The week after birth

The first few hours:

• Feelings
• Checking on your baby
• Checking on you
• The first feed
• Leaving the birthing area
• Family and friends (for partners and support people)
• Bonding - the mother-baby unit

What's happening?:

• Your body - changes after birth
• Your baby - changes after birth

Feeding your baby:

• Breastfeeding
• Bottle-feeding

One day at a time (days 1-4):

• First day
• Second day
• Third and fourth days

When a baby needs special care:

• The special-care unit
• Treating jaundice (phototherapy)

After a Caesarean:

• Post-operative pain relief
• Intravenous (IV) lines, drains and catheters
• Feeding your baby after a Caesarean
• Your Caesarean wound
• Exercises after a Caesarean

Looking after a new mother:

• Midwife visits
• For partners and support people

Terri's story: Four Caesareans