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my mom came to take care of #1 so Wagon Sr. stayed with me. He had planned on going back a few times to help out, say hello, etc. but I ended up having a complication after delivery so he stayed.

He stayed with me but went home to help his mom with LO once.

mr bee went home because i had a shared room and overnight guests were not allowed. my mom was with charlie, but mr bee slept at home except maybe one night (i stayed at a hotel for an extra week when olive remained in the hospital.

we had a private room with charlie and i had a c section, so mr bee stayed the whole time.

DH will stay with me and the new baby while DS is with my mom and sister.

He went home to put him to bed but then came back to spend the night. That was a PERFECT arrangement for us!

@Greentea: Is there room at the hospital for your LO and DH? When the time comes, I'd love for LO to stay with us but at our hospital, the pull out bed was twin size. It's the only bed (besides the hospital bed) in the room.

DH and I have talked about this, although we're not preg with #2 yet. We already know I'll be having a c-sec. He'll probably stay the first night, and go home the following nights. Reason being - He snores like a train. It's AWFUL. He literally kept me up for two full days after having DS. I requested Ambien on the third night because I was SO deliriously tired.

Our plan is to have my MIL come down as soon as I go into labor to stay with DD (she lives a short flight/long-ish drive away). My mom will be here as well because she serves as our doula and we have several friends we can call for a few hours of coverage, so we have a lot of options if MIL can't make it in time for us to leave for the hospital.

When DD was born, my mom and DH were at the hospital for her birth and few hours afterward, then my mom went and stayed at our house and DH stayed with me in the hospital. We all know how great hospital sleep is, so the second day my mom stayed with me and DH went home to get a good night's sleep. I thought that worked out really well - I always had someone with me, but DH also got to get a good shower and some quality rest. I imagine we will do the same thing the next time as well.

I asked the hubs what he wanted to do (my mom will probably come over and watch C while we're in the hospital) and he said he would be staying with me overnight-- he didn't want to leave me high and dry!

DH stayed the first night, and a neighbor stayed at our house with LO. He went home the next day and I was on my own for another day/night. Honestly, it was nice to have some one-on-one bonding with the baby. Almost felt like a vacation.

DH stayed the first night and DS had his first sleepover. DH went home after that and I stayed 4 nights (normal in Austria even for a complication-free birth).

DH stayed with me at the hospital while LO stayed with my in-law's. I needed his support.

DH will stay with me and my mom will watch DD. I remember being in so much pain afterward I can't imagine do it on my own.

My cousin however has 4 kids and when she gave birth to #3 and #4 she sent her DH back to work within an hour of birth and handled it all herself, talk about super mom.

@Greentea: That's awesome they give you a bed big enough for all three of you! My main concern would be how all 3 of you would sleep comfortably given you just gave birth and still have to tend to your newborn frequently.

DH stayed with me, his parents took care of LO#1 for 2.5 days. And the in-laws brought LO#1 to the hospital to meet his new little brother.

I'm not pregnant with #2 yet, but I'm going to have DH stay the whole time with me again. The first time he planned on going home at some point, but he ended up staying because I needed help with the baby. I was really sore and could barely get out of bed the first day and our hospital doesn't have a nursery so the baby is in the room with you the whole time. He was in charge of changing diapers, picking up the baby, etc. He also helped me get out of bed and handed me things when I needed them (the first day was worse than I expected, but I felt a ton better by the second day).

I sent him home!
Was nice being alone with DS.

i'm sending him home just like with ds! there's not much he could to do help me in the hospital that the nurses can't do, plus they have a pulldown twin and i don't want him near me after just giving birth!