Birthing partners/husbands/partners staying overnight at GWH?

In my hospital partners were not allowed to stay however, I had a mental health care plan in place that allowed my partner to stay with me throughout my 3 day stay and I got my own room because of it☺️ As per your hospital, yes you can have your partner stay with you on the ward afterwards x

I got induced last Sunday and my partner was allowed to stay the whole time. Then my mom also came in to stay the night when I was in delivery suite but maybe it depends on the hospital x

@Louise it's one thing I don't understand about hospitals, I know there 's plenty of midwives and nurses around to help, but sending the partners home is just awful, my husband should get to experience everything just as much as me 🤷‍♀️ did you speak to your midwife about having your partner with you overnight?

@Chloe yeah that's what I was thinking, it could be different hospitals, did you give birth at Great Western Hospital on Swindon or? x

@Antonia right?! I don’t get it either, like I’ve just had a baby😭I need him more now than anything Yes I did, I told her my concerns and why I want him there and tbh I have a sad mental health history so with all of that combined they put a plan in place that stated he was to be with me at all times and that they weren’t allowed to do exams without him present etc etc x

@Louise exactly right! After giving birth we need the dads there more than ever, when it's time to go home, it's not the midwives that will take care of your if your partners 😅 That's what I think I'm going to do at my next midwife appointment is to state that I need my husband there with me at all times, I was hospitalised twice at the start of my pregnancy due to HG and whilst I was on one of the wards, my husband got sent home and I cried all night everynight and I had to stay in hospital for a week, it was awful and I definitely don't want to do that ever again. I'm sorry you have a sad mental health history, it's not nice to deal with any of it, I completely understand x

@Antonia exactly! Plus they also need that bonding experience too! oh bless you girl that sounds horrible!! 100% speak to your midwife about it!! I’m pretty sure you’re allowed your partner there but better to make sure x

When I was induced my partner stayed with me 24/7 from the day we went in and could have stayed till I got discharged a week later but he decided to go home on day 4 once our son was born as he was sick of sleeping in a chair and my recovery bed wasn’t as wide as my induction bed so we couldn’t share 😂

my partner had to leave and could only visit for 4 hours a day when i had our first, it was during covid so they were really strict with everything and it definitely contributed to my pnd and one of the reasons i think i was so ill after my daughter was born. i’m going to insist my partner stays the first night this time, as much as i’d want him with me the entire time i can’t leave our daughter without her dad just to comfort myself

@Aimee oh no i'm sorry that happened to you, everything during covid was messed up, I'm definitrly going to kick off if they tell me that my husband is not allowed to stay with me the entire time 😅

Hey in the hospital I gave birth to our LG in (UK), partners were not allowed to stay if you were kept on the ward, if you were moved to a private room then they could.

@Beth I think it depends on the hospital, I've been able to check with a couple of women that gave birth here in Swindon and at GWH they do allow partners to stay overnight 😊 I now feel a bit more relaxed knowing that my husband can stay with me

@Aimee I had exactly the same experience, baby was in intensive care unit for two days then with me, was in hospital for over 4 days most of which was on my own. I did not cope well! Hopefully we will both have a much better experience this time x

Yeah my first hospital was Kings in London and my second is Whittington in London and again it says birthing partners can stay for the duration but other visitors can come after the birth 3-7pm