How long after caesarean section can I hold my baby

Natural childbirth and caesarean section each have their own advantages and disadvantages. Women who give birth naturally can move freely after giving birth and can hold their babies. However, women who give birth by caesarean section will start to feel excruciating pain in the wound after the anesthetic wears off, and cannot hold their babies. So how long after a caesarean section can you hold your baby?

How long after a caesarean section can I hold my baby?

There is actually no uniform rule on how long you can hold your baby after a caesarean section. Generally speaking, you cannot hold your baby during the confinement period, which means it is not suitable to hold your baby within one month after delivery. If you want to hold your baby, it is generally recommended to do so after the confinement period, and you should not hold the baby for too long to avoid affecting the recovery of the uterus.

When holding a baby, the mother should pay more attention to her posture. It is recommended that one hand should support the baby's neck and the other hand should support the baby's hips. This is more stable and easier for the mother to hold. It should be noted that newborns have large heads and small bodies and do not have enough strength to support their heads, so it is important to support the child's head.

When holding a baby, you cannot hold him or her however you want, especially a newborn baby. You cannot hold him or her upright because the neck muscles are not fully developed and the baby's head is relatively large, so it cannot support the head well. Therefore, the baby should be held horizontally. You can only hold your baby upright when he is three months old.

Tips for holding a newborn:

Physical signs of a newborn: big and heavy head, thick gelatinous bones, underdeveloped muscles and weak strength. Newborns can only lift their heads slightly for a moment, and they cannot hold their heads upright until they are 3 months old. Because the neck and back muscles are not yet fully developed, babies under 3 months old cannot support the weight of their heads for a long time. Therefore, the posture when holding a baby within 3 months is very particular, and the key is to support the baby's head.

For newborns, you can hold them flat or at a slant angle. When holding the baby flat, let the newborn lie flat in the arms of mom or dad; when holding the baby diagonally, let the baby lie diagonally. Whether you hold your baby flat or diagonally, remember to support your baby's head with one hand, the other hand, and the other arm supporting your baby's hips and waist. Babies who are prone to spitting up should be held at an angle. This can prevent spitting up or reduce the degree of spitting up.