How to get momma to clean up her baby after c section?
 

I was hoping I can get some ideas on how to resolve this matter. As many know princess had her baby Valentina on valentines day via c section. She was rejecting the baby so I started formula tube feeding. Yesterday I supervised nursing and stoped the formula. The baby is gaining weight she was 4.85 birth today 5.55oz. She seems more comfortable this morning nursing the baby. But she still not licking the baby. When the baby crawls up to her face she just turns her face. Every now and then she will smell her. I'm still not leaving her and the baby alone because she seems careless around the baby and I'm scared she might suffocate when she crawls behind her and under her. Hoping some breeders can give me some advice on how to get the licking and cleaning started. I tryed putting her smell on the baby since she has discharge dirint work. Tryed giving her nutrical and when she was licking my finger put the baby there not working either. So I'm still picking up the slack till she gets it. Could it be that she's a first time mamma?

You will have to keep cleaning baby and stimulating her until momma decides she wants to fool with the baby. She may not ever accept the pup as her responsibility. You cant force maternal instinct on momma....just keep working with her. Continue to weigh the baby.....I see you stopped tube feeding....it was working great, so I am confused by that decision to abruptly cut off the feedings, rather than spacing them further apart and perhaps cutting back on the amount, to encourage more nursing from momma.....In any event, you dont want baby to start loosing weight.

I stopped tube feeding because she is nursing so well and seems content after she nurses. I don't want to overfeed. When she crys at night two minutes before my alarm goes off every 2 hours. Mom crys for her. How much should I tube feed after nursing to avoid over feeding. Thanks

I would try putting a bit of baby pee and/or poo on Mama's paw. I would be very leery of putting anything resembling food on the baby. It's still a bit soon after the surgery, IMHO, as she more than likely still has some anesthesia in her system.

Thanks for the idea I will try in the next feeding.

Also try putting baby's butt up to Mama (butt to face, not face to face)... as that's a more natural way to introduce them.

When I tube feed my babies, I always tube feed between feedings from momma if the pup is nursing well. I back way down on frequency, move it to every 3 hours, then 4 hours then 5 times/24 hours....and I may cut back on the amount of feeding, if baby is nursing well. Always tube feed BEFORE pup nurses...that way, you wont OVERFEED....cutback on the amount you are supplementing, say down to 2cc, leaving baby a little hungry so he will nurse.....and let baby finish up on momma if he is still hungry! You do it this way because you have no idea how much baby has gotten from mom, and it is too easy to try to give your tube feeding on top of what is already in her tummy.....that is where you can overfeed and cause baby to vomit or get it into the lungs.....always feed before puppy nurses, because puppy will not suckle from mom until he vomits.....you decrease the amount of tube feeding until just what you need to be giving to keep pup from loosing weight...and then you can stop supplemental feedings. Good that mom is crying for her! She may come around yet....just hang with her....continue to weigh twice a day, to monitor if baby is getting enough to eat.....decrease your supplemental feedings by both amount you give and frequency....leave baby a little hungry so mom is more responsible for providing the milk needed...then you can stop ....

Thanks for the advice

When my momma didn't want to feed her pups, (she would t even let them near her) we had to eliminate them, and mom actually licked poo off my daughters hand. We then started leaving the wipe with the pee and poo on it off to the side and mom would eat the poo off the wipe. Eventually she started licking pups and taking care of them.

I would offer some poo to mom and see if she eats it and then do as suggested and leave poo on puppy's butt and have mom lick it. It takes a while for those hormones to kick in sometimes.

Feeling blessed
 

My daughter came over to help out since I've been on fur baby duty for 2 nights. Princess got real protective of Valentina and when I came out of the shower she was licking that baby everywhere I'm so happy right now. I just want to thanks all of you expirienced members for your help.