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Is Breastfeeding First Baby Through Second Pregnancy Safe?

HI! I am Iffat from Bangladesh. I had a C section on 9th Apr 2009 and gave birth to a healthy full-term baby boy.I am 25 weeks pregnant currently ( 4th May 2010). Could you kindly tell me 1) Should I continue to breastfeed my 1st baby?2) Do I have to undergo c section again? If yes, should I wait till the 40th week or do it earlier?                                              
Mon, 29 Feb 2016
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Hello dear,
I understand your concern.

Here are the answers for your questions:-

1)Yes you need to stop feeding for the baby.
Because if you continue to feed the nutrition will not suffice for the proper growth of the fetus.

So you need to stop feeding the first baby.

2)Due to ceasarian section you will get a scar over the uterus.
The integrity of scar depends on many factors like:-
a)Gap between the pregnancies-Atleast 3 years of gap is said to be good.
b)The healing process.
c)The indication of surgery.
etc.

As the gap between the two pregnancies is less the scar might not be strong enough to withhold the stress during labour pains.

Anyway the decision of mode of delivery depends on the scar status at term.

3)In case of planning ceasarian again it need to be planned a week earlier to expected date of delivery ie., around 39 weeks.

Hope this helps.
Best regards....Dr.Srilatha
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Is Breastfeeding First Baby Through Second Pregnancy Safe?

Hello dear, I understand your concern. Here are the answers for your questions:- 1)Yes you need to stop feeding for the baby. Because if you continue to feed the nutrition will not suffice for the proper growth of the fetus. So you need to stop feeding the first baby. 2)Due to ceasarian section you will get a scar over the uterus. The integrity of scar depends on many factors like:- a)Gap between the pregnancies-Atleast 3 years of gap is said to be good. b)The healing process. c)The indication of surgery. etc. As the gap between the two pregnancies is less the scar might not be strong enough to withhold the stress during labour pains. Anyway the decision of mode of delivery depends on the scar status at term. 3)In case of planning ceasarian again it need to be planned a week earlier to expected date of delivery ie., around 39 weeks. Hope this helps. Best regards....Dr.Srilatha