When can you go home?

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After delivery how soon will they allow you to leave? Obviously I know if there are complications and what not they make you stay and it all depends.. but, what is the norm?

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My first was 2 nights second was 1 night and my third we went home 5 hours after birth third was also born in a birth Center

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Live in the uk and had both my babies and left same day as soon as all the checks where done xx

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Both of my pregnancies I was fine and was discharged the following day, 24 hours later. With my first, they decided to keep her an extra night to establish breastfeeding better. And my second they kept an additional day as well due to jaundice levels.

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Some hospital are one day and some are two day depending where you are. Where I'm from it's only one day.

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For my first baby, it was 48 hours after she was born. With my second, we went home after 24 hours.

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I’m in Texas and they like for you to stay 2 nights after vaginal birth but they let us go home after 24 hours since all of our doctors approved it

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For my first It was 48 hours AFTER birth. With my second they were going to let us go the next day but baby had some complications so we stayed a week unfortunately. I think with second and so on they let you go sooner depending on delivery and whatnot

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In New Zealand they like you to stay 2 nights to ensure feeding is going well and that Mum and Baby are well.

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I stayed 2 nights after I had her, vaginal birth

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