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| Home > Complication & Medications > Cesarean Birth > After the Cesarean Birth
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| | After the Cesarean Birth
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You may see your baby for the first time after birth before he departs for the nursery. The father if present in the delivery room, may also hold the baby provided the baby is in good health. Both the parents can enjoy his company. The nurses show the baby as soon as possible. If the father is not permitted in the delivery area, the nurses will keep a tab on the baby`s breathing for the next twelve to twenty-four hours. If everything is fine, he can be brought to the recovery room to be held, admired, and breastfed.
Pitocin should be intravenously administered to contract your uterus as it will not contract on its own. Uncontrollable trembling and nausea are common reactions after a cesarean birth. Medications to control the after effects of C section` will make you sleepy, thereby depriving you of your baby`s company for several hours. In recovery, the nurses will check your blood pressure, the abdominal inci-sion, the firmness of your uterus, and the flow of lochia on your sanitary napkin.
To avoid headaches in case of spinal anesthetic, you would probably be advised to lie flat for eight to twelve hours. If you had a general anesthetic, your throat and neck may be sore for a few days from the insertion of the airway used to administer the anesthesia.
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