How long are family members allowed to stay in the hospital with you?

Every hospital is different and it differs also depending who's working at the time. Check with the hospital for their standard guidelines but they are ALWAYS flexible. If you and your partner insist on him staying they'll usually let it slide as long as you're nice to the nurses even if they have rules. You don't have to be legally married to be family. Just tell them he's your "partner" and assume he can stay because you consider him family as well (boyfriend is such a hard label to take seriously). Blood relations and marriage licenses aren't the only things that equate familial connections especially these days. They should be fine with it as long as there's no hanky panky going on. You need to heal!

There are different criteria here. It depends on the hospital, and on the circumstances. Most hospitals will not allow children under 5 except for extenuating circumstances.

Each hospital has different rules; usually, only direct family members can stay as long as they need to, Mother, Father, Husband, Wife. Other visitors must leave at the end of visiting hours.

The noise level must be adhered to for the comfort of all patients.

The patients rest is most important.

I have been in the hospital for two major surgeries and was awakened many times by inconsiderate visitors.

You need to check with the hospital for the rules. I'm sure some can be Flexible.

In the old days, (yeah, I qualify to say that, ha, ha) the hospitals had a policy that visitors had to leave at 8 P.M., but most hospitals don't have those regulations any more. They can stay as long as they like, leaving the room when your Dr. or nurse are working with you

Honestly you should get some rest while in the hospital. With all those family members camping your room, it won't be restful.

Also, it's not fair to the other patients. When I had my first baby, I was nursing her, when at least 15 family members trooped in the hospital room I was sharing. Of course they all spread around the room thereby removing any privacy I had.

They were also quite noisy which made it difficult.

When my son was in the hospital I didn't leave his side during his entire 6 day stay. The hospital staff were very nice. They brought me in a cot, a pillow and blankets. One nurse went beyond her call of duty and would bring me homecooked food.

well it depends on what you're in there for. major surgery i doubt it will be more than 30 minutes, minor surgery/giving birth, they can stay as long as you want them there and if they arent loud. a boyfriend is technically considered family though. and a hospital cannot legally kick them out if you want him in there.

no no one is, normally only allowed between visiting hours, unless your under a certain age(child) they even tryed to make my bf leave the hospital a hour after giving birth!!!

Depends on the hospital!

Depends on the hospital!

that shouldnt be a problem for him to stay there with you, i work in a hospital and have seen many people with their gfs or bfs staying with them so you should be good to go