c section question?

[MRSRICHRS2K]

was just wondering how lomg you have to stay in hospital for after a section? I read on nhs direct website that if your ok and bubbas ok then you can go home after 24hours, but just wondered how true in practice tht is?

 

[seoj]

I'm guessing it depends on where you live... but here, my best friend (and other friend who had a c-section) were in the hospital for 2-3 days, dependent on how well they were doing. I don't think they would make you leave after only 24hrs... that doesn't seem enough time??? But it could depend on the hospital as well.

Maybe check with your doctor?

 

[ahcigar1]

Don't know how it is in the UK but here in the US you are in the hospital for 3 days.

 

[babytibby]

I think its 3 days. my first it was 5 but when i had my second in 2004 i stayed for 3 days, they werent keen on me going but i was ok and the other babies in the ward were waking mine up and everytime i went to sleep the nurses would wake me to give me painkillers which really annoyed me so I checked myself out lol.

I went in and had her friday afternoon and went home monday morning. hoping to do the same this time too xx

 

[Lau88]

I think it's about 2-3 days as long as ur healing well and have passed 3 urine samples after catheter being removed.

 

[bmuir11207]

with my two girls they wanted me to have a BM before i could go home

 

[Mom2Ben]

Hi - I had my DS in the early hours of Monday morning and was home on the Wednesday but my midwife said I should have stayed longer. I was fine though and really wanted to be at home rather

 

[hulahoop09]

A friend recently had a section on a sunday and.she went home the tuesday, she had to do.a poop before they released her

 

[mrsraggle]

I stayed in 3 nights with Eloise (almost 4). But I hear you can stay 2 nights if you are healing well. There's no way I'd've been ready to leave after 24 hours, pretty sure I was still having morphine shots for the pain at that stage.