Discharge Times......... WANT OUT ASAP!

[JARM]

Hi guys

Im 39+1 today, and am having baby in local hospital.

Anyone know how soon you can get out of hospital after birth? Ideally, I want to have baby, get cleaned up and come home providing all goes to plan.

Is there a need to go to the ward? Can I come home straight from delivery room?

Arghhh, so many questions - and ive left it SO late!

Seeing midwife tomorrow anyway, but wanted MN opinions/experiences!

Ta!!!

Muddling through you are my hero

With dd (my first) I had her at 12.40pm and left by 8pm. I basically had her, ate lunch, had a bath and went down to ward. They wanted to see that I was able to walk around ok and also check that I could latch dd on and that she would feed. The last hour or so was just spent waiting for the paeditrician to come and check dd over and once he had done that we could leave whenever.

TBH the timing was about right cos it gave me a few hours lying in bed getting over the weak legs feeling and also as dh and I were lodging with my parents at the time it gave us those first few hours alone with her.

highly recommend a home birth. Ive had 4. Am I right in thinking you are from suffolk Jarm? which hospital would you be going to? Think generally it is after 6 hours you are allowed home!