Kangaroo Care

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-500430/Doctors-gave-20oz-baby-dead---I-saved-life-cuddle.html

So in order to understand this blog you need to read the link.
I am incredibly passionate about Kangaroo Care. For those of you unfamiliar with the term it refers to the idea of a newborn child being given to it's mother immediatly after birth. This article is amazing and shows that true miracle that exists when a child is born. Children are meant to immedialtely be embraced by their mother. SKIN TO SKIN. This type of contact not only encourages the let down of a mothers milk but encourages the newborn to naturally find and latch on to a mothers breast. It enables to baby to receive the same warmth that they were receiving in utero. And new studies have suggested that skin to skin contact between mother and child in the days after birth reduces the rate of "baby blues".
When my twins were born, they were born via cesarean. An uncomplicated cesarean, came in weighing the size of signletons, suffered no complications and yet they were whisked away to the NICU unit where they stayed for HOURS. I asked for my children numerous times. I wanted to breast feed them immediatly but the hospital would not bring them to me. I knew after that experience I never wanted that to happen again. I lost the first hours of their life to a hospital staff that had little regard for my wants and desires (all though I LOVED my nurses--after the first day). That experience sparked my desire to seek out a VBAC during my second pregnancy which i was not able to have...but Adelyn's delivery was much different. Though she also was born cesarean, there were complications. At some point during my surgery my core body temperature began dropping VERY quickly which meant her body temperature was dropping quickly too. My uterus began contracting abnormally which was placing unneeded pressure on her. Once she was successfully delivered I was put back together and taken to the recovery room. Within seconds of arriving, my angel of a surgical nurse came in and said "she is having some trouble regulating her body temperature" I almost started crying. I wanted her then! Not in a couple of hours per my last experience...and then she said "Let me bring her to you. You guys can help each other" (My temperature was still only about 96 at this point). Withint 15 minutes Addy and I were snug as little bugs. It was amazing to realize that we were practically breathing in unison and an incredible experience to have her with me so soon.
I LOVE CMH because of their kangaroo care practices. A mothers touch and love cannot be replaced by machines. Baby warmers or blankets.
This article is truly a testament to that. : )

And for those of you not familiar with conversion 20 oz is 1 lbs 4 oz. That truly is the tiniest baby I have ever heard of surviving!