With DD1 I went home on day 3. She was my first so I wanted to stay in hospital to get bfing sorted. Plus DH had to organise our car seat as the one we'd ordered hadn't arrived in time.

With DD2 I went home the next day. I had planned to stay as I was at risk for PND, bub needed to be watched for signs of withdrawal from my ADs as well as infection due to GBS+. There was no room on the postnatal ward so I stayed in the birth centre and then the next day they were talking about discharging me. DD2 was bfing like a champ, showing no signs of issues and the idea didn't freak me out so I was happy to go home early. Also, MIL arrived the day we went home.

(Both were intervention and drug-free births).