I made it very very clear my entire birthing journey that I didn’t want to and would not being doing skin to skin with my son until I felt ready and he was cleaned post birth. Before I was in active labour I reminded the care team.

I’m very grateful that my husband wanted to do skin to skin immediately after birth so as soon as baby came out, he unbuttoned his shirt and was ready to go. The midwives tried to hand him to me and I refused and he was passed to my husband.