How l long before you went home after giving birth?

[youngwife20]

Number 1 : How long after birth were you alowed to go home?
number 2: im wondering do you stay in longer if its your first?
number 3: what was the first few things you thought when you you finaly got home with your brand new baby?!

I am wondering because I am so excited for when baby gets here and its exciting to hear other experiances

 

[tristansmum]

i stayed in 40 hours after an emergency c section. i could have stayed longer but i wanted to go home. the first few weeks are a complete blur to me but i do remember feeling a massive sence of responsiblity when we were driving home with him.

 

[xxchelseaxx]

i was allowed home as soon as my notes were written up, i'd had a wee and baby had had a feed, however my blood pressure dropped so i had to stay abit longer (was going to leave at 05:00) i had my son at 02:19 and left at 05:25.

Where i went if it's your first baby they keep you between 6-8 hours if everything went well.

When we got home we went to bed for a few hours kip.

 

[Lauraxamy]

LO was born at 7:26pm at 7:00am that following morning she asked if I wanted to go I said yes lol, then I just had to wait for the Dr to come round and my notes to be done then I went so not that long really..
I'm not sure if they keep you longer with your first but I was told it's usually 6hrs if everythings ok then you can go home but I didn't fancy going home in the early hours of the morning
The first thing I wanted to do was have a nice cup of tea, bath, wash my hair and then just chill with my new baby and OH however my inlaws decided to invite themselves so none of that happened but this time I'm hoping it will!

 

[kmumtobe]

I had meconium in my waters and consequetly ventouse which meant a transfer from birth centre to hospital, with meconium baby has to be monitored and checked hourly for 24 hours. I had him Monday 8:20pm, got out 2pm the Wednesday. Trying to get discharged took ages, one midwife to go round us all writing up the paperwork and doing both of our final checks. I had plans to be out same day too, was so annoyed tho I didnt feel up to much after spinal and episiotomy the Tuesday so it was probaby best x

 

[youngwife20]

aww , your charlie looks so cute!! so all worth it in the end xx

 

[Eternal]

My son had maconium in my waters and his heart rate kept dropping in labour. He was born at 345pm and I was "let out" at 10am the next morning, so less than 24 hours. He needed to be monitored over night hourly.

 

[kmumtobe]

aww , your charlie looks so cute!! so all worth it in the end xx

Thanks he is , theyre always worth it in the end whatever you go through you look back and its just one (or two!) days out of so many good ones.. even if you dont get that instant 'id do it again tomorrow' rush cos i didnt! x

 

[xxEMZxx]

I had Liam at 2.41pm on the Sunday and went home Monday night around 7pm but only because I was desperate to leave. They wanted me to stay at least another night because I had a PPH (I didn't need a blood transfusion thank god) but tbh I wasn't getting much help from them and anything I could do there I could do at home with more help so they had no choice but to discharge me!!

 

[Mrshoffie]

I was induced and ended up with a forceps delivery. We were sent home the next day after lo had had several blood sugar tests ( due to my gd )

Spent the evening cuddling/ feeding and wishing the inlaws would go so we could have some quality time!

Make the most of the first days, they are very precious. And tell family/friends in advance what your thoughts are re visitors - otherwise they may wish to descend immediately!

 

[shortie1990]

Riley was born at 11.42 on the Saturday night, I wasn't moved onto the ward untill gone 10am the following morning, maybe even later it's all a blur! So I had the Sunday night and Monday night on the ward and asked to go home on the Tuesday, if it was up to me I'd have asked sooner, but they were making sure my blood was ok and making sure I didn't need a transfer as I lost a fair bit

 

[lynnikins]

with my first we were in a week from when i went in in labour cause ds1 needed special treatment, had a nice private postnatal room on the MW suite lol, with ds2 i was in 2 nights after caus i needed a blood transfusion but he was cleared to go after 6 hours lol.

typically they will offer to let you stay longer if its your first at least one night but if delivery went well they can let you go after 6 hrs in most hospitals in the UK,

when i first got home with ds1 i wanted a decent cup of tea and toasted sandwich and to sit on the sofa and feed him and cuddle him, then to catch up with my family and post pictures of him to family.

 

[Floralaura]

With my 1st I gave birth at 4.22am Sat morning and we were let home Sunday morning..this was 10 years ago nearly though.
With my 2nd I was induced and had GD so he was born at 5.54pm friday, went to scbu until late Fri night then had to be monitored overnight for BS levels and then we were released at 4pm Sat
So about 24hrs with both of them..

 

[Sooz]

I had to stay in for three nights because although I had a natural delivery with gas & air I had to have a spinal block and go to theatre afterwards because I ended up with a third degree tear.

So the first night I got to the ward around 8:30pm and couldn't walk, the second day I couldn't have my catheter out because I was too swollen and the third day they wouldn't let me go because I hadn't had a bowel movement. Finally managed to go that evening but by then they couldn't discharge me until the next day due to need to get my final checks done and order all my tablets.

When we got home the feeling was pretty much one of 'finally', followed by, 'what the hell do we do now'!

 

[Tink1o5]

I had to stay in the hospital for 3 days. Could have stayed longer if i felt like it, but i was forced the 3 days because i was massively swollen in my lady bits. I couldnt use the restroom on my own so they had to keep using a catheter until the swelling went away. Although after i left .. i wish i had stayed 1 more day because i almost collapsed a few times. So i dont think my body was ready.

When baby first came home i was a bit freaked out thinking "OMG, its just us and baby, no nurses or docs or anyone, how will i know what to do".. the answer for me was... YOU JUST DO. LOL

 

[clairelou44]

Number 1 : My first was born at 12.57pm I was discharged at approximately 12.00 the following day so roughly 24 hours later, my second was born at 14.29 they said I could be discharged that evening if I wamted them to rush the paperwork through but I said I would rather be discharged the following day

number 2: In my case they dfinately said I could be discharged quickly after my second birth due to it being my second but also because I had no pain relief at all so there was no need for them to keep an eye on me or the baby

number 3: With my first I could not stop looking at her, all these things that people say about sleep when they do I didnt listen to - when my daughter slept I sat there staring at her. With my second I just felt like the happiest person in the world so have my 2 gorgeous children

 

[mum22ttc#3]

With DD1 I had to stay in for 2 nights and with my other 2 I had to stay in a night with each, it was due to being rhesus negative and them having to do blood tests on LOs, DD1 was also jaundice. If it hadnt been for this they said I could have been out after 6 hours with each.

Like another poster said once home I think I was more scared and a little freaked that it was just us with Lo and no more doctors or nurses. This was with DD1 though, with the other 2 I felt alot mre comfatable having already done it the once.

 

[FeistyMom]

With both of my girls I was cleared to leave within 24 hrs of delivery or less, but opted to stay the additional day that the insurance must pay for here in the states. I had great experiences with the nurses, so I prefered to rest in the hospital with just hubby and me, and the nurses standing guard against visitors if we were asleep or feeding. I plan on doing the same this time around, if we have the same experience with the staff.

Baby #1 and Baby #2 were cleared in the same amount of time, even though Baby 2 had a bout with low blood sugar that first evening. I was cleared to leave even sooner than the babies after both, because I was up and mobile within an hour of delivery.

With DD1 my thoughts were along the lines of 'holy s*%! I have a baby girl!!!!!!' and 'dear god I hope the carseat is installed properly'. With DD2 my thoughts were more like 'yay! baby coming home!' and 'did I remember to wipe down the basinette one last time before we left, or should I do it again'. We were happily able to enjoy the first evening at home with just us - a few calls to reassure us that help was nearby if we needed it, but thankfully no one attempted a visit.

 

[goddess25]

1. First baby was in hospital about 36 hours... as I tore very badly and had a catheter in and an IV and it took awhile to get me ready.

2. Second baby was in hospital 2 hours.

3. First thoughts was F**k what do I do now.

 

[dacosta]

When we got home the feeling was pretty much one of 'finally', followed by, 'what the hell do we do now'!

hehehe - yup; it feels as if the whole world has changed while youve been in hospital, and then suddenly you have a little person at home with you and you're a bit like... 'er... now what?!'