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When will i be allowed to start eating after birth?
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Depends on type: If you have a vaginal delivery, you may start eating as soon as the placenta has delivered. This is a precaution in case the placenta will not deliver and you need a procedure. If you have a cesarean section, you may be allowed to have ice chips, but you will probably not be able to eat for 8 or 12 hours. Some physicians like to wait until you pass gas to show that air is going through.
Answered 12/27/2014
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Depends: If vaginal delivery once the delivery procedure is over, if C-section start with fluids then increase diet as tolerated.
Answered 2/18/2015
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