
Making the most of your postpartum hospital stay
If you are planning to have your baby in hospital, the length of time you stay in hospital after birth will typically range between 4 hours and 5 days. This will all depend on where you have your baby, your model of care, your birth, your postnatal and feeding experience, and the follow up you have available once you’re discharged.
Some new families can’t wait to get home and start their new lives with a new family member, while others are eager for all the support and advice they can get before they set off on their own.
Whatever your preference and however long you stay, here are some tips on how to make the most of that time.So here’s a list of a few of the things that fit into the ‘not necessary but probable helpful’ category that my heart lives in – little tips from a midwife who has never, and will never, ‘pack light’.