Hospital stay
First time mum here and I just want to know, how many days on average do you stay in the hospital for after birth? For both vaginal and c-section
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I had a c section and I stayed 24 hours. I was discharged once I had done two big wee’s once the catheter had been removed x
C section 24 hours too
24 h natural birth
I was admitted at 10am for a spontaneous natural birth and let home by 4pm the following day
I had a forceps delivery with an episiotomy and had a bit of a temperature after delivery and needed IV antibiotics so I was in the hospital from around 1am Thursday morning until nearly midnight Saturday.
Definitely 24 hours for a Csection. Out the next day.
3 days, things could not go as expected for both you and baby, pack extras. Good luck 🙏🏻
All depends on what goes on during the birth and after the birth with you & baby. Always pack extras. I was induced on the Wednesday, had my baby on the Friday and was discharged on the Monday so was almost in hospital for a week so you never know. I had a vaginal birth.
I was out around 16 hours after my emergency c section 💀😂 x
I had an emergency c section at 2am on the 22nd and left the 23rd at 3pm so about 37 hours post c section. Baby pooped inside me and had to have the special mecconium observations for 12ish hours and wasn't allowed to leave until I peed enough or I would've been out earlier 🙃 (started induction on the 20th 🫠)
If you drive/a car of yours or your partner/family will be in the hospital car park you could pack 2 bags. One with the birth and 1/2 day essentials and then another bag that stays in the car with extras just in case.
I had an emergency section at 4pm on the Saturday and was discharged 9pm on the Monday. Had to stay a little longer as baby was having trouble with feeding. Was re admitted on the Wednesday due to a post dural puncture headache! So always expect the unexpected!
Emergency c section with complications- 10 days stay.
I had packed for 3 days worth of bits for me and baby as I’m very cautious, and had a second bag in the boot of the car with extras just in case which was very helpful.
If you don’t have a car then could just have another bag at home ready so you don’t have to rely on someone else to find what you want/need.
We were meant ti stay 24hrs but my girl wasn’t feeding properly so we hot put in transitional care for 5 days
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First time mum here and I just want to know, how many days on average do you stay in the hospital for after birth? For both vaginal and c-section
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