Hellobee Boards Topic: If you had the option of being discharge 5 hours post-delivery, would you?

Hellobee Boards Topic: If you had the option of being discharge 5 hours post-delivery, would you? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:22:14 +0000 wheres_c on "If you had the option of being discharge 5 hours post-delivery, would you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-the-option-of-being-discharge-5-hours-post-delivery-would-you/page/2#post-375006 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:36:40 +0000 wheres_c 375006@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I don't think I'd want to be discharged after 5 hours with #1 for sure. After I've been through it once, I may have a different opinion. IcebergMom on "If you had the option of being discharge 5 hours post-delivery, would you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-the-option-of-being-discharge-5-hours-post-delivery-would-you/page/2#post-374862 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:43:21 +0000 IcebergMom 374862@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Omg! That is so quick! I would never. :) MamaMoose on "If you had the option of being discharge 5 hours post-delivery, would you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-the-option-of-being-discharge-5-hours-post-delivery-would-you/page/2#post-374580 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 10:07:36 +0000 MamaMoose 374580@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Heck no! I plan to enjoy every minute of being in the hospital! I'm a total hypochondriac and I know I'll be even crazier about my baby. So having constant supervision from a medical professional for those first few days will be extremely comforting for me. jennylynn on "If you had the option of being discharge 5 hours post-delivery, would you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-the-option-of-being-discharge-5-hours-post-delivery-would-you/page/2#post-374559 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 09:55:28 +0000 jennylynn 374559@https://boards.hellobee.com/ By the second night, I was eager to be home in my own bed, but I didn't feel ready to be home with a brand new baby yet. I needed a few days to become comfortable caring for a newborn, and to know that everything was ok. mamabolt on "If you had the option of being discharge 5 hours post-delivery, would you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-the-option-of-being-discharge-5-hours-post-delivery-would-you/page/2#post-374542 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 09:47:51 +0000 mamabolt 374542@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I gave birth at 7 am on a Thursday and was discharged at noon on Saturday. If I could have picked, I would have left Friday afternoon/evening I think, I had a hard time sleeping at the hospital and was feeling good by that point. But I would not have been up to leaving Thursday afternoon! mrsmenow on "If you had the option of being discharge 5 hours post-delivery, would you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-the-option-of-being-discharge-5-hours-post-delivery-would-you/page/2#post-374515 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 09:38:47 +0000 mrsmenow 374515@https://boards.hellobee.com/ This is my third and if baby comes on its due date (Christmas eve), we will leave early. Otherwise I like the day or two at the hospital. It gives you a little extra time to bounce back. And the food is pretty good. prettylizy on "If you had the option of being discharge 5 hours post-delivery, would you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-the-option-of-being-discharge-5-hours-post-delivery-would-you/page/2#post-374359 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 08:09:48 +0000 prettylizy 374359@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I really didn't need to stay as long as we did, she was born just before midnight on Saturday, so they kept me that night and one more night, discharged us the Monday morning. Because I had a prolonged rupture they were worried about infection. I was nervous about going home even after our longer stay, but I really could have gone home much sooner. Mrsbells on "If you had the option of being discharge 5 hours post-delivery, would you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-the-option-of-being-discharge-5-hours-post-delivery-would-you/page/2#post-374358 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 08:09:27 +0000 Mrsbells 374358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No. No matter how good I felt I would still want to stay atleast 2 days for the baby to be monitored by a professional, especially for my first baby. Maysprout on "If you had the option of being discharge 5 hours post-delivery, would you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-the-option-of-being-discharge-5-hours-post-delivery-would-you/page/2#post-374354 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 08:07:52 +0000 Maysprout 374354@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I had a fairly uncomplicated birth but labor was soooo long so I was soooo tired. Right after birth I was all full of adrenaline so there was no way I could sleep, but 5 hours later would mean getting discharged at 10 pm. I was very happy to have the security of the hospital and not have to pack up and get situated back at home right after a long labor. Mrs. Lovejoy on "If you had the option of being discharge 5 hours post-delivery, would you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-the-option-of-being-discharge-5-hours-post-delivery-would-you/page/2#post-374281 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 06:58:28 +0000 Mrs. Lovejoy 374281@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Honestly, I don't think so (for the first). Sometimes I just need to decompress for a little bit before moving around a lot and making a big transition. Who knows though! loveisstrange on "If you had the option of being discharge 5 hours post-delivery, would you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-the-option-of-being-discharge-5-hours-post-delivery-would-you/page/2#post-374263 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 06:43:51 +0000 loveisstrange 374263@https://boards.hellobee.com/ YES. If I had had a normal birth, I would have had the option of leaving 6 hours after. I got stuck there for DAYS. I despise the hospital so much now that I might have a home birth next time just to avoid the issue totally. autumnlove on "If you had the option of being discharge 5 hours post-delivery, would you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-the-option-of-being-discharge-5-hours-post-delivery-would-you/page/2#post-374239 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 06:05:41 +0000 autumnlove 374239@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No, I really enjoyed my postpartum care and food at the hospital! I was kinda sad when we left! sorrycharlie on "If you had the option of being discharge 5 hours post-delivery, would you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-the-option-of-being-discharge-5-hours-post-delivery-would-you/page/2#post-374181 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 03:45:14 +0000 sorrycharlie 374181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nope. I was in so much pain and making such a mess I was glad to have the nurses there to help! Honeybee on "If you had the option of being discharge 5 hours post-delivery, would you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-the-option-of-being-discharge-5-hours-post-delivery-would-you/page/2#post-374165 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 02:08:52 +0000 Honeybee 374165@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes! With both kids I was ready to leave about 12 hours afterwards (aka the next morning) and I ended up having to stay longer. I felt great after birth and would have been happy to leave within a few hours, though. pinkcupcake on "If you had the option of being discharge 5 hours post-delivery, would you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-the-option-of-being-discharge-5-hours-post-delivery-would-you#post-374155 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 01:56:40 +0000 pinkcupcake 374155@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No way!! I wasn't even ready to get up out of bed at five hours after delivery! I wanted to stay for as long as I could... 48 hours wasn't enough! I could've stayed a full week if they would've let me :) cyndistar3 on "If you had the option of being discharge 5 hours post-delivery, would you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-the-option-of-being-discharge-5-hours-post-delivery-would-you#post-374111 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:55:44 +0000 cyndistar3 374111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My birth center gave me the option to leave 4 hours after but let us stay the night (even my mom) for our convenience. I enjoyed staying there for a while, they have really nice rooms :) Ree723 on "If you had the option of being discharge 5 hours post-delivery, would you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-the-option-of-being-discharge-5-hours-post-delivery-would-you#post-374083 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:21:28 +0000 Ree723 374083@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Oh I would love to be discharged just hours after giving birth! We have the option of going home 4 hrs after birth and I think I will use it next time. I was too nervous with my first LO to go home that early, aside from the fact that I had some complications from the epidural and had to stay in for an additional 24 hrs anyway. I was going stir crazy though and just wanted to get home with my LO. We don't do rooming in here so it's not like I was getting any additional sleep, and I didn't need any painkillers, so there was absolutely no benefit to being in hospital. I will definitely be all about leaving as soon as possible next time! Rainbow Sprinkles on "If you had the option of being discharge 5 hours post-delivery, would you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-the-option-of-being-discharge-5-hours-post-delivery-would-you#post-374080 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:16:12 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 374080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Hell no. I couldn't move. I bawled my eyes out every time I sneezed I was in so much pain! I needed that hospital bed and the nurses support. Besides, I hemorrhaged right after birth and I was kind of freaked out and nervous for a couple hours. runsyellowlites on "If you had the option of being discharge 5 hours post-delivery, would you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-the-option-of-being-discharge-5-hours-post-delivery-would-you#post-374079 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:15:45 +0000 runsyellowlites 374079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes!!! Then again I never wanted to leave home to begin with. Lol sarac on "If you had the option of being discharge 5 hours post-delivery, would you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-the-option-of-being-discharge-5-hours-post-delivery-would-you#post-374076 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:07:48 +0000 sarac 374076@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Absolutely. I had it in my birth plan that I wanted to leave after one night, at the latest, unless there was some medical reason to stay. Well, my baby was in the NICU for a week, so when my TWO days were up, it was really hard to leave the hospital without her. Next time, I really hope to go home the next day. If it'd just been me, I'd have been good to leave about 12 hours later. As soon as my epidural was fully worn off. Hoping to avoid that all next time. MsMini on "If you had the option of being discharge 5 hours post-delivery, would you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-the-option-of-being-discharge-5-hours-post-delivery-would-you#post-373842 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:30:45 +0000 MsMini 373842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Coco Bee: Usually PP hemorrhage is <24 hours after delivery, but in rare instances it can happen later (esp if there is retained placental fragments of something). My girlfriend insisted on being discharged before bedtime because she couldn't sleep in the hospital, and she ended up back for a few days because she bled for so long before the ambulance got her back to the hospital she needed multiple transfusions. Weagle on "If you had the option of being discharge 5 hours post-delivery, would you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-the-option-of-being-discharge-5-hours-post-delivery-would-you#post-373531 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:09:47 +0000 Weagle 373531@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No way! There's no way I was even getting out of bed that soon. MamaBehr on "If you had the option of being discharge 5 hours post-delivery, would you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-the-option-of-being-discharge-5-hours-post-delivery-would-you#post-373503 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:00:08 +0000 MamaBehr 373503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I had a c-section and I wasn't ready to go beyond three days.... But that's a completely different bag of apples. I have to say, after the first baby I was soooo nervous to go home, so even with a vaginal birth I don't think I could leave after just five hours.... Plus I liked feeling taken care of in the hospital, like if something weird or freaky happened with the baby I was in the right place. lovehoneybee on "If you had the option of being discharge 5 hours post-delivery, would you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-the-option-of-being-discharge-5-hours-post-delivery-would-you#post-373492 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:58:43 +0000 lovehoneybee 373492@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I wasn't even allowed up out of bed for like 8 hrs! chopsuey on "If you had the option of being discharge 5 hours post-delivery, would you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-the-option-of-being-discharge-5-hours-post-delivery-would-you#post-373472 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:55:13 +0000 chopsuey 373472@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I would probably stay 12 hours to make sure all is well. 48 hours was too much. Going to try to get home as soon as possible after we have baby 2. mrsjyw on "If you had the option of being discharge 5 hours post-delivery, would you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-the-option-of-being-discharge-5-hours-post-delivery-would-you#post-373463 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:52:35 +0000 mrsjyw 373463@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Coco Bee: I don't think it's ridiculous to leave after five hours. Think it's preference. And being that I'm two wks from due date I'm probably hyper sensitive about postpartum care. Id def consider it for baby dos! rachiecakes on "If you had the option of being discharge 5 hours post-delivery, would you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-the-option-of-being-discharge-5-hours-post-delivery-would-you#post-373436 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:46:30 +0000 rachiecakes 373436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @MsMini: happened to a friend of mine, twice! last time was over a week after her son was born... so scary :( I only have one LO, so only one birth experience to speak from, but my blood pressure was out of control, they wouldn't discharge me until 5 days afterwards. Mrs. Pen on "If you had the option of being discharge 5 hours post-delivery, would you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-the-option-of-being-discharge-5-hours-post-delivery-would-you#post-373432 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:46:09 +0000 Mrs. Pen 373432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mrsjyw: like I said earlier, the pp care is incredible though. my midwife was always calling me just to check in so I didn't feel alone in that way. We had a 24-hour pp appt, then a 3-day appt, then a 1 week appt, then 3 and 6 weeks. Then it switched to pediatric care. For baby #2 I want to try again at the birth center, and hopefully I won't have such a hard time the next time around. Mrs squirreld on "If you had the option of being discharge 5 hours post-delivery, would you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-the-option-of-being-discharge-5-hours-post-delivery-would-you#post-373427 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:44:15 +0000 Mrs squirreld 373427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The birth centre I want to go to, will discharge you between 5 and 24 hours (up to you) but they also have a midwife come see you at home for the first 3 days :-) I'm pretty sure ill be keen to get home. tysonja on "If you had the option of being discharge 5 hours post-delivery, would you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-the-option-of-being-discharge-5-hours-post-delivery-would-you#post-373423 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:43:34 +0000 tysonja 373423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I was more than happy to stay 48hrs! I think that was the perfect amt of time for us. :)