🚨 Advance warning 🚨 This forum will be closing on 1st May – please see our pinned thread for more information.
Options
how long in hospital??
Hi Ladies
i have a really stupid question to ask, after i have given birth about how long will me and baby stay in hospital? - assuming i have a normal labour.
this is my first so i really dont have a clue, is the lengh of time different depending on if it is a c-section or natural birth?
i have a really stupid question to ask, after i have given birth about how long will me and baby stay in hospital? - assuming i have a normal labour.
this is my first so i really dont have a clue, is the lengh of time different depending on if it is a c-section or natural birth?
0
Replies
I had my first son at 3.40 in the morning and could've gone home the same day - that evening or whatever. BUT i am a bit of a goon and I was waiting for them to come and tell me I could go home so I ended up staying until the following evening and the only reason I didn't stay another night was cause the woman in the bed opposite went home a few hours after coming onto the ward and I said to the nurse "when can I go home" at which she replied "whenever you want you don't have to stay here!" DUH!!!!
It's basically up to you really.
xxx
Gx 10+4
Where i am they like new mothers to stay in at least overnight. I had my baby at 6.30am and was discharged at 6.30pm the next day. I would have been discharged a little bit earlier but they had to wait to find out if i needed anti d or not. If its a section about 5 days. A girl across from me wanted to go home 2 days after a section. They said she could but if she had to be readmitted the baby couldnt stay in hospital with her so she stayed for that reason. If it is not your first baby you have to stay a minimum of six hours. Obviously it changes depending on how you feel and if your birth was straightforward or not.
my friend left bang on 6 hours after having her first!
it does depend on how the labour goes but ultimately it is up to you
xx
xxxxx