Does Milk Come in on Own When Scheduling a C Section?

Yes your milk will come in as it should. I had my scheduled c-section and everything was as it should be. Hormone production controls your breast milk etc. it's still the childbirth process. Bind yourself immediately to A). get your self back into shape B). strengthen the c-section area. Ask your nurse for a wrap at the hospital or you could purchase ahead of time. CMPC did not even offer a spinal - epidural only. UCSF offered epidural and gas to help with pain. I don't know of any hospital that still offers a "spinal" in the old sense of procedure. Congratulations.

I had an emergency c-section and was able to nurse just fine. How you deliver your baby and when does not affect your milk supply. Just nurse your baby as soon as possible and as much as baby wants. You'll both be fine! Good luck!

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hey T.. i had my scheduled C-Sec in Oct with my second son & was also worried about that. i actually tried pumping the day before to see if i could make my body jump start! (didn't work & HURT)My milk came in on the second day. i was nervous the first couple of days thinking baby wasn't getting enough w/clostrum (sp?), but remember their stomach is only size of a marble when born. once my milk came in i thought "i shouldn't have worried". just nurse as often as baby will nurse to stimulate! My first son was also scheduled C-Sec & the second time is sooo much easier with both recovery and nursing! good luck & congrats!

I had a C-section with no laboring due to complications three weeks before the due date. The lactation specialist came to see me two days after and said I should have been pumping every two hours from the moment my son was born in order to help my milk come in since I did not labor and was early. My milk came in on the 6th day. I had to supplement with formula a little bit using a finger feeder (no bottles).

I had a epidural first and then a spinal at Kaiser since I could still feel the surgery with the epidural. I was told that our baby might be a little extra sleepy due to anesthesia but to wake him for nursing every two hours. He nursed fine but the pumping really helped as well.

Hi T..

Your milk should come in as soon as your baby starts to suckle. If it doesn't, call for the lactation consultant or take Fenugreek to increase your supply. I had an epidural with my vaginal birth and with my C-section. Recovery depends on the person. For me, I was ready to go home just hours after my C-section and never had to take a pain pill. I felt better than after my vaginal birth. Others take longer and are in pain. I don't know why some people are different than others. The one thing that did help is to get up as soon as they say you can. It is hard to walk that first time after the surgery, but walk through it and it gets easier each time. Also, make sure your husband is ready to help a lot!

Hi. I'm an L & D rn. Yes, you should have colostrum right away- the first milk. Your milk usually takes a couple of days to come in after that. However, with a c/s it sometimes takes an extra day. When you're able, drink well, rest, and then for a better recovery, stay medicated around the clock and start getting up on occasion 8-10 hours after your section to get your bowels going and keep your lungs clear. Do you have to have a section? I do understand if you had trouble with a vaginal delivery the first time, sometimes it's just easier to reschedule a section. Usually it's fine but roughly about 30-40% of the time we'll see one of the following: bowel distention, uterine or wound infection, possible scar tissue adhesions down the road, difficulty nursing afterward due to pain and just being very groggy which takes away from the experience. Of course having a VBAC has some risks, but usually outcomes are good with the right care.

It doesn't matter if you have a spinal or an epidural. If it's scheduled they'll usuaslly give you a spinal. With a spinal it's just a different needle so they can safely go further past the epidural space without causing a puncture headache. Neither the spinal or epidural will affect the baby.

I'm interested to see what others have to say on this subject. My first was a C-section, but he was only 4 days early & I was contracting (he was breech). Now I'm scheduled for a section 9 days early & I'm sure I won't be contracting. I had a lot of problems nursing my first, but I don't think it had anything to do with milk supply.

I've scheduled a consult with a lactation consultant about 2 weeks prior to my scheduled surgery in hopes to alleviate any potential problems that may come with attempting to nurse after a scheduled section.

As for recovery, my first 2 days were miserable, but I did everything those nurses told me to do & by day 3 I couldn't believe the difference in how I felt. I was able to climb stairs just fine, get out of bed without assistance & never looked back. I plan to do the same this time around, only I do plan to start exercising as soon as I'm able rather than waiting as long as I did after the first one.

Also, I had a spinal & it was wonderful - I don't know if the recovery time is different - I had to wait a full hour in recovery, it may be shorter with an epidural? But I certainly didn't feel a thing & it was bliss since I wasn't in so much anymore. Good luck!

I had a scheduled C-section 2 1/2 weeks early (due to placenta previa) almost two years ago and my milk did come in, but took probably 2 or 3 days. Meanwhile I gave her my colostrum which I pumped and put into a syringe like thing and gave to her orally as well as tried to nurse her. She was just a bit small and had trouble sucking. Eventually we did become great nursers. Good luck.

I had a scheduled C-section and my milk came in when it was supposed to. Everything worked out perfectly. Good luck and congratulations!