private room or semi private room at hospital..WWYD?

akayf

At the hospital I will be delivering at, you deliver in a private room.   They have several private post-partum rooms but most of the rooms are semi-private(you might have a roommate)   They do try to keep you without a roommate if you are in a semi-private room but there is no guarantee.   

Insurance will not pay for a private room...we would have to pay out of pocket if we request one.    A friend told me it is $200 total for a vaginal delivery and 300 for a c-section.   When you get to L&D, you can request the private post-partum room.   They are first delivered, first served.   If I request one at noon and someone else requests one at 3 PM, if her baby is born before me, she gets the room, even though I requested first.    

I have to call the  hospital to get all the info.   Also, I want to know if DS will be able to visit me in the hospital.     

I am thinking if it is only $200 and DS is allowed to visit, I am going to try to get one of the private rooms so I don't have to worry about trying to keep him from disturbing a roommate.   If they tell me he's too young, then I'm just going to take my chances and hope I don't get a roommate.

When DS was born, I had the room to myself the 1st night and got a roommate the 2nd night.   She was very sweet but she kept the TV on ALL night.   Plus she had a c-section so the nurse was in the room checking on her a lot...even though she had the bed by the door, the nurse coming in and out still woke me up.    

kenyakeetah

If i had the money I would probably get a private room if one was available, however our medical (canada) only covers the ward where you can be with up to 3 others. I don't mind either way as I don't sleep well in strange places anyway and every little noise will keep me awake

Phlenin

Ugh that sucks!  All the birthing and mother/baby suites at our hospital are completely private.  I would definitely go for the private room if you can.  Hopefully you can snag one!  Best of luck with it.

1momma

If I had the choice Id pay for the private room, everyone gets a private PP room at my hospital unless they have an overflow.

luvbeingmom

i've been fortunate, i've always ended up with a private room with my first 3, but those 3 were all delivered at the same hospital. i'll have to see how this hospital works this time around.

your son shouldn't be too young to visit. the hospitals usually let siblings in to visit any time regardless of age. they just don't allow other children in to visit.

i know i would hate to share a room, especially since i'm a rcs and i'll be there for a few days. plus i would think you might feel like you can't really bond or be yourself when you're sharing.

if it were me, and i could afford it, i'd spring for a private room. 

Michekke

I couldn't imagine having a room with someone else in there as well. I have never been in a room with anyone but me! This will be my 4th child! My aunt is Head Nurse there so i get the suite. Huge room, couch the works!!!! I would def go for a private room!!!!!

aussiebabies

When I found out my hospital (kaiser) has shared pp rooms, I switched to the next nearest kaiser which has private rooms. It's a 40 min drive without traffic. Scary? Yes. But totally worth it to me.

MommaA117

our hospital is all private. If it was not I think I'd pay the $200..

mesr

i would definitely pay the extra $$ for the private room.  you'll have enough going on that one less thing to disturb your sleep will be a blessing!

march2008

I would definitely opt for the private room if I could afford the extra expense. Luckily, the L&D floor of the hospital I'm delivering at has all private rooms. I think I'll feel a lot more comfortable with the privacy.

Emcat1980@yahoo.com

I'd definitely spend the extra money for a private room!

cvl105

I would, without a doubt, get a private room either way. There's no way I would want to share a room.

CarlaAndJames

Our hospital is all private, I guess I didn't even realize there were still hospitals that weren't!

I would definitely pay for the private room if I could afford it. I can't imagine trying to learn to breastfeed, get one second of sleep, room in with my newborn, etc with a stranger 6 feet away.

LI444

I didn't "get" that the birthing room was different from the recovery room, so after my emergency c-section, I went to a room with a roomate instead of the big private room I had been laboring in.  It sucked.  I'm a light sleeper and her baby fussed a LOT, and she kept calling the nurse and making sure my husband (who was folded uncomfortably in a chair) wouldn't cross the room and use the bathroom which was near her.  He didn't even try to and obviously there was a big curtain in between my bed and her bed, so I don't know what her problem was.  

Anyway, the second night she was out of the room and it was so much nicer.  If we could afford it, I would really go for the private room, especially since this time our toddler will be there to visit his new sister for a little while.

susieandmarty

DH and I are hoping for a private room - at our hospital - there are almost all private and about 5 semi-private.  If you get stuck in semi-private, they will move you.  If we have a semi-private over night, they will not let DH sleep over and he is certainly not ok with that.  If it was a matter of paying, I would do it in a heartbeat just for the comfort level.  i am just keeping my fingers crossed that it works out. 

I know it is a short time, but I am just so looking forward to that bonding time with my H and baby.

mari_gold

My hospital offers a private room for $50 a night. I went for it the first time (for a total of $100) and I'm going to do it again. It's worth it to me for peace of mind and privacy.

Also, if it helps -- my hospital's policy on children is that very children are allowed only if they're siblings and they're restricted to visiting hours.

Kgibbs1984

My hospital only has one private room and you can't request it. It is just luck of the draw. However since I work in law enforcement it is a safety issue for me to have a roommate due to privacy concerns so I will either get a private room or a double room with no roommate. A very nice perk of my job!

DuckysDoll

I know at ours the room you labor in is the room you deliver and stay in during recovery. BUT, I am having a section, so I think we get put in a room after. No need to book a private one since they are all private ones now here because baby sleeps in there with me over night and throughout the day.

sunset+skies

Our hospital mostly offers semi-private rooms, but they have so many of them that you usually don't have a roommate anyways.

Unless I get stuck with a roommate I absolutely cannot stand, I will just go with the semi-private room

jennaw21

No way would I want to share a bathroom post-partum with anyone else!  Not to mention all the other concerns brought up by other posters.

I'd do whatever it takes to get a private room!

Mom2forrest

The hospital I had DS in was shared rooms, and I had an emergency c-section so I was stuck there for four days and had about four different "roomates".  I was dealing with their crying babies, their loud huge families, sharing a bathroom while bleeding profusely.  It SUCKED!  I didn't have the money to pay for a private room then, but if I had I would have done it.  This time, a different hospital I am at has all private rooms and I am sooo happy about it!

Wymasa

My medical covers a semi private but the private is only 15 extra a day I think, because of my coverage (also in Canada) so we're going to try to get one of those. I'm not getting my hopes up, June is a busy month and it's first come first served as well. 

Might as well try for a private and if you get one great.