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MrsRebecca · July 2010

Next time will you stay less nights in the hospital? My hospital has the option of checking out 24 hours post-birth barring any complications. We had to stay 3 nights due to some issues, but once we got home we were all so much more comfortable.

With the next baby we are only going to stay 24 hours unless we have to stay longer again.

Anyone else feel this way?

CTri17 · July 2010

We had a homebirth and plan to on the next one (as long as it is an uncomplicated pregnancy again).

I loved being home in my own bed so I can totally see where you are coming from.

Ivana_Stolichnaya · July 2010

Our hospital had us stay 2 nights. I thought that was a perfect amount of time. I was having some heavy bleeding issues (needed a shot to help control that) So it was nice to have the nurses keeping an eye on me.

By the 3rd day I was definitely ready to go home.

Gen & Joel · July 2010

i think i will if i can, it felt like everytime we went to sleep they were waking us up fot something, and now that we have my son i'm probably not gonna wanna leave him for longer than that...when we do decide to have another, i'm ready but my hubby isn't yet.

liza0828 · July 2010

We only stayed one night for this baby. We could have stayed another night but we wanted to get out of there.

Lucky Polka Dot · July 2010

my hospital requires that you stay for 2 days. if 24 hours was an option, i would definitely go that route for our next baby. staying 2 days with DD was helpful.

CandiceNT · July 2010

DS was born on a Wed Morning and we were discharged Thursday afternoon...We had no complications, so my Doctor and pediatrican were cool with us leaving early....I asked, and they gave us the go ahead. If we have the same situation, I'll do it again...I couldnt wait to "sleep" in my own bed and take a shower and bath in my own house without flip flops on Smile

SarahCM · July 2010

We stayed 2 nights and I was very happy with that.

I was still pretty sore, so it was nice to be waited on so much. Also, visitors were easier for me to handle in the hospital instead of at home.

KRMac · July 2010

I will be leaving THE SECOND that I get the okay next time. I seriously hated the hospital so freaking much.

spappy · July 2010

I had a c-section, and stayed 3 nights, plus a night for the induction. While I hate being in the hospital, I will stay as long as they let me next time. I will have a young child, and need the time to recover. I know as soon as I get home, there will be no resting.

Big J · July 2010

I had to stay 2 nights after delivery because LO wasn't eating but I wanted to go home ASAP. I would never stay in the hospital unless I had to.

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robinsokj · July 2010

I was discharged after 24 hrs but stuck around b/c the boys were in the nicu

justrachet · July 2010

DS was born Fri morning, and we left Sat afternoon. My Dr said I could stay an extra day (because of my severe tearing), but let me decide if I wanted to. I felt like I couldn't get any rest in the hospital - not just with people coming in all the time, but also the bed was uncomfortable and hard to get in and out of, and they left the catheter in so I wouldn't have to hobble to the bathroom, which was convenient but so uncomfortable. Anyway, despite my condition, I was ready to go home. And I felt so much better once we were home. If I didn't have DH and my mom with me to take care of me, I probably would have stayed longer. They waited on me hand and foot until I was able to get around better.

ABColeslaw · July 2010

Maybe, depends on the next baby. We had some issues that didn't spring up until 24 hours after birth. That would suck to get home and have to come right back.

FutureMrsBB · July 2010

I stayed 2 nights and would do the same next time. The hospital I delivered at is nicer than most hotels and the facilities for those first couple days were easier than what I have at home. The lack of stairs right away was nice as well.

krystal0707 · July 2010

DH and I were talking about this just the other day. We thought going in, that we would only be 1 overnight (depending on time of delivery of course). The doc that "caught" our LO (my OB was on vacation, of course) wanted us to stay for 2 nights since it was our first and I wanted to BF. By the 2nd night, I was soooooooo ready to go home. We will definitely not stay the extra night next time if we have a choice (unless there are complications of course that make it necessary).

*sidenote: we also had to go home to 12 inches of snow in the driveway and it was still coming down*

lpstl · July 2010

I loved my hospital, I would have stayed for 2 weeks if I could have. But, I had an unplanned csection with complications, and really wasn't ready to be home after 5 days.

ScissorTailedFlycatcher · July 2010

I was upset I had to leave when I did, but that was really because DD was in the NICU. Holy cow, leaving was the hardest thing I've ever done in my life.

usornothing · July 2010

Ivana.Stolichnaya:
Our hospital had us stay 2 nights. I thought that was a perfect amount of time. I was having some heavy bleeding issues (needed a shot to help control that) So it was nice to have the nurses keeping an eye on me.
By the 3rd day I was definitely ready to go home.

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cajungirl0717 · July 2010

I would not opt to spend less time at the hospital for LO#2. My mom told me that when she had my sister, she begged the hospital staff to let her stay another day so she could have one more day alone with sister before she got home with her (sister was #4).

I would just want that bond time before I had to "share" time with others. I hope I explained this right.

panarama99 · July 2010

We gave birth at a birth center, and left 5 hours after DS was born. I really enjoyed spending that first night at home, just the three of us.

cassianddavid · July 2010

I had a c/s on Thurs night and by Sat morning I wanted to go home. By Sat afternoon I was home. Since my incision was healing okay, they let me go. We did so much better at home and I will be asking when we are ready to go home the next time around as well!

greengirl0909 · July 2010

I loved being in the hospital. I only had to worry about taking care of baby. The room was cleaned and my meals were delivered! Our hospital has birthing suites, so DH and I had a queen size bed to share. Plus, I was so nervous having my LO that it was nice to have someone there to rely on for help. With my next one, I don't know how I'll feel because DS will be at home, but I did like the hospital!

aocain02@yahoo.com · July 2010

My hospital requires you to stay for 48 hours. My sister delivered her second at a hospital where she could check out after 24 hours and did with her second. She says in hindsight she would've stayed the entire time to avoid a newborn and toddler together for an extra day.

shortstuff15 · July 2010

In my hospital they discharge the next day, unless it's a c-secton or there are complications. So I had baby on Friday morning and should have gone home on Saturday morning..... but the on-call Pedi changed from Friday to Saturday, and they forgot to tell the new pedi that I was to be discharged (where I live there are only 2 pedi's in town and so they rotate the on call shifts and whatever one is on-call is the one who checks over baby. My doctor had already signed off that I could be discharged whenever the Pedi came to check Maddy). So I stayed an extra night. It was good, but soooooooo boring. I was more then ready to go home on Sunday and next time I will leave the second they tell me I can.

berrysweet · July 2010

We only stayed 24 hours with DD, and I would do it again in a heartbeat...and not just because of how expensive a hospital stay is! It was so much easier to get some sleep at home--the nurses were constantly checking my vitals.

And there is no nursery at my hospital so it wasn't like I could send her and get some sleep...

mrshaines · July 2010

We were in the hospital for 5 days. I was technically a patient for just 2 days, my Dr told me I could be discharged after 24 but let me stay a patient for 48 since DD was in special care. I would have loved to come home after 24 hours but since DD had to stay there was no way we were leaving the hospital without her. Next time hopefully we will be home sooner!

Babymamawithdrama · July 2010

technically I stayed 2 nights... but gave birth 11:19 PM so the first night was a rip off (didn't even make it to my recovery room before 1:30) and was exhausted from all the visitors the next day... so I would have loved an extra day so that I could have be a little better rested before heading home. However next time we will have a DS at home already so that will impact our decision to stay one or two nights

Smootchy · July 2010

We went in thursday and left saturdy morning... Dr said I could stay another day, but that was long enough. With a c-section, not sure I'd want to leave after 24, but 48 was fine

Vuja_de · July 2010

odd woman out- i didn't want to leave the hospital! I was afraid of going home with my tiny little baby! We were in the hospital for 3 days.

Next time I hope they let me stay longer! LOL! (JK - but I did enjoy all of the help!)

Mrs. Gizzles · July 2010

.KRM.:
I will be leaving THE SECOND that I get the okay next time. I seriously hated the hospital so freaking much.

THIS!

And I'm a nurse, who delivered at my own hospital. I was just SO uncomfortable. BFing was terrible in the hospital bed and I wonder if I might have been successful at nursing if I'd been home with more comfortable surroundings? Oh well, next time.

Hip2Bsquare · July 2010

I had my baby at a birthing center and was sent home 4 hours after delivering my DD. I LOVED it! And wouldn't change a thing about it. It was so nice to have to go home to my bed and sleep with DH and not have anyone coming in at all hours of the night, to have my bath tub and and my big towels and home cooked meals right away.DH totally waited on me those first few days and then my mom came to help.It was also nice to leave the mess at the birthing center. Giving birth was so messy with me so I am glad I didn't give birth at home for that reason.

law8296 · July 2010

Here's the thing: I can plan all I want and have wishful thinking; however, I quickly learned with DS that we cannot plan for everything. We found he was breech at 39 wk. appt. and more risky than not to try to turn him and not much time left to wait to see if he'd turn himself- so I ended up having a c-section. We didn't stay in the hospital that long compared to other C-section stories I've heard about: surgery at 5pm on Friday- discharged by 11am on Sunday. The asked me if I wanted to stay and there was NO WAY I wanted to stay another night.

I'd LOVE to have the next baby vaginally and leave the next day. We'll see what happens when the time comes. BUT- no plans for TTC any time soon- I have to forget what the first two months were like first!!

mlf625 · July 2010

When I had my 2nd baby I wanted to stay LONGER. I missed my (then) 17 month old terribly, but I wasn't in a big rush to go home and juggle the toddler and the newborn. We stayed 3 nights (c/s) and I loved every relaxing minute. When we got home my attention was really torn between the new baby and the older baby and that's when it started to get hard.

If we have a 3rd, I'll stay the max again.

RadicalDreamer143 · July 2010

Actually, I had no problem staying from Thursday night till Monday morning. I had a chance to speak to LCs, relax a bit, etc. I had an unplanned c-section, and will have a planned one next baby - but it was nice to relax somewhere in a nice room that someone else had to clean, where someone would cook for me and DH (our hospital food was surprisingly good), and where I had immediate support and knowledge if I had a concern.

CalMum_Momma · July 2010

The hospital we use doesn't give you options. We stayed 3 days because I had a c/s. If I had a vaginal birth it would have been 2. I was glad to stay the few days. It gave me time to heal some and time for us to just handle DS without trying to handle home too. I think it made going home easier having had 3 nights with him already under our belts.

Meli0604 · July 2010

Babymamawithdrama:
technically I stayed 2 nights... but gave birth 11:19 PM so the first night was a rip off (didn't even make it to my recovery room before 1:30) and was exhausted from all the visitors the next day... so I would have loved an extra day so that I could have be a little better rested before heading home. However next time we will have a DS at home already so that will impact our decision to stay one or two nights

I was ready to start pushing before midnight, but my OB waited until 12am for this exact reason. So I basically stayed 3 nights instead of 2. But I would have prefered delivering 20 minutes sooner (DD was born at 12:17am) just so I could have went home earlier. I didn't get any rest in the hospital thanks to loud, rude, inconsiderate room mates.

I hate hospitals and would prefer birthing at home but I became pre-e as soon as my water broke so I was on bed rest the entire time I was in the hospital. I hope my next delivery is uneventful and I can go home as soon as they give the okay.

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