I work at a hospital and this is the policy they and most other hospitals follow. For what ever reason, not that I necessarily agree with every policy they follow. However, this entry and a few of the others I have written recently are only to inform soon to be mothers of the procedures that MOST hospitals follow. Right or wrong, it’s what they do. Although a woman may be legally entitled to 5 days in the hospital, if her insurance company isn’t going to pay for it, who is ? She can stay for a fourth or fifth day, but more than likely she’s going to be picking up the bill. Either way, I’m only offering information to help mothers know what to expect, and I hope it helps. Thank you for your comments, I’m sure everyone appreciates it !

God bless,

Meredith – RNC

There are people out there (me included) who don’t have a lot of gassyness. And if a woman has been denied food during a long labor and subsequently had a c-section the likelyhood that she will be making “good” bowel sounds is reduced. I ate some Mac and Cheese the Monday my labor started, had a c-section Wed. Night and was denied food until Friday morning when it became clear that I was not going to be making bowel sounds until I got something more than chicken broth and freezer pops. What do you know 2hours after having some scrambled eggs and toast I had bowel sounds!

Also A woman who has a c-section is LEGALLY entitled to 5days in the hospital following the surgery. But that isn’t profitable for the hospital (get em in get em out) or for the insurance company so most hospitals try to get surgical moms out in the shortest time possible…