To think an overnight stay in hospital after childbirth is standard?

[MaisyN]

I had a planned c-section at 1pm, was walking around by 9pm, and discharged the following day at 5pm.

Friend thinks this is unusually quick, even for a straightforward birth.

YABU it’s weirdly fast
YANBU it’s pretty normal

Both times I was delayed overnight as there was no one available to discharge us! Got to the point we were threatening to just walk out before they managed to summon someone who could do the paperwork.

I was stuck in for 3 nights after my c-section (mainly because DS was unwell) and the car journey home still nearly had me in tears, I couldn’t imagine being capable of it much faster

I stayed 2 nights because we both needed antibiotics,

Normal vaginal delivery but they wanted to make sure my baby was feeding properly before sending me home. And I had a tear. I stayed 3 days. It was bliss to be fair. I had almost the ward to myself, baby was mostly sleeping and I had food and drinks (as well as strong painkillers!) delivered regularly. It felt like a holiday!

My SIL stayed in a week for both of hers (early 2000s) one was a C-section. They all couldn’t believe I got out the next day (thank fuck after 0 hours sleep in noisy ward) and kept saying I should complain.
yes I think it’s standard now.

NHS roughly 24 hours pretty standard including after c section

The hospital I had my sons at had a generally 2 nights minimum minimum post section which seems reasonable to me.

Blimey, I had my babies in France and we get 5 days in a private room in hospital as standard.

3 Csections here. Yes this timeframe is 'normal'.

I had my DC in the 1980's and then 10 days post CS was the norm!

With DD she was an assisted birth and we went home about 36 hours later due to some complications but I was desperate to get out of that sauna of a ward.

With DS, a planned section, I had him at 2pm and was home by lunch time the next day.

In the 90s you stayed in for 7 days for a c section

It’s normal but that doesn’t mean it’s ok. From memory mine was born at 1.40am ish and I was discharged at around 3pm the following day, so about 36 hours. And that was after an EMCS and a long labour. They couldn’t have been more keen to get me out. First I stayed for shorter but he was a VB.

Seems quite quick for a c section
after my (vaginal) births first one I was there for about 36 hours but I was totally exhausted I couldn’t have left earlier

second I was discharged about 14 hours after a 1 am birth they were very keen to get me on my way

My Mum had a week in hospital for each of her children, that was the 70s though. I was in hospital for 3 days with DC1 (until she eastablished BFing), about 6h with DD2 (easy birth, very hungry and efficient feeder from day one) and 3 days with premature DS then we had 24h at home then he was readmitted and we didn't get out until he was 2 weeks old. If he had been my first I probably wouldn't have realised he wasn't feeding properly but with a third child I realised very quickly there was an issue. With DS we had a private room and being in for so long was good for me as well as DS. It's a difficult balance and there needs to be proper MW support for new Mums if they are sent home quickly.

I was in for a night after my daughter and really regretted it. The ward was awful and I would have been far better off at home. Discharged myself at 1am after staying the recommended 6 hours after having my son and it was so much better. I don’t think there’s a normal however do you aren’t unreasonable either way.

I’ve given birth to three babies but never gone to the hospital to do so. Midwives never stayed longer than 20-60 minutes after the babies were born if that’s a comparable statistic.

Oh gosh I’m so sorry! That sounds painful. I had no issues with mine thank goodness. I also hated being on the ward, it was so noisy and my baby would not be left in the cot, so I had to hold them and therefore stay awake the whole time - I was knackered! Couldn’t wait to get home to my husband who could hold them for a bit whilst I had a rest.