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Childbirth

Share experiences and get support around labour, birth and recovery.

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How long did you stay after baby?

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Bec123451995 · 27/01/2021 18:33

I’m due my 2nd in a few weeks & wondering how long did they keep you in before discharging you? & if they would discharge you from labour ward or do you have to go to postnatal ward?

With the current restrictions I know it may be different for each trust etc. But just generally, did they allow you to go if no complications etc after like 4 hours or so? Thank you xx

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Alarae · 27/01/2021 19:39

I ended up staying four days afterwards as I had a PPH. They probably would have let me stay longer if I wanted as my DD was in NICU, but I hated it even though I had my own room. Especially the 5am drug rounds.

MaverickDanger · 27/01/2021 19:42

DS is four weeks old. I would have been discharged from the labour ward had my blood pressure been more stable.

He was born early hours of the Tuesday morning & I was discharged at 2pm Wednesday.

HappyTimeTunnelDinosaur · 27/01/2021 19:42

It was about 10ish hours I think, probably could have been earlier but we had to wait for blood test results due to something to do with being rhesus negative blood type.

bananamonkey · 27/01/2021 19:45

I had my second last April so start of COVID times, straightforward birth on the Midwife Unit and was discharged about 7 hours after, would have been sooner but had to wait ages for a free MW to do the newborn checks as it was busy. It was 10pm so they said we were welcome to stay there in the room overnight but it was so lovely going home to my own bed compared to my first where I had to stay on the ward overnight and wait forever to be discharged!

Flamingolingo · 27/01/2021 19:46

First baby 5 days!! Second baby 6 hours. Didn’t go to a ward, just went to a sort of mini-ward on the MLU itself.

LittlePetal82 · 27/01/2021 20:00

I had my second last year. I arrived at hospital about 11.30, had him at 11.45 and was home by about 5pm. I did feel like it was a bit rushed to be leaving so soon but I was given the option of going home or going to the ward and I didn't really want to go the ward and be without DH. I think they would have let me go sooner if I'd wanted, they were quite keen to get rid of me once all their checks etc were done!

Quail15 · 27/01/2021 20:04

I self discharged against medical advice after 4 days due to PPH and 3 blood transfusions.

I had a private room with DD but as I was on so may IVs I couldn't get up and respond to DDS crying. I was told they were going to step me down to the postnatal ward on days 4 ... I told them I was going home.

Minkies13 · 27/01/2021 20:12

Gave birth 10 weeks ago in a busy central London hospital. Second baby. I was discharged after 16 hours. I gave birth at 1am and discharged at 5pm. They gave me the choice of staying another night or going home. I chose the latter.

I do regret going home so early though. I went home feeling like I'd been hit by a train to a demanding toddler who wanted my attention. Wished I was back on that busy, loud postnatal ward lol

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Bec123451995 · 27/01/2021 20:17

Thank you!

It does sound like they’re trying to discharge asap during these times. No doubt the midwives & staff will all be really busy & would just love to be able to go Home & have some help when needed by my husband. I know the midwives would help out as much as possible on postnatal ward but I hate feeling like I’m annoying them (when I’m probably not)! I’ve got another midwife appointment in a couple of weeks time for my 40 week check so will ask her some more questions. Feel like appointments are also being ‘rushed’ due to trying to limit contact but totally understandable!

Thanks guys! xx

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lambo88 · 27/01/2021 20:17

My little boy was born just after 11pm back in 2018...was a long labour and I had to have an episiotomy and forceps...I was finally taken to the ward after 3am and my sister/husband had to go home...the next day he was allowed to visit from 10am onwards until visiting hours finished at 6pm...took a while for me to be able to wee and for everthing to be sorted so I could be discharged but I think I was home after 2pm xx

Veuvestar · 27/01/2021 20:21

4 days
I’ve actually no idea why
I think they forgot about me

Johnson10 · 27/01/2021 21:13

I gave birth in June. He arrived at 13:40pm on the Tuesday. I went home on the Wednesday teatime. We were only kept in longer due to a few complications. They weren’t in any rush to get us out.

ForeverHomeSearcher · 27/01/2021 21:18

I've been told it's a minimum of 6 hours if everything goes to plan and feeding is ok.

I'm due in a few weeks.

Obviously it seems like it varies from trust to trust.

beingsunny · 27/01/2021 21:38

I had my son at 4.45am and was home in my own bed by 10am the same day, I couldn't wait to get home and felt great after birth

Doublechins · 27/01/2021 21:56

6 hours didn't even go to postnatal just discharged straight from labour ward

laura2109 · 28/01/2021 13:56

A few people mentioned that paperwork held them back, as responsible adults can we not self discharge and ask for those to be either posted or send DH to collect later?

1990shopefulftm · 28/01/2021 14:49

@laura2109 I threatened to self discharge at 2am but they basically only had a locum consultant on who refused to do my prescription for the 4 medicines I needed, this was after a midwife on the previous shift said she d find some medicines for me and then I could come back for the rest and she d finished without sorting it for me.

If it wasn't for the fact I needed the antibiotics I would have packed up and rang my DH to get us as my son's blood results had just come back normal, I d been there almost 8 days at that point because they left us 2.5 days with my waters gone and both baby and I got sepsis, so I was beyond the point of trusting the short staffed ward to look after us anymore.

I eventually got out of there at 1pm with a discharge letter full of mistakes.

TerriblyTiiiired · 28/01/2021 14:57

Colleague who had her third baby just before Christmas and had a straightforward birth was out in 6 hours.

I was discharged in 48 hours on the nose after my second c-section and that was 13 years ago.

They generally want you out ASAP unless there are any concerns for your or your baby.

annlee3817 · 31/01/2021 18:30

I was given a choice to be discharged from the birthing room on MLU, DD born at 7.17am so would have been home before lunch, or stay overnight for help with breastfeeding, I chose to stay, this was pre covid though

ALew15 · 01/02/2021 14:35

I'm due in 6 weeks and after a recent MW appointment she said that if I was to give birth in the MLU they aim to discharge in about 2 hours. If I wanted to stay longer for help with feeding or whatever, I could- but my partner would have to leave

sarahc336 · 02/02/2021 04:31

Lock down birth here in nov and we were discharged from the midwife led labour ward ( was offered to stay but I wanted to leave) they're trying to keep women off the wards at the min ana as we just stayed in my delivery room it meant my partner could stay, partners aren't allowed into the wards at all at the moment xx

Loti92 · 07/02/2021 11:25

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Lilice · 09/02/2021 23:58

I had my last baby in September and I was out of hospital 4 hours later

SoundWithoutAName · 10/02/2021 00:03

I gave birth during the first lockdown, DD was born at 2am and I was home less than 12 hours later. At the hospital I gave birth in they say they can't discharge you until baby is 6 hours old.

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Bec123451995 · 10/02/2021 03:32

Thanks everyone!

My little boy made an appearance last Saturday & we were discharged from delivery suite just after 5 hours.

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