St Mary’s hospital - partners

My partner had to leave but he stayed later than visiting hours each night until around 11pm x

I gave birth there and all the dads had to leave and could come back next day visiting hours , it’s annoying but they’re strict with it x

Oh ok! What are the visiting hours ! How did your partner manage to stay later! Until 11pm xx

My partner stayed with me all 5 days xx

Slept overnight just had to have his top on so times xx

This was June xx

It depends if you have your own room then they can stay I was induced and was in my own room and my partner stayed with me when I had the baby I was then out on a shared ward and he couldn’t stay then

@Ellie Copeland really? I was on a shared one and he was allowed

My baby and I were admitted for 5 days and my partner could stay the whole time, day and night. And we were in a shared room with 3 other girls.

I had my baby at St Mary's and my husband was allowed to stay the whole time. Including after birth when we were on a shared ward. This was in October

When I got induced he was able to (and my sister did too) as I was in my own room but when I had my LO I was on a shared ward and he had to go. He wasn’t able to stay past the visiting hours either. I had an emergency C-section around 3am and came on to the ward about 6am ish after recovery and the midwife that took us onto the ward said he could stay with me but when the nurses did the rounds about 7:30am they made him leave and told him to come back once visiting hours started which was 8am 🙃🙃 - later that same day after visiting had finished a nurse tried to say if he didn’t leave she’ll call security and he was literally just trying to help me to collect colostrum 🙃 I personally think it just depends on the staff that’s on because some are dead nice and will bend the rules etc but some are super strict and don’t allow it.

I work in st Mary’s The rules have changed now , you can have your birth partner with you at all times hope that helps x

@Jamila yeh he had to leave. I had my little boy back in May and he got told to leave at 10 when visiting hours ended

i gave birth at wythenshawe hospital and they gave me my own room and let my partner stay the whole night, they also let my family stay til whatever time they wanted to stay. it’s a lot more quiet than other hospitals, would recommend giving birth there instead as they have more pool rooms, less patients & more midwives to support you

As @Tee said, the rules changed quite recently (May/June 2024). My husband was able to stay with me the whole time, however, those armchairs were super uncomfortable and poor guy ended up sleeping on the floor with a blanket (thankfully we had thought of bringing one). I sent him home for the next 2 nights cause I felt sorry for him and he also needed his strength and rest.