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Originally posted by TexLex
I think the lengthy delays all involve c-s, but even with a vag. birth they do take them away for a period to measure, wash, immunize, etc. The old school policy was to keep them in the nursery for ages and ages while mom recovered (and then bring baby back eventually, full of formula, of course).
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Yeah, the whole put-the-baby-on-mommy's-bare-tummy so they can bond thing is a newish invention. They used to just hand the baby to a waiting nurse to be whisked away, dried off, suctioned out, etc. Now they do the drying and suctioning while the baby is on mommy. At least here on the west coast. With Thor, the anesthetic for the stitches for some reason didn't take (this was the one drawback to not having an epidural) and I was howling, so they told the SFC to take his shirt off and bond with the kid. So there are some nice shots with the baby nestled up against a fur carpet.
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