Making Babies with Lunchtime Live
Aug 19, 2026 · 11 min · 10 segments
For this week’s Making Babies, Andrea is joined by International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant, Maria O’Sullivan, to discuss the best ways to go about breastfeeding and bottle-feeding!
Maria O'SullivanGuest
Andrea GilliganHost
How soon should parents, should moms start breastfeeding after the baby is born?
Um, so, uh, how soon should mom start breastfeeding after the birth? Is that what you said?
Well, um, ideally, um, it would happen straight away in the delivery room, uh, with the support of the midwives.
And, uh, obviously if, um, depending on the type of birth the mother has had, say, if it was a C-section, then the mother may, depending on if it was general or, um, it was anesthetic and if it was, um, it may be in recovery, or it can be, if it was a planned cesarean, it can be after, um, the delivery as well with the support of the midwife.
But also, just say all is not lost if that doesn't happen because, you know, birth is unpredictable and many things can happen.
So if that doesn't happen, y- you can, you know, you can just reset, you know, and go back and, uh, once you get to recovery or if, like sometimes baby may need to go to the NICU, and they may not get to do that in the first 24 or 48 hours.
But as I say, all is not lost, so y- you know, you can begin breastfeeding as long as you're, y- you're protecting your milk supply and bringing in your milk as well.
How soon should parents, should moms start breastfeeding after the baby is born?
Um, so, uh, how soon should mom start breastfeeding after the birth? Is that what you said?
Well, um, ideally, um, it would happen straight away in the delivery room, uh, with the support of the midwives.
And, uh, obviously if, um, depending on the type of birth the mother has had, say, if it was a C-section, then the mother may, depending on if it was general or, um, it was anesthetic and if it was, um, it may be in recovery, or it can be, if it was a planned cesarean, it can be after, um, the delivery as well with the support of the midwife.
But also, just say all is not lost if that doesn't happen because, you know, birth is unpredictable and many things can happen.
So if that doesn't happen, y- you can, you know, you can just reset, you know, and go back and, uh, once you get to recovery or if, like sometimes baby may need to go to the NICU, and they may not get to do that in the first 24 or 48 hours.
But as I say, all is not lost, so y- you know, you can begin breastfeeding as long as you're, y- you're protecting your milk supply and bringing in your milk as well.
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