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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a male.  I did not sleep with DW at the hospital when our DD was born.  We had been up all night the previous night.  I knew that once the baby was home, there would be no sleep....so I went home at about 8 pm, slept for 10 hours, and came back by 8 am.  Honestly, it was a good decision.

My wife does stay with me about half the time when I am in the hospital.  She leaves to help our DD.  But, I have spent more than just a night or two in the hospital:  I have been in for about 15 days over the last few yeas.[/quote]

I had an emergency csection under general anesthesia and I sent my DH home to sleep as well.  Perhaps my experience was different in that I had nurses helping me out of bed and the baby was in the NICU.  But I NEEDED my DH to be well rested.  He went home and ended up back at the hospital at 3am-  he was too overly excited about the baby I guess and couldn’t sleep.  I just didn’t see why he needed to be there overnight in an uncomfortable recliner when I already had people caring for me.  I also sent him home after I had surgery that required an overnight stay.  I guess I kind of thought it was unnecessary.  Why should he be there when I’m just sleeping.  [/quote]

But your baby was in the NICU.  That's a HUGE difference.  These women are talking about caring for their newborn in hospitals with the new "baby-friendly" trend of no nurseries, where the mom who just labored for however many hours is responsible for the baby 24/7.  You should read the threads on it - it sounds awful.  I sent my dh home after #2 was born, but I also sent my baby to the nursery overnight as well.   That's not an option at a lot of hospitals these days. [/quote]

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