How long...

[Gigi]

six days - c-section with complications. I could not stand up straight, or walk without holding onto the wall when i went home. Felt like i'd been run over by a truck. Could not stand up long enough to make a sandwich, could not bathe my own child (too weak).

[courts&munchkins]

First one was 4 nights both my 2nd and 3rd were 3 nights. All in the same public hospital.

[RainbowBrite]

3 nights and 3 days, both my c-sections where late afternoon/evening...one classical cut and one LSCS
I wanted to get home but it was so, so hard to have to leave my babies behind it the nursery

[ellasmummy]

2 nights with dd2
1 night with dd1 but I discharged myself so I could follow her to a hossy with a nicu.

[Kimbles01]

6 nights for me in private. Could've gone home after 4 as I recovered really well, but I was enjoying being looked after, and DH got sick so I would've had him and a newborn to look after at home if I'd left early.

[NaeNae]

anyone at Royal Womens' Hospital?

Mine was at RWH

[Bengal]

I'm going to the women's and OB told me 3-4

[Charlotte91]

I stayed at RWH for 3 days, and then was moved to the Royal Children's Post Natal Mother's Unit for 2 nights and then moved to Ronald Mac.

[RhiChiChi]

7 nights, 8 days

[HotI]

For those who left after 1 or 2 days, did this work for you?

For those who stayed longer, do you think you needed the extra time?

[Ahurani]

For me, it worked well. I didn't have a baby to take home. I didn't want to be in the post natal ward with all the screaming babies. They gave me more than enough pain relief to take home and home is where we needed to be

[KitFaerie]

I was in for 3 nights, I would have loved to leave earlier and I felt very capable of going home, but DS was jaundiced and being monitored. (This was at RWH)

[Miss E]

5 nights. I think the standard is 5 nights in private and 3 or 4 in public.

[ellasmummy]

Yup 2 nights was more than enough for me, but dd1 was staying ay mums and DH was on leave so I had help and no other kids to look after!!

[raffy]

Im loving all you ladies saying 2 nights! I'm booked in for the 23rd would love it if all goes well to be home Christmas arvo.

[NaeNae]

Depending on how your feeling you could always check yourself out

[MummaBee]

Friend of mine just left after one night discharged herself never herd of it being that quick tho

[raffy]

I've just added ds1 little elf suit from last year to my hossy bag haha the OB said I had to stay at least one night. I had major surgery after a virginal birth with DS1 and discharged myself the next day. I'll have plenty of help from DH and my mum. Just need everything to go well with both bub and I so I can spend Christmas with all my boys at my home coz I hate hospitals