How long did you stay after birth?

[Charlotte91]

Not sure where to put this....

How long did you stay in hospital after birth?? How long are you REQUIRED to stay after a VB?
Also, since i'm going to have a VBAC, how long did you stay after a VBAC?

I don't want to be away for DD long and the closest maternity at 1 1/2 hours away.

Thanks.

[TeniBear]

With Ianto, I left Monday night (not willingly) after having him Sunday morning.

With Amelia, I left on Saturday late morning/early afternoon after having her Thursday morning. I can't remember clearly, but I think they asked if I wanted to stay for one or two nights...

[Novella]

DD1 was 36+2 had to stay for 4 days. DD2 was 35+6 and we went home the next morning. If she was term we could have left that day, I think the minimum stay was 4 hours. Both DD was were normal vaginal deliveries have not had a VBAC but if there were no complications I dont see why they wouldnt manage you as any other vaginal birth. If you are going through a midwifery group practice you will get the follow up at home which helps if you have an early D/C

Im hoping to go home the smae day this time if bubs gets to term

[Aligater]

As long as everything goes well you can leave around 4 hours later I stayed in a few days as I wanted breastfeeding established a bit better

[Babyluv]

I stayed 5 days.

[PumpkinZulu]

I had an uncomplicated vaginal delivery at 3.30am and went home at lunchtime. I did have some chest pains, I believed it was because I'd spent 4 of the 6 hours of my labour leaning over a fitball, but the OB tried to push me into having a blood transfusion (three times!) because my haemoglobin was low, which I refused. The hospital was more than happy for me to leave (iron supps in hand) whenever I wanted, although they were surprised that I didn't want to stay

[shan23]

I had DS 7am the monday morning, and we left at lunch time tuesday

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[e_p]

my best friend was told at the hospital where she had her babies that the minimum stay after an uncomplicated vaginal birth was 4 hours - not sure whether a VBAC would be included there and of course that was only the policy at that particular hospital

[Me+him+bub]

I had a loooong induced VBAC and a big bleed post but I only stayed 24 hours and had a midwife visit the next day. all was well

[RainbowBrite]

My first two VB I was home later that afternoon (2.30am and 5.30am births), my third VB was next morning (7.30am birth), the next two where 10 and 6 days because they were born at 36 and 35 weeks.
The early release births where followed up at home for a week with a domcilary midwife.

[zap]

My last vbac I stayed the minimum 6 hours. Recovered so much better at home!

[MamaPan]

I had VB both times and stayed 5 days.

[~Ash~]

With DD I had a VB and stayed 5 days - this was my choice though because it wasn't busy and I wanted to attend some more bf classes because I wasn't confident about breastfeeding on my own at home yet.

I imagine it will be a lot quicker with this baby.


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[sloane]

i had a VB & DS was born late afternoon on the wed. i left first thing friday morning.

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

Both mine were VB and I stayed the full 48hrs then home (due to strep).


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[onthefly]

If all's well you can up and leave as soon as you want. And in public hospitals they're sometimes busy and will try and get you to leave within a few hours.
I was going to leave right away after DD, but then had PPH so stayed 2 nights. They wanted me to stay another, but it was christmas and they took pity on me. With DS I was private and ended up staying 6 nights, which was way too long in the end.

[LimeSlice]

With DD2, I stayed 24 hours after the birth. Basically as soon as the midwives had done their thing, I was discharged.
I had second degree internal tearing, no other complications, if I hadn't have been given the epi and spinal I would have been able to leave about 12 hours sooner.

[Cassius2]

my friend at RWH melb left after 3ish hours. she had an intervention free VB of her second bub.