Skin to Skin Contact- and not breast feeding....

So I am not going to breastfeed but have been reading a lot about skin to skin contact with my baby. I'd like to engage in that due to its benefits but just wanted to know if there was anyone out there who didnt' nurse and carried out that practice.

It seems that most of the literature out there talks about how it makes it easier for the baby to latch on and nurse easily- would I just subsitute a bottle for my breast if the baby looks to eat?

So I am not going to breastfeed but have been reading a lot about skin to skin contact with my baby. I'd like to engage in that due to its benefits but just wanted to know if there was anyone out there who didnt' nurse and carried out that practice.

It seems that most of the literature out there talks about how it makes it easier for the baby to latch on and nurse easily- would I just subsitute a bottle for my breast if the baby looks to eat?

Just do it after you've fed the baby to avoid any confustion. You could do skin to skin and still wear a bra. As it is, your baby will try to latch on to anything when it's hungry, doesn't matter who or what.

Just do it after you've fed the baby to avoid any confustion. You could do skin to skin and still wear a bra. As it is, your baby will try to latch on to anything when it's hungry, doesn't matter who or what.

My husband did skin to skin after my c section and he definitely didn't breast feed! Lol, anything skin to skin is a good thing. Enjoy it. I was so jealous of my hubby for having that experience. But, I was happy he got to do it if I couldn't. :)

My husband did skin to skin after my c section and he definitely didn't breast feed! Lol, anything skin to skin is a good thing. Enjoy it. I was so jealous of my hubby for having that experience. But, I was happy he got to do it if I couldn't. :)

We are adopting our LO, and our tour the nurse told me to wear a button up the front shirt. They will lightly clean the baby and then bring him to me for skin to skin. Although we planned to breastfeed and I had been doing a pumping schedule and was producing milk, we then got placed with a newborn and with feeding and caring for him plus working I have lost a lot of my milk, so I will offer it to him but most likely will have to bottle feed him.

We are adopting our LO, and our tour the nurse told me to wear a button up the front shirt. They will lightly clean the baby and then bring him to me for skin to skin. Although we planned to breastfeed and I had been doing a pumping schedule and was producing milk, we then got placed with a newborn and with feeding and caring for him plus working I have lost a lot of my milk, so I will offer it to him but most likely will have to bottle feed him.

I did not breastfeed my last child but I dud put him skin to skin. He was having a little difficulty breathing and it helped to regulate it. When he was hungry I gave him a bottle but still left him skin to skin.

I did not breastfeed my last child but I dud put him skin to skin. He was having a little difficulty breathing and it helped to regulate it. When he was hungry I gave him a bottle but still left him skin to skin.

It also helps comfort the baby as she will hear your heartbeat, which is what she has been hearing in the womb. It will make her feel safe and she will know you're her mama. It also helps to regulate her body temperature on your breasts.

It also helps comfort the baby as she will hear your heartbeat, which is what she has been hearing in the womb. It will make her feel safe and she will know you're her mama. It also helps to regulate her body temperature on your breasts.

I did skin to skin with DS and didn't BF him. It is so relaxing for you and for baby. The warmth of your skin plus they can hear the heartbeat they have been listening to for months, It's very reassuring for a LO who just went though a traumatic experience. And for you since you just went though such a traumatic exerience of extracting this thing that has been apart of you for so long. You will have issues and feelings about baby not being inside anymore and the skin to skin is a good way to kind of get a little bit of that feeling back. :0) It is also a GREAT bonding experience for those who don't BF. :0)

I did skin to skin with DS and didn't BF him. It is so relaxing for you and for baby. The warmth of your skin plus they can hear the heartbeat they have been listening to for months, It's very reassuring for a LO who just went though a traumatic experience. And for you since you just went though such a traumatic exerience of extracting this thing that has been apart of you for so long. You will have issues and feelings about baby not being inside anymore and the skin to skin is a good way to kind of get a little bit of that feeling back. :0) It is also a GREAT bonding experience for those who don't BF. :0)

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