How quickly were you discharged after a c/s?

[Shellywelly1973]

Just that really!

I hate hospitals & intend to discharge myself as soon as the baby has been discharged.

This is my 6th but never had a c/s. I need to get home ASAP due to other dc etc. Thanks.

In the London hospitals I gave birth at, it would have been 4-5 days but for my elcs, I pushed to get discharged early because I could not pick up my baby and the hospital was so busy the nurses could not help me as ds lay crying in his crib for me to bf and visiting hours did not allow my dh to assist.

I finally got discharged after 36 hours but that was far from ideal because I felt every bump in the road!

I don't know how or why other mnetters on this thread would want to be discharged after 24 hours, if the post natal care was otherwise adequate. You all must be super strong.

The next day.

4 nights after emcs, 3 after elcs. I was private though so less emphasis on revolving doors!

I gave birth in a London hospital too, blueshoes, and had a very similar experience wrt postnatal care. As I pointed out to the doctor when I was persuading her to discharge me, at least at home my husband would be on hand the whole time, and I wouldn't be left alone with a screaming baby I couldn't pick up.

But while it was painful, I have to say the recovery process wasn't as bad as I expected. The day after I was discharged I felt well enough to pop in to m&s for a few things, and within two weeks I was actively having to remember that I was recovering from major surgery and not push myself too much. I certainly wouldn't consider myself very fit pre-birth, either.

Thanks, Ruth. I too had to justify to the discharging doctor that I had support at home, in my case from dh and MIL. I guess I seem to be unique in that I am useless in the first 48 hours after a cs in that I cannot walk, sit up unaided or lift anything heavier than a cup of water. Once I got home I was absolutely fine with support - it was just the journey home! By day 5 when the stitches came out, I was 90% recovered and driving after 2 weeks.

I have quick and uneventful recoveries from my cs. Just that I needed support for the first few days and ideally would have liked to stay in the hospital longer if their post natal care was better

Yes, it's appalling that we didn't get better support when vulnerable and in pain. The midwives actually seemed angry with me - every time DD cried, which she did a lot, one of them would stomp over and demand to know "why is that baby crying?" This eventually led to me shrieking in frustration "I don't know, do I, I've only just got her!"

They became even more unpleasant after that.

I had dc3 2 weeks ago. 3 rd CS. She was born at 16.55, I was home by 5.30 pm the next day. Minimal assistance from the midwives so I was desperate to get home to have DH on hand, which he was in abundance.
I was also desperate to be with my older dc's as they were fretting about me and had been upset.
I cannot see any benefit I could have had from remaining in that place for a minute longer.

48 hours, but I had my own room and DH stayed the first night. If I'd been on a ward I'd have discharged myself ASAP! Had a textbook recovery and bf went brilliantly from the first.

36 hours with 1st and 20 hours with second.
2nd was much more traumatic and I was borderline for a transfusion but they still let me go.
In hindsight I shouldn't have, but couldn't stand a second more of over heated, funny smelling, noisy hospital.

Do you have support in place once your home? It took me longer to recover the second time, I wasn't right for weeks.

Can you ask to be allowed to have a breech labour? It is possible and babies often turn during labour.

My grown up dc & his partner live in Scotland. They sre coming to stay for 5 days. So plan is as soon as I go into labour or know date of c/s they will notify their employers.

In an ideal world I will end up having a hb & there will be no need for them to rush down here. I'm terrified of labouring on a labour ward, stuck on monitors & drips. It's how my first 2 dc were born & I would actually prefer a cs then that. Consultant is not happy to go for a vb as it'd my 6th dc. I'm 40. Previous third degree tear.

Of course the problem with a cs is the recovery.

Just wish this bloody baby would turn!!!

I was discharged after 3 days but DS4 was in special care so it was a bit more flexible. They would have let me go after 48 hours and women who were on their 2nd+ C-section were allowed to go after 24 hours. Hope your baby turns. I've got DC with SN too and really hoping for a quick turnaround this time.

Only DC3 was a section (EMCS) and I was home 23hts after being in theatre. Would have been sooner but they said they had to have records showing as minimum 24ht stay to comply with an audit that was ongoing
Baby was 5weeks early and that also delayed things a little - in hindsight with an 8yt old and 10month old at home I'd prob have stayed in a little longer just for the peace!