the baby to receive colostrum and start learning to breastfeed. It is also useful to prevent engorgement and maintain milk supply is maintained.
5. Always close to your baby
The hospital will usually provide rooming space for mother and baby after delivery. Rooming be easier for you to get something you need. For example, shorten the time to soothe your baby when hungry. If for some reason you and the baby to be separated, ask the nurse to pump breast milk and repeat every 3-4 hours until you and your baby reunited.
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