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Do first timers always stay overnight in hospital?

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Msbluesky32 · 20/03/2013 14:42

Am I being a bit ambitious to think I can have my first baby and get straight home afterwards? I am hoping to give birth in a birth centre and really don't want to stay overnight if I can help it. I would have given a home birth a go but as its our first DP is a bit fearful Of not being near a hospital. So far I'm pretty text book ok - BP is low, feel fine, baby is in right place and doing well, i feel pretty relaxed about everything...assuming everything goes ok I'd like to try and get home. What were your experiences first time around?

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ananikifo · 26/03/2013 19:25

How often are first-time bf mums and babies discharged the same day? I've heard stories of being kept in until you can feed well, and a friend having to go back to hospital because she couldn't feed the baby once she got home. Everyone tells you that bf is hard in the beginning. I'm just wondering how common it is for that difficulty to keep you in hospital.

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