That is not how it always goes. We had sustained periods of sleep and time alone following delivery. My partner actually wasn’t a huge fan of her OB before the

That is not how it always goes. We had sustained periods of sleep and time alone following delivery. My partner actually wasn’t a huge fan of her OB before the delivery but thought she was great during. Loved the combo of kind and gentle nurses and a doctor coming in and just ordering her around. Kinda personal trainer vibes. We made it clear we wanted to be left alone over night, had reasons for why (neurological issues that are exacerbated by poor sleep) and they largely respected that. Maybe if we didn’t have that excuse it would have been worse. Shit, even the vending machine salads were pretty good. Didn’t love sleeping on a foam bench for 5 days, but we felt quite positive about the delivery center we had our child at in the US.