Not all cesarean deliveries should be avoided. If there are indications for a C-section, meaning there are medical reasons why a C-section is necessary, your doctor may also recommend a C-section for the health of you and your baby.
There has been a lot of publicity about the benefits of having a normal birth. All the major parenting websites and attitudes are very clear: if you can have a normal birth, you should have one. However, the cesarean rate in China is still very high, and a large percentage of them are actively choosing to have a cesarean.
If you have already given birth and your baby was born by cesarean section, tell us what the reasons are?
Here are a few points to cover that may be a little upsetting for mothers who have had a baby by C-section. It is certain that most babies born via C-section are healthy. And loving him, caring for him and taking care of him more often has a very important impact on the physical and sensory development of the baby.
If you have not yet had a baby and are actively thinking about choosing a C-section, you need to know that a C-section also does carry a number of risks, including.
1. Cesarean section is major surgery
A C-section requires a large opening to be cut in the abdomen and entails making an incision in the wall of the uterus in the abdominal cavity after setting aside the muscles and fat, which is why, C-section is just the common name for what is actually the medical name for it.
This procedure causes major trauma to the mother’s body from the inside out, requires a long recovery time, has significant post-operative pain, and carries the risk of infection.
2. C-section babies are prone to respiratory diseases
Because in the cesarean section, the baby is directly removed from the womb by the doctor, there is no opportunity to start the “delivery adaptation mechanism”, so after birth is more likely to suffocation, wet lung and other symptoms, which is called the cesarean section baby syndrome.
3, cesarean section babies have a high proportion of sensory disorders
There is an analogy in the baby center: the baby born by normal birth is “coming from the door”, and the baby born by cesarean section is “breaking through the wall”. The skin and body organs of a normal fetus, including the limbs and brain, are exercised and stimulated during the rugged birth canal. The fetus born by caesarean section, on the other hand, has not gone through this process and has a higher percentage of sensory disorders.
4, cesarean section may affect postpartum lactation
Cesarean section may delay the baby’s skin-to-skin contact with you after birth, which to a certain extent will affect the secretion of milk. Most women with normal deliveries can embrace their babies immediately after delivery, move around freely underground, and tend to breastfeed more frequently, so they give milk more quickly.
5. Parent-child contact is slightly slower after cesarean section
In a small study, researchers at the Yale Child Study Center also found that mothers who had a cesarean section did not respond as strongly to the baby’s cries as those who had a normal birth. In some cases, some mothers also became depressed as a result of the cesarean delivery.
This may be because more blood is lost during a cesarean section and the mother experiences more postpartum pain. C-section mothers also want to cuddle and be close to their babies as much as possible to foster bonding, but usually not as much as they would like for a while.
If you haven’t had your baby yet, you may still be daunted by the pain of a normal birth, even if you understand that there are risks mentioned above. I don’t know if this fact will reassure you: even mothers who describe labor pains as the limit of human pain have survived them, and many are still happily looking forward to having another one.
Lateral incision is a high percentage of normal births, but it is not inevitable. The right diet can make the baby’s birth weight more reasonable; proper exercise can make your body more flexible and increase the toughness of the muscles of the birth canal; learn about childbirth in advance and listen to the guidance of the midwife when it comes to a reasonable combination of forces. All these can effectively reduce the possibility of needing a lateral incision.
One more thing, don’t be intimidated by fear. Try to relax!
Mothers-to-be should have a general idea of when to have a cesarean section or when they should choose to have one. However, it’s best if the delivery goes smoothly ~ it’s good for both the baby and the pregnant woman!
If a pregnant mother has special circumstances that necessitate a C-section, she should listen to her doctor’s advice before deciding whether to opt for a C-section for the sake of her health and that of her baby.
Here’s how to care for a baby born by C-section?
Although babies born by cesarean section will have deficiencies in the respiratory system, digestive system and immune system, but mothers can rest assured that as long as they take proper care of their babies, cesarean section babies can grow up healthy as well!
1, try to adhere to breastfeeding
In addition, breast milk also has the characteristics of small protein molecules, good digestion and absorption, very suitable for cesarean babies are not mature enough digestive system.
2, choose targeted milk powder when breast milk is not enough
If the breast milk is not enough, or for some reasons really can not adhere to the breast milk, mothers had better choose a targeted formula.
The first is to see if the formula is close to breast milk.
The ratio of whey protein to casein in breast milk is 60:40, and whey protein is easy to digest and will not burden the baby’s tender stomach.
② See if the formula contains lactoferrin?
The lungs of babies born by caesarean section are weak and susceptible to bacterial infections, which can lead to respiratory diseases such as pneumonia. The lactoferrin has an antibacterial and antibacterial effect, which can prevent the baby from being attacked by harmful bacteria and has a very positive effect on the lung health of babies born by caesarean section.
③Does it contain multiple prebiotics and active bifidobacterium lactis?
The scientific combination of prebiotics and high content of active bifidobacteria can help babies establish a balance of intestinal flora faster and play a very important role in their intestinal health.
Now there is a domestic formula designed specifically for the nutritional needs of babies born by caesarean section, to improve the immunity of babies born by caesarean section, but also can greatly reduce the incidence of respiratory diseases.
3, strengthen coordination training, help perception of self
C-section babies are born without the extrusion of the birth canal, lacking the experience and learning of touch and self-body sensation for the first time in their lives. This lack of experience does not affect the child’s IQ, but it can easily make the child emotionally sensitive, distracted and other problems.
So the poopers need to train their babies more, in the first three months after birth, so that the child’s brain balance to get the initial exercise; in the baby seven or eight months old, let him her more roll over, rolling, crawling, etc., to exercise its hand and foot coordination; when the baby is a little older, you can let him her do more walking balance beam, swing, carousel and other games.