The article definitely makes sense but that's not how it works all the time. Macie was born 3 months ago. They immediately put her on my chest. They did the prolonged cord clamping. Then I was allowed to have skin to skin and breast feed her. All before delivering the placenta. I got a lot of time with her. I handed her to dad so I could deliver placenta and then I got her back. The docs asked if I wanted her washed and weighed and whatnot but I said no. They didn't do the shot until maybe our second day and she didn't even leave the room. Some of those interventions are important and most of the time the hospital will either allow you to be a part of it or will just do it in your room. Macie was only taken out of my room once- hearing test- and was returned immediately. I promise, most hospitals and providers know it is most important for you to have skin to skin and bonding time with baby.

I work land on doing all that as wellnand read an article on delaying the first bath after a few days so the baby can get use to their mothers scent and a few other beneficial reason for mother and child.

but they did let me have skin to skin as soon as she was born after my csection and they never took her out of my room they did everything in there bath hearing test checked her blood sugars ..

here where I delivered they asked if I wanted the hep b vitamin k and the eye drops I told them I didn't want anything and they told me in could denie the hep b and vitamin k but not the eye drops if I do they would have to call cps. it's to prevent infection in the eye or something like that . but I a do sign a paper denying the hep b and vitamin k...

It's so sad that it's just a business to them when it's our life & it determines the remainder of life... & not to make excuses for the horrible things some moms do to their child but, with all the interventions you can understand why some moms don't bond with the baby...it's like an animal...if you intervene too soon that animal will kill the young

I held my baby until I wanted to get a break.

My hospital didn't even offer skin to skin with my first baby :( I had to wear the gown they gave me @mrakel1

I know and they get so much more of the nutrient rich blood if you wait until the placenta is delivered to cut the cord. They just wanna hurry and get their job done so they can go home. It's sad. @royce_ivy

I'm so happy that my hospital believes in prolonged skin to skin and unless you are choosing to have a circumcision ( we are having a girl) the parents are never separated from the baby.

Totally agree...I read this a few weeks ago & my mind was made up !!! I hate how they try to say oh we have to cut the cord it's too tight around baby...well baby doesn't breathe until the cord is cut..so your unwanted intervention is the cause of my baby being delivered blue 😡