How soon did you go home after your c section?

[biblionerd]

I'm sitting here totally caught off guard and was curious how long everyone else stayed for their c sections. I stayed 72 hours for both of mine and just assumed it was the same this time, but they're trying to kick me out today lol! I was just totally caught off guard when she was talking about getting her newborn screen drawn and then getting my paperwork ready to have me discharged at 48 hours since nobody mentioned it. It sent me into an instant panic since I just thought in my head I had more time. Not going to lie... the 72 hours is nice since I'm going home to lots of stairs, and 2 needy toddlers...  Maybe I should feel bad for not being ecstatic about rushing home to the other kids. She said "it's the current trend" since I last delivered. eav2c, you just had a c-section, right? What about you? 

[formerlyllizzyb]

Had a c/s at 5:30 am on a Monday, went home Wednesday afternoon. My choice. We were ready to get out of the hospital and my OB gave me the option.

I will be staying the full 72 hours next time since I'll have a kid at home.

[teamhayes]

I would tell tehm straight up you don't feel ready to go home due to the obstacles at home. If you are allowed 72 than take it. They must just think you are doing well which is great but if you are not ready you are not ready.
Not a c section but they tried to kick me out with M too but I said I would prefer to stay anoher night,

[ruby412]

Jan 24, 2014 7:52:27 GMT -5 teamhayes said:

I would tell tehm straight up you don't feel ready to go home due to the obstacles at home. If you are allowed 72 than take it. They must just think you are doing well which is great but if you are not ready you are not ready.
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This! I had a c on a Wednesday at 5am. I left Saturday afternoon. Tell them you want to stay!

[Deleted]

C section motn Thursday. Left Saturday morning.

About 12 hours too long for me!!!!!

[TrudyCampbell]

I'd tell them you want to stay!

[muppetinma]

Not recent, but I had 72 hours as well. I could have left earlier or stayed longer, but that's what was considered standard and what was comfortable for me. I would insist on the extra day if I had two young kids at home.

[CrazyLucky]

With DS, he was born early Tuesday morning, and I went home Friday morning. I had a super easy recovery. When DD was born on a Monday, I went home on Wednesday, remembering how easy the first recovery was and wanting to get home to DS. I quickly wished I had stayed the extra day. Your body is just worn out and as much as you want to, you just aren't ready to pick up a toddler and hold him. Do what feels right.

[The Foozzler]

Late Monday night. Went home Friday. I was not in a rush to leave!

[skiesthelimit]

I had him Sunday morning and they sent me home Wednesday around dinner time. I wanted to stay. They were considering keeping X an extra night because of his issues but decided to send us both home. I didnt want to leave! I had a private room and an a la carte gluten free menu that I could order from when ever I wanted too. I was terrified to come home haha.

[Beener]

Csection on Good Friday @ 6:00 p.m. They said I could go home on Easter Sunday but I asked for an extra day. I went home Monday afternoon.

[imimahoney]

I stayed 4 days. Ari was born at 11 pm and they didn't count that as a day. I was discharged on Sunday. He had to see a cardiologist from children's so we had to wait for that as well.

[angiekay84]

C-section in the evening on Saturday and went home Monday evening, could have gone home Monday morning which I would have preferred but I had to wait around for a blood patch for my spinal headache (which didn't work and still left in pain.)

[Beener]

Jan 24, 2014 9:54:48 GMT -5 angiekay84 said:

C-section in the evening on Saturday and went home Monday evening, could have gone home Monday morning which I would have preferred but I had to wait around for a blood patch for my spinal headache (which didn't work and still left in pain.)

I had a spinal headache too but luckily the blood patch worked for me. That is what I am most scared of this time around. That was the worst pain ever!

[sunshineluv]

I have a hard time remembering but I think I had him on a Wed and went home Saturday. I do remember they offered to let me stay an additional night if I wanted to.

[eav2c]

Csection on Friday at 1230 and discharged Sunday by 1pm! They would have kept me till Monday but I was persistent. So, 48 hours

[eav2c]

I would ask for another day if you need it. My hospital intended to keep me but honestly they were barely even coming in to check me at that point and I didnt want to be charged thousands for an extra night. That said, if I had two toddlers at home I think I might take the extra night.

[laurensmomma]

They told me I could stay 72 hours, but could leave at 48 if I wanted to. I left at 48, but I didn't have to contend with stairs, nor did I have other kids at home. Can you tell them you feel like you need more recovery time?

[fusion]

48 hours after delivery both times. I can't get comfortable in the hospital and I have a lot of help at home. 72 hours is the standard here, so I had to start telling them both times I wanted to leave a day early. I'll do the same this time unless there are complications.

[Deleted]

I had Emett Saturday evening and went home Tuesday late morning. I also ended up in the ER because of my incision opening back up. REST REST REST while you can. I only came home to one toddler and you have two! Take advantage of the quiet and the sleep while you can.

[Deleted]

Had him 8 am Monday morning left Thursday late afternoon.

[thedahliharpa]

Day 5 bit it was my first baby and I could have left the day prior but refused, lol. I didn't want to leave.

[AndyCohen]

Had c-section at 2:00am Thursday morning, left Sunday afternoon. So, over 72 hours. I wanted to stay longer, but we were in a $700/night private room. I didnt get my cath taken out until Friday morning.

[rxbeth]

Here the standard is 48 hours. We did stay just under 72 hours but that was just because Madison had been in the NICU.

[mabillon]

I spent a total of three nights in the hospital after having the baby (had DD at 7.40 AM) and basically three full days, leaving in the morning of the fourth. My doctor mentioned discharging me a day earlier and I started crying - I was NOT ready. That last night, I did finally start to get sick of nurses/doctors waking us up all the time but I loved having the staff lactation consultants around, the hospital-grade pump, and extra hands just to HELP.

[biblionerd]

Thanks! I had a meltdown in front of the poor nurse and made the care coordinator feel bad. Woops. It was an ugly postpartum hormone mess and I finally said "just forget it, you want us out so we'll leave." through tears. Lol. Not my finest. Basically the ob said I could stay "if you really want to, but it's not like you're getting anything here that you won't at home." The on call OB is not my new best friend. So I tried to explain that I was going home to a 1 and a 2 yr old, so yeah... the down time here IS something I'm not getting at home. But I got tired of the attitude and being made to basically feel like a slacker or something for staying. So I told the nurse that I wasn't leaving until this evening because my husband had to go back home and get the carseat, go buy some bottles, formula, diapers, etc. We were planning on leaving tomorrow so he was going to do all of this tonight when he went home to put the kids to bed. Our box of nb dipes won't fit and we weren't sure which formula she'd be on.