for my pregnancy i went private, with my own OB and chose to deliver at the private hospital as opposed to the public one he has rights at.....

for me i wanted my DH to stay the night she was born BUT the hospital we happy for him to stay as late as he wanted and come in as early as he wanted so after being settled in my room and seeing the double bed we choose for him to go home and come back early in the morning, plus i had a PPH so they wanted me to rest up so him staying in a small bed with me wasnt going to work.

DH then worked while i was in hospy and would come in and stay till late each night.

i then expected him to stay the night before we came home but DD ended up in SCU so there was no point him being there.

when i was admitted in jan before we lost our DS i was in the public hospital and becasue i was a private patient i was guaranteed my own room, and given my situation the middies told me i would have been given one anyway....

personally for me, i like knowing the option is there just incase and there was no way i wanted to share a room so going private guaranteed that for me....