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First night in hospital (JR)- partner staying?

Any advice or tips on how my partner can stay first night after elective section. It's my first baby and I'm terrified of being left alone in a bay with no help (I suspect support from mw on postnatal ward is v poor) would do anything not to stay or have him stay with me.

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I wasn’t allowed my partner to stay but I can reassure you that the care we had from the midwives was very good. I had a really painful cannula in my hand and a catheter which made it really hard to get up and pick my baby up to feed her. Even through the night they would come to help me pick her up, feed her and put her back into her swaddle. They were very attentive. But I guess this could change depending on the staff

Not going to happen unfortunately partners still have to abide by the visiting hours. They can’t just let some and not others and would be a nightmare on the wards with everyone having partners stay

My partner was aloud to stay with me the first night and he was aloud to stay over the other nights aswell if he wanted to in the ward I was in.

They’re not allowed to, rightly so in my opinion.
I wouldn’t want a strange man the other side of the curtain to me all night if I was in the bay next to you.

My partner couldn’t stay and the night went pretty quick tbh between dozing and trying to feed baby/having some cuddles

I had a spinal block so needed to buzz for help each time to pick up baby or get a drink etc, and there’s people on hand for that and they do come when you ask for them as that’s literally what they’re there for

Whilst I’d have loved my husband there, it was great for one of us to go get a proper night sleep, and also it meant the ward was quieter than having guests for each person there, so a little more restful

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