Noisy roommate at the hospital-WWYD

So, we are delivering at Winthrop and will put in for a private room the second we get there...but there is no gaurantee if there is none available...so my question is: if you have dealt with this before, what are your rights? Can you request to change rooms if you are just not getting the rest you need? Winthrop also has this awful new visiting policy where hours are 1-8??? Whats up with that? Don't they understand new moms and baby need time to rest, bond, and just be? I have never even stayed in a hospital overnight before and I have a scheduled c-sec on thurs ...and this is the new thing that kept me up last night staring into the dark...so just wanted your thoughts on this...Thanks

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Your getting a c-section thursday?? i cant believe it.

I would try not to stress to much about it... even if you do have to share a room, you may make a great friend!! Try and think of it that way!...

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Posted by BabySammie

Your getting a c-section thursday?? i cant believe it.

I would try not to stress to much about it... even if you do have to share a room, you may make a great friend!! Try and think of it that way!...

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Posted by newwife08

Posted by BabySammie

Your getting a c-section thursday?? i cant believe it.

I would try not to stress to much about it... even if you do have to share a room, you may make a great friend!! Try and think of it that way!...

I know Tina!! I can't believe it!!! I'm sure everything will be fine...dh just brought this up and put it in my head...and my crazy brain just started worrying about it lastnight...I was fine before he mentioned it (mr positivity) I'm not really worried about sharing a room with another mom, its their visitors and my attempt at breastfeeding and rest I'm worried about...just don't want to be caught with my boob outside and a million ppl in the room...

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i think about this from time to time. This is why I 've told family and friends to limit visiting me in the hospital.
I am also bringing my ipod. You can close the curtains when you're breastfeeding. Hopefully they have a private room for you! Especially after a c-section

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First thing I plan on doing after delivery is finding me a Nazi Nurse who's really good with crowd control!!!

I'm not so worried about the private/shared room as I do recall with my 7 nephews, I rarely think there was anyone else in the room and they always had the window seat. At least in Southside... I rarely saw doubled up rooms even as you pass others.

Southside does also have open visiting, like 12-8 I think and I am concerned with BF privacy but that's where good nurses come in.

It's only 2-3 days so I'm sure I won't know or care what's going on! Visitors at the hospital pretty much are the really special people and they bring presents! So I'll welcome them!

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Interesting question. I feel the same way you do, but this is my first child, so I don't have any answers, but congrats on your upcoming delivery!

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Honestly, this was one crazy cause of anxiety for me before I delivered. However ladies, I swear, it's all going to be the last thing on your minds once you are at the hospital and have given birth to your child.

I know you probably don't believe me right now, but it's NOT A BIG DEAL. YOU WILL SURVIVE. WITH OR WITHOUT ROOMMATES.

LIJ also allowed visitors from 1-8 and I had gotten renewed energy after DS was born and didn't mind seeing everyone. People don't stay long anyways, and yes, you can close the curtains around you as well.

Lastly, I think if you shell out the $$$ for the private room, this may be one of those things you will look back on as not really a good expense. Just my 2-cents as a BTDT mom.

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P.S. Regarding the bathroom issues:

They cleaned it constantly for us. Once I asked because there was the plastic container in the toilet that they monitor your first pee in for someone who had just come in.

They sent someone in immediately to retrieve it and clean.

The nurses and all the staff in the hospital were absolutely amazing and supportive IMHO.

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I love this comment:
"First thing I plan on doing after delivery is finding me a Nazi Nurse who's really good with crowd control!!!" Thanks for all the advice girls..i'm sure it will be fine...just my anxiety kicking in as the countdown begins

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I am 10 weeks from my due date.. and I must admit.. I freak out about this ALL THE TIME!!!! It also has me up late.. and it seems, from the hospital info I got the other day, that they like to have the babies in your room all day.. now, I have no problem being kept up by MY baby all day.. but someone elses? that might annoy me.. what if the kids are on different sleeping and eating schedules? what if my roommate decides to keep the baby in the room? what if I choose to breast feed, and my roommate doesnt.. will i keep HER up all night with the baby being brought in every 2-3 hours?

I guess I just have to roll with the punches and just "suck it up" for 2-3 days...

I definately agree with the PP... for my hospital.. private room costs are just NOT WORTH IT!!!

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if it is an issue the first thing you should do is talk to the nurses. Unfortunately unless they have too many guests, have guests using your bathroom, or are trying to have overnight guests - there probably isn't too much you can do if it is during visiting hours.

If you don't get anywhere with the nurse - go above them to hospital administration - but I hate to say not sure what good it will do unless - of course there is a health issue (like sick people visiting or guests using your bathroom) then you can go to risk management.

Actually I couldn't disagree with the above posters more - if you have a vaginal delivery - then no it probably isn't worth it. But from a BTDT mom who had a csection it makes a WORLD of difference. You are not there 2 nights - you are there closer to 4 nights. You are in a lot of pain and in the beginning need help getting up to use the bathroom etc. Having a private room made it possible for DH to stay over and help me lift the baby in and out to BF at night etc.

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As a nurse manager on a floor i would see how it goes, then let the nurse know, if nothing there go to the charge nurse and then to her floor manager (whom should be visiting you every day). I as well am going to request a private room because i have seen the crazy amount of visitors one gets at one time. I would tell them when you check in that you are clastrophobic and need a window view that way visitors wont be walking by you at all. and you wont feel like you need to keep your curtain closed and block your tv. Hope this helps. Good luck. Im scheduled for a csection at winthrop on the 12th so please let me know how it goes im scared to death.

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I am HOPING to be in a private room @ NShore Manhassett - but we'll see how it all goes.
Maybe I'll get lucky and there won't be many babies born the same time as mine ........
I'm going to play it by ear. - I'm sure if I'm miserable, I'll get the private room (if they're even available)
I"m kind of worried about other people's families, visitors, other kids etc etc etc ...........

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Sorry to hijack, but are the babies usually in the room with you during visiting hours? I ask because I have a lot of BILs and SILs. DH comes from a large family. I am thinking they will all be looking to hold

I ask because the only time I've been to a hospital was for my brother/SILs babies. Huntington hospital never allowed the baby in the room during visiting hours

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At the hospital I was at, you could have your baby with you whenever you wanted.

I also think they only allowed 4 people bedside at a time.

I also feel that it's common courtesy if you get a lot of visitors, for some to step out for a bit to allow others to visit.

For me, my family came early to the hospital and DH's family came late.

While my family was visiting, 3 of my friends showed up so my family stepped out for about 20 minutes.

You also do not have to let everyone hold the baby......in the hospital or anywhere.

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Visitors are not allowed to use the bathroom, right? Wat can you do if that happens? It totally skeeves me out as it is that I will be bleeding all over the place and have to share with a complete stranger. Her relatives and friends are another story altogether!

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Don't ask me, our hospitals here have wards, six beds to a room. Didn't really bother me with my first, with my second I hope to go home pretty much a few hours after the baby is born. They don't require you to stay for more than a few hours if everything is okay, you could have your baby at lunchtime and be home in time for the five o'clock news!

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this is part of the reason why i chose my hospital first, then found a good doctor affiliated with that hospital. i am a VERY private person, especially when it comes to my body, and i knew that i would HAVE to have a private room.

it's not practical for everyone but it worked for me.

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Sharing a room isn't so bad. Although I didn't love my roomate, she would up really helping me out. She had her section a day earlier. So by the time I got there she was already up and walking around. When DH wasn't around she'd get me a diaper, water, whatever I needed. Her guests never bothered me because I usually had guests too.

And at night when she was snoring, I'd just put on my IPOD and try to rest as well.

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Posted by 5ofClubs

Posted by luckyinlove

Visitors are not allowed to use the bathroom, right? Wat can you do if that happens? It totally skeeves me out as it is that I will be bleeding all over the place and have to share with a complete stranger. Her relatives and friends are another story altogether!

The visitors that my roommate had used the bathroom all the time

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Im delivering same hospital as I did with my dd. They allowed the baby to be out as long as I wanted, we didnt have restrictions on when baby could come out, but heard some do. Also when I had to go into hospital a month early with dd for something else, I had my own room only b/c no one was put in the other bed, but still had to share bathroom with the other room, who had 2 other girls in.. and it was HORRIBLE.. blood all over the place, and they always locked my door so i constantly had to ask for a nurse to unlock and their visitors constantly used the bathroom..

When I was their for delivery it was soo much better b/c I lucked out and got a private room b/c all the other rooms were taken..