16 Things No One Tells You About Having a C-Section

When you're flat on your back with drapes up to your chest, your arms out to each side, wires and tubes all over you — possibly wearing an oxygen mask — and the brightest lights blinding you, it's actually pretty difficult to hold your baby.

Instead, the nurse sort of places them on your neck so close to your face that you can't really get a good look at them. With my last two, the recovery room was the first chance I really got to see my babies and make a real effort at nursing them.