"graham" > wrote in message
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> On 16/01/2016 10:01 AM, Janet wrote:
>> In article >,
>> says...
>>>
>>
>>> Who even wants to be in a hospital for any amount of time?
>>
>> When I had my children, usual practice in NHS hospitals was for mother
>> and child to stay in hospital for 10 days after the birth; it was called
>> "lying in". All we had to do was rest and recover in bed, feeding and
>> doting on our newborns; it was bliss. Midwives were there to help and
>> reassure first timers with everything, including all night.
>>
>> These days even first time mothers normally take the baby home within
>> 24 hours of delivery. IMHO they are really missing out on the rest, care
>> and support we enjoyed.
>>
>> Janet UK
>>
> After my elder son's birth, J was in the hospital for 10 days. Not only
> that, within 30 minutes of the birth, the nurse asked her what she would
> like to eat and suggested a steak!
>
> After that son's 1st was born, my d-i-l and baby were discharged about 3
> hours later and when I phoned (from the UK) they were on their way home
> and my son was getting her a hamburger at a drive-through!
They had steak in the hospital? Ha! Not here. They had nothing I'd want
to eat except for the applesauce. I was very happy to have a hummus cup and
water biscuits with me.