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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No one sleeps in the hospital. Everyone gets checks. Use the bassinet. [b]Have someone stay with you[/b]. [/quote]
No. The baby is a patient and should be cared for by hospital staff. Not by another patient that just had an intensive medical procedure.[/quote]

This is such a strange perspective to me.  I had two c-sections, and my husband spent the night in the room with me and lifted our baby, changed her diaper, brought her to me. The nurses did bring her to the nursery for a little while, but I much preferred my baby with me. As for sleep, ha, I had insomnia most of my pregnancy and I was used to go without. I slept when she slept and it all worked out![/quote]

Big difference between your husband changing the baby and lifting her in and out of the bassinet, and having to do it yourself, especially after a c-section.  Not every new mom has someone available to stay with them.  My dh was home with our toddler when I had #2.  Thankfully this was before the baby-friendly movement fully set in, so I had a couple of hours of sleep here and there while baby was in the nursery.  I couldn’t imagine managing the whole night with her alone. [/quote]

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