how long do you......

[Sarah_16x]

how long do you usually stay in hospital for after giving birth??
xxx

 

[cupcake]

for a normal birth anywhere from 2 to 3 days
for a c section about 5 days
it might be different for every country tho

 

[Tezzy]

i agree with cupcake although i was home the day after

 

[cupcake]

i know that where i live u can discharge yourself after 24 hrs but they dont recommend it

 

[Tezzy]

i didnt disharge myself i was let home

 

[PitBullMommy]

Here it's 48-72 hours for natural and 4-5 days for a C-Section. I am going to try my darndest to come home early if I have a natural delivery. I HATE hospitals

 

[Mrs-N]

my midwife told me if all goes well you go home 6 hours after the birth.
it may be different for other places though.

 

[doctordeesmrs]

My SIL was allowed home 6 hours after the birth as there were no complications.

 

[xarlenex]

We are allowed to request a 6 hour stay so long as there are no complications. If you do this though you have to take the baby up the next day to see the paediatriction. If you have a normal birth havent opted for 6 hours then its usually 24-48 hours providing baby is keeping there own temp up and you have done a poo lol

 

[lauren-kate]

I was allowed home as soon as the dr had done all the checks. As Ryan was born at night, these were done the following day, so I had to stay for the night and had my dinner before being let home. x

 

[Always&4ever]

It depends where you are, here aslong as all checks are ok it can be anything up to 24hours after normal and 3-5days for c-section

 

[TryingAgain]

When i had my DD i was in hospital for a week because she was in SCBU & they let me stay in, which was lucky really as they could have made me go home i suppose if they'd needed the bed.

With DS i was in for 2 days, but everything was much more straight forward with him. I hopeing for a 2-3 day stay this time, but only because my other LO's will be being looked after my mum.

 

[anita665]

I'm so glad someone posted this because I've been wondering about it.

I'm dreading having to spend a night in hospital with a new baby and OH having to go home. Really hoping I have a natural delivery. I know I'll hate it but at the same time I don't like the idea of being allowed home after just a few hours because of things like how new babies get mucus stuck in their throat after the birth and can choke on it. That would be terrifying if you'd just got home and what if you can't clear it!! Thats one of my biggest fears.

 

[Jules]

a lot of friends i know have come home after 6 hours coz everything went ok, but some were in up to five days, depends how you and your little one are doing i think.

I dont think i mind staying in hospital for a day or two, might give me some peace and time alone with the baby! plus you have nurses to hand to help show you what to do

 

[codiontour]

i want to stay as long as possible! in the states they send you home the next day. in germany you stay about 4 or 5 days....

 

[Louisa K]

Im not looking forward to staying in hospital at all

 

[maddiwatts19]

when my cousin had her little girl, she was born at 3 in the morning, and 5in the afternoon she was let home!!!