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1st time moms usually stay for 48 hours. I forget visiting hours, but my SIL walked through after visitor's hours and got to our room just fine

We were allowed 2 people in the room during the pushing phase when things got real. Other than that, our family was camped out in the waiting room until 2am when she was finally out and ready to meet everyone. The next day when people came up to visit us there werent really any rules. The nurse did tell me at one point if I needed a break from visitors to let her know and she'd come up with some silly medical reason for me to need rest/no visitors. Nurses can be so awesome sometimes (but I never needed that intervention, I loved visitors)

The hospital I'm delivering at only allows 2 visitors at a time, period. Visiting hours are from 12-8. DH will be able to stay at all times of course. They are very strict about visitation in the mother/baby unit. You have to have a security badge to get in the unit.

we are allowed 1 additional person in the labor & delivery room in addition to DH, so i think my mom will be there. for our hospital, visiting hours are different if you have a semi-private room v. a private room. a private room, DH can stay all night, but for semi-private, he has to leave 11pm-7am. visitors i think can come 9am-9pm for semi-private and private.

@mrsjyw: Same here! Our's even has beds for the dads to sleep in.

It all depends on your hospital. I think you're better off calling l&d. Are you doing a maternity ward tour?

With our hospital we're given 2 visitor passes for during l&d and only people with those passes are even allowed into the ward. The hour after delivery they call The Golden Hour and no one I mean no one is allowed in but dad. Then after that visiting hours are from 11-8. Dads are allowed and encouraged to stay overnight.

there aren't really hours for l+d at my hospital, but postpartum has visiting hours between 10am-8pm. they also do quiet time from 1:30-3pm. technically you're not supposed to have visitors during that time, as it's allotted time for mom, dad, and baby to bond and rest, but visitors are allowed if they're quiet and stay in your room. i think every hospital is different, but as long as you have quiet, respectful visitors the nurses usually won't say anything.

ETA: my hospital also does the golden hour immediately after birth, which means only mom, dad, and baby can be in the room the entire hour after birth. mom is transferred over to pp shortly after that.

My hospital was 2 support people during L&D, obviously no restricted hours then. Post-partum hours were 7 am to 10 pm I think. Partner could stay overnight but they asked that they not come and go between midnight and 6 am if possible.

@MungBean: same policy as yours.