Sawyer Family Birth Plan

Some of you guys have asked me about this now that we're opting for a scheduled c-section delivery. Below is the birth plan Will and I have discussed with our doctor - who is fabulous by the way.

Birth Plan for the Sawyer Family

General Preferences:
1. I wish to have my husband, Dr. Will Sawyer, and my doula, Amy Chavez, present in the operating room.

Drugs & Anesthesia:
1. Please place the catheter after the spinal has been administered.
2. I request the administration of Dermamorph prior to the removal of the spinal.
3. Please do not administer any sedatives/anti-anxiety medications without the express permission of myself or my husband, Will.

Positioning:
1. I would prefer to have the arm without the IV be left free.

Birth
1. I would like to view the delivery of our son either by lowering the screen or positioning a mirror.
2. If my baby needs assistance in the delivery process, please use a vacuum versus forceps.
3. My husband, Will, would like to cut the cord within the sterile field. If possible, please allow the cord to stop pulsating before cutting.
4. Please allow me to hold the baby as soon as he is delivered before any bathing is started for skin-to-skin contact.
5. If the baby is moved to the nursery, my husband Will, should remain with the baby at all times and be present for any medical treatment and/or procedure, barring a medical emergency.
6. I wish to be reunited with the baby as soon as I am taken into recovery.

Newborn Care:
1. Please refrain from administering any eye medication for the baby until we are past the first few hours after birth.
2. We REFUSE the Hepatitis B vaccination at this time.
3. Please support my decision to breastfeed exclusively by not giving the baby supplements, including formula, glucose water, or plain water, without my consent, unless there is an urgent medical necessity.
4. Please do not give the baby a pacifier.
5. We would like the baby to room-in with us. Someone will be with me at all times to provide assistance. Please do not take our baby to the nursery without expressed permission.