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We had our baby! Benjamin was born 6 weeks early, 5 lbs 6 oz. at Kaiser Hayward. They did a C-section because he was breech. Due to some medical concerns, my husband wasn't able to do skin to skin contact right away, but we have been doing it every chance we get. We are going to wear him and co-sleep and all the things we hope will have compensatory effects for the traumatic birth he had. My husband and I have found that doing skin to skin contact, or what's called "Kangaroo Care" with our premie, has sped up both my healing from a C-section birth, as well as helped to advance our son's growth and breastfeeding progress. Our son had a small perforation in his lung which healed quickly. Additionally, before he could really latch on to the breast well, through practicing skin to skin, he was able to learn my smell, my touch, and, he was prompted to practice his rooting reflex, which led to a successful start in breastfeeding. We credit skin to skin with the quick recovery our 6-week-early baby has made.
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