Post Delivery ?

Jbauer

As most of of you have read my UPDATE that I posted earlier in the day on Tuesday that I will be delivering my twins within the next week or two.. ?At the moment that are talking of inducing me and letting me do a vaginal Delivery since they are both head down but will have me in the operating room just in case a c-section is needed to be done....?

Well I have a question but first off I know every delivery especially when it comes to delivering multiples its a different recovery process for each mother...?

My question is how long did YOU personally (not the babies)) stay in the hospital after you delivered.. Whether it was a vaginal or a C- Section???

I think I will be there a day or 2 after since that is how long it was with my DS back in 08' but these days with a lot of pregnancies they let women go home the same day and I think that is crazy...?

TIA

jennyvag

I delivered on a Monday night (around midnight) and went home on Friday.  I was happy that I was there for so long (c/s) because my son was in the NICU and I didn't want to leave w/o him. He ended up coming home on Sunday.

SoldiersGreenBean

I delivered DD vaginally, and was there for a day and a half.

jacobandcrystal

I had our 2nd (vaginally) at 1:30 in the afternoon and left late in the morning 2 days later.  I had lost a lot of blood though, so I'm not sure if we would have left earlier or if that was the norm.

I've heard of going home the same day when birthing with a midwife at a free-standing birth center, but I've never heard of that for a hospital birth!

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if there are no complications with the mom - vaginal birth = 2 nights... so if you give birth at 12:01am... you actually kind of get 3 nights (this happened when i had griffin at 1:40am... it was great to have that extra night!).

With a c/s it is generally 3-4 nights.  My doc gives 4 nights for a twin mom - for no other reason than to get one more night of good rest, he says.

Rose.9.6.03

I gave birth Thursday evening.  I felt great on Friday and asked if I could go home.   My peri wanted me to stay until Saturday because he recommends two days for all multiple vaginal births.  We ended up going home late afternoon on Saturday instead of the morning because Charlotte's heart murmur needed to be checked out. 

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I delivered DS vaginally on a Saturday night and was able to go home on Monday afternoon.  It'll be one day longer this time since I'll be having a c/s (so I'll deliver tomorrow and go home on Sunday). 

My hospital (well, the one I delivered DS at, it's now been replaced, but they probably have the same policy) will give you another night if you wish for $35.  You're essentially discharged, the nurses won't be "taking care of you", but they're there if you need them for that extra night.

lisa&andy

C-section at 11am on Sunday and I was released by 10am on Wednesday.

blairsgirl

I delivered on a Monday night and went home on Friday afternoon.  We didn't think Ava was going to be able to go home with us but she did.  She was released directly from the NICU.  Sofia went right to the nursery after she was born and needed no NICU time.

Melin086

I went in for my induction with the twins on a Sunday at 8pm, had the boys Monday morning 6:09am and 7:14am.  We all got discharged Wednesday afternoon.

kiki408

I delivered via c-section on a Tuesday and was sent home on Saturday. I asked my doctor to keep me as long as my insurance would pay because my girls were in the NICU. I didnt see any sense in being discharged just to turn around and come back. They were ready to let me go on Friday, but I was able to stay that extra day for them!