I had all my DC (3 of them) in the UK and the longest i was in after the birth was 48 hours and that was with my first. I was quite happy with dc 2 and 3 to go home the next morning and get on with things at home - never felt like i needed longer to recuperate in hospital since i felt a bit sore down below but otherwise well.
I've now moved to Germany and a good friend had a baby in the early hours of sunday morning. It's her 4th baby and was a natural delivery following induction and she's not expected home till Wednesday at the earliest. I went to see her yesterday and she was in bed and the staff encourage the mums to stay in bed as much as possible and to do as little as possible.
But this is not a "slag off the NHS thread"! I got in the car on the way home and was muttering to myself "She's not ill - she's done a natural thing - no need to lie in bed for 4 days - why doesnt she get up and get home!"
But then started wondering - is this the right attitude - should women be allowed to recuperate for longer in hospital especially when they've got other children and at home there's no chance of rest?
just wondered what others thought?
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Are you sent home too quickly after childbirth these days?
canella · 11/01/2010 19:07
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