My hospital has a 2 night stay for vaignal births eg. if i delivered at 11pm tonight... then thats my first night stay....and i would be outta the hospital by 10am on Thursday morning. 5 day stay for c-section. Its not long at all. With DD i had no help, no matter how many times i asked. They would show me how to BF, say 'ill be back in a minute to see how you are going', and then never return. Thsi time i know what to expect and i have researched helpers....lol