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after birth
Added: 93 days ago.
Added by: lady26
Section: General.
Status: This question is Closed. (Questions will be closed after 10 days.)


Has anyone left the hospital the same day they gave birth? and is this normal or do the doctors normal let you stay over night or a day or two before releasing you?

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MelissaJoanne - 85 days ago Rating: 5 (1 votes) That seems pretty rare. They legally have to let you stay longer than that.

leanie093 - 86 days ago Rating: 4.5 (2 votes) i had my son naturally and they still kept me there for 3 days. i plan on the same thing this time around.

lmo - 92 days ago Rating: 4.5 (2 votes) i stayed 3 days after having my daughter.

mumofsoontobe5 - 92 days ago Rating: 4.5 (2 votes) Hi there. My first I left the next morning (he was born at lunchtime) My second and third the same day. BUT.......I would recommend staying at least 24 hrs. Im now preggers with twins and aiming on staying as long as they will let me (bit of a holiday) lol. Whatever you feel comfortable with. :)

babywingsfan - 92 days ago Rating: 4 (1 votes) After having my daughter, I was feeling great and they let me go home the next day... but for my first, I was there for 3 days. So, I guess it depends on whether the doctor feels you and the baby can be released and go home.

slnkl - 92 days ago Rating: 3 (1 votes) i stayed in the hospital for 3 days! it really depends on the condition you and baby are in.

gr8scottswife - 92 days ago Rating: 4 (1 votes) Yes. I've heard of many women leaving the same day. Typically, though the hospital will make you stay overnight to earn some extra money from your insurance company (ha!).

ttasha - 92 days ago Rating: 3 (1 votes) if you have a birth with no problems then you should be entitled to go home the next day but if u have a c-ection they tend to keep you in a little longer to check everything is ok

niki - 93 days ago Rating: 4 (1 votes) I had my baby at 2am i stayed that day and overnight but asked to go home the following day - they where happy enough with letting me go as i had bathed the baby myself, to be honest i was happy to get home as the midwives didnt help much in the hospital i was in.... grrr... good luck x

kayla-love - 93 days ago Rating: 4 (2 votes) I live in Austria and they keep you in hospital for 3 days. If you have a c-section then they keep you in for 5 days. If there are any problems ie: with baby or yourself they will keep you in for longer. I think its different in the UK though and USA

kathleen - 93 days ago Rating: 5 (1 votes) it really depends on where u live and the hospital u give birth in, i'm from the uk and with my 1st i had to stay in 24hrs just to make sure that i was ok after the birth and baby feed, poop, wee, hearing test was done and check up from the doctor pluse i had to bath baby b4 i left the hospical. with my 2nd i had her at 12.35am and left the hospical at 2.00pm so stayed in less then 24 hrs baby had her test then i could go.

michaela - 93 days ago Rating: 5 (1 votes) The hospital i gave birth in will release you the same day as long as you aren't a first time mum and haven't had any complications. They will keep the baby for a few hours after birth to make sure he/she feeds, poops and then a dr will do a full physical on the baby then you are free to go. personally, i stayed 2 days and was glad of the rest and midwife support on hand.

Baby3OnWay - 93 days ago Rating: 5 (1 votes) My first one I was in for a few days, my second one I was there only 24 hours... they have to keep you at least 24 hours so that they can check the baby, do the PKU testing and all that fun stuff... I HATE HOSPITALS THOUGH and wish I could give birth and go home! haha but for the health and safety of the baby I suck it up! Best of luck

buttons - 93 days ago Rating: 5 (1 votes) I gave birth at 8:30 in the morning and went home at 4 that afternoon. It was my choice to go home and as I had no pain relief with a natural vaginal delivery and baby was great they said it was ok,I just had to register with home visits from a midwife before I left. The usual length os stay is about two days though and if you are breast feeding they like to check that it is established before you go as well. The hospitals help alot with making sure all is well before you go, dont worry what ever length of stay you require it will be alright.

raspberry - 93 days ago Rating: 4 (1 votes) i checked into the hospital on thursday morning at 930 when my water broke. i delivered at 716 friday morning and was discharged at 11 am sunday morning. i felt like i had been there for ages! mind you, i live in canada and dont pay to stay in the hospital so i didnt have to worry about that

agonzales - 93 days ago Rating: 4 (2 votes) With both my pregnancies they had me there for 2 days without complications. It didnt matter to me.. I liked being taken care of lol.

Mommyof2boys - 93 days ago Rating: 4 (1 votes) Its rare because they usualy want to monitor you over night to make sure you and baby are doing well to go home.

kbushby - 93 days ago Rating: 4 (1 votes) they let you go home the same day sometimes if there was no complications. you look good, baby looks good, they will say see ya later..

Melanie07 - 93 days ago Rating: 4 (1 votes) Hospitals get you in and out now as long as nothing is wrong.

mommy-of-3 - 93 days ago Rating: 4 (1 votes) I had one of my kids in the afternoon and the other late in the morning and went home with both of them around noon the next day.

captshelley - 93 days ago Rating: 5 (2 votes) I had to stay 24 hours after I gave birth. I checked in at 6am but didn't give birth until 6pm so I couldn't leave until 6pm the next day. That's if you and the baby don't have any problems and that's with a vaginal delivery. My friend had a c-section and she stayed 4 days. It depends on the hospital so you could call them and they'll tell you their standard procedure.

kimmarie - 93 days ago Rating: 4.5 (2 votes) When I gave birth, I went into the hospital Sunday night around 11 PM, had my son on Monday at 10:11 AM and went home on Tuesday.

jessicadarling - 93 days ago Rating: 4 (1 votes) Where I live you stay in the hospital 24 hours or less if there are no problems. I delivered at 4:15 pm and I left by noon the next day.