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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I did this with my second. My husband stayed for one night, and then left to be with our other child.

I didn't think it would be a big deal, but NO, with a c-section it was absolutely brutal. The hospital I gave birth at was very "baby-friendly" which meant I was alone in the room with a newborn 24/7. I couldn't physically pick them out of the crib thing because I'd just had major surgery. Unless you are positive you have a nursery to send the baby to - and are comfortable with that - it's just not a good idea. Even with the baby next to the bed - you can't twist in order to pick them up or put them down. You can't swaddle them. You really can't do much - except call the nurse every time you or the baby needs something. And it's super unsafe to just fall asleep with the baby on you... which would happen when I would doze off out of exhaustion, and the nurse would scold me, but of course not offer any other options.

It was pretty much the worst experience of my entire life.[/quote]

Same girl. And I had a vaginal birth with blood loss and was in labor for 3 days (no sleep). I shook when I held the baby and they didn't care. For the 45k it cost my insurance, surely they could have had someone help me lift or watch the baby so I could sleep!

OP, have a backup plan in case of complications. A neighbor, a set of friends that could take 1 or 2 kids? I absolutely wouldn't mind watching someone's children and have multiple times during labor. I don't care who you are or how close we are.

So I have a question on logistics- if DH leaves and comes back to pick you up, who brings up the baby car seat and carries it to the car? Do you just leave all by yourself and they dump you at the entrance in a wheelchair?[/quote]

Bull!  You had an OB and should have complained to him/her.  There is a hoslital rep to help  patients. I do not believe that you were on hard labor 72 hours.l
  You also had months to arrange care for other child.

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