Skin to Skin

Skin to Skin (aka Kangaroo care) refers to putting your baby (stripped down to diaper) against your bare chest. You are literally touching flesh on flesh. Then you simply put a blanket over both of you.

• Babies temperature remains more stable
• Babies heartrate and breathing remains more stable
• Babies blood sugar is elevated (this is good)
• Babies are more likely to latch to the breast
• Babies are less likely to cry

How do you do it? Simply dry the baby off after delivery and as long as they are healthy - put them right up on your chest. If you have a c-section, you may have to wait until you are in the recovery room to do this.

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