How long did you stay in hospital after delivery?

[TTC5]

I was in for a week. I lost too much blood and baby needed light therapy.

[Mochagirl]

Ok - I'm going to go against the grain here and say I was Sooooo happy I got to go home a mere 2 hours after ds3 was born. It was a VBAC in the hospital with quite a substantial episiotomy. It was completely my choice - if I had wanted they would have let me stay 24 hours or so. But after the c-section with my twins I had to stay for almost a whole week and I hated every second of it, so I was desperate to get out of there the second time around.

That being said, it would not have been possible if my mother had not been able to travel here to help care for my other kids while I recovered.

With this baby I plan to come home ASAP as well. My Mom arrives tomorrow, and she'll stay a week it so to do school pick-ups and drop-offs, cook meals and do laundry.

[Inky]

with my older two they make you stay I think 24-72 hours? But my youngest I had in a freestanding birth center (in other words, a REAL birth center, versus them trying to give a fancy name to the L&D of a hospital) and I got to leave as soon as I felt like it, probably withing like 2 hours or so.

[*ruby*]

I stayed around 48 hours both times and couldn't wait to get out of there. Next time if i have a hospital birth i'll come home within a few hours. I would rather be comfortable and be able to relax in my own home, hopefully i'll be able to get family to help out with the other kids, house work etc so I can just relax and worry about the baby.

[zanacal]

6 hours????? Are they insane???? No wonder you were felling dizzy, with 3 kids + newborn to take care.

I was all like oh poor me they are letting me go after 36 hour, how I'm going to survive lol!
But after 6 hours.....You are one tough mama

The dizziness came weeks after the birth not straight away! 6 hours was my own choice and I could have stayed if I wanted but I didn't want to. I had no drugs, no stitches etc. and a DH to take care of the other kids and the house. I was buzzing the day I had her! I should add that in England the community midwife visits you at home for around 2 weeks after giving birth so it's not like you're discharged and forgotten about!

[Mum23boys]

My friend had a baby by c section yesterday morning in the uk in surrey and has just been sent home !!! shocking if u ask me after such major suregery

[*ruby*]

Wow 1 day after a c/s is crazy! Here it's 4 nights

[Rainbow baby]

I had to stay in 24 hours because Strep b, otherwise I would have left after 6 hours. I hate hospitals I think the average is 2-3 days for a first time v delivery and 5 days for a C. Maybe 3 days if it is your first baby.Providing everything runs smoothly with mummy and baby!

[CherryBlossom]

My first son was a c section and I stayed 5 nights. It was horrid and I hate it so damn much!!!

Second son. I had him at 830pm
And was discharged midday the next day. I really wanted to come home to my 20 month old! I had never been away from him that long before.

Next baby I want to stay in there atleast two nights if I can. I want to see a lactation nurse and make sure bf is all going ok.

[carolina2666]

I left after barely 24 hours, no complications and had a very short labour.