Single room or shared at hospital?

Jenna703 · June 2009

So...we have to pay extra ($175 per night) to get a private room at the hospital, and it seems like if all goes well, the room will be the only cost out of pocket. Anyway, my hubbie is totally against a private room b/c he wants to save $. I'm just picturing getting even less sleep b/c of the noise of the other woman's visitors and if her baby rooms in like I'd want mine to. I feel like I'll need every minute of sleep after a 20 hr labor and feedings every 2 hrs. What do you think? What type of room do you plan to request?

sbryant021408 · June 2009

Wow, that is the pits. It will be crappy if your trying to rest and she is giving birth. Yikes....could make for a long labor for you. Best of Luck.

pbraty23 · June 2009

At our hospital you cant pay for a single room which sucks big time. If you get a double your SO can not stay in the room over night to give the other person privacy. You can request a single if they are available but nothing is guaranteed.?

dmogmo · June 2009

Totally get a private room. Not only for the L&D, but afterward (if you stay in that room) docs and nurses are constantly coming in to check your bleeding, push on your stomach, etc. I had a c/s, but I think this is true regardless, the initial pp bleeding is note a pretty site - not necessarily something I would want to have to deal with in the presence of strangers.

Mama Jan · June 2009

My hospital only has private rooms and you can bet I'd be paying for one if they didn't. It's hard enough to learn how to be a mom and handle your own visitors - I don't need to deal with another mom (and who knows what kind of person she might be), her DH, her crying baby and all of her visitors...

cchrisler · June 2009

Pay it for private room for sure. Totally worth it in my opinion. You will be EXHAUSTED and want all the private time for baby and your family. God knows they type of people you could get. Remember the episode of friends where Rachel has her baby? Just think of Janice...how would you like her to be there with you?

Stella's_PUMPED · June 2009

Oh my goodness!! That is terrible! It's nice that you have the option to pay for a single room. You'll have to insist on a private room w/ DH.

Best of luck to you!!

katie_cj · June 2009

All the rooms are private at the hospital I'm delivering at. Also, you labor, deliver and stay in the same room the entire time.

**Gretchen** · June 2009

All private at our hospital.

2 reasons for you to pay the extra money:

1. You and your roomate are going to have newborns on different scheduled. You don't want what precious sleep you have interrupted by the neighbor's baby screaming.

2. If you have a private chances are your husband can stay overnight. Otherwise, my bet is that he'll get kicked out after a certain hour. I'd hate for H not to be there.

bridetobe05 · June 2009

All the L&D rooms and mother/infant rooms at my hospital are private rooms only, unless they have a crazy L&D night.

ladymgray · June 2009

i share all of your concerns, and additionally just KNOW that i will want to have privacy with my new little family while "recovering."

that said, we were just told at our labor class last week that all the "family care" rooms are private (as a new wing was just built for obgyn.) i am hoping this proves to be true when i have my hospital tour next week.

GL!

war_eagle · June 2009

They only have private rooms at my hospital!

barlas4 · June 2009

I guess we are lucky in our town. All rooms are private ones.

I could not imagine sharing right after having gone through childbirth. especially since they make the baby room with you at our hospital. Which is nice but exhausting!!! Having another newborn in the same room would be rough.

JillBean78 · June 2009

My hospital only has private rooms so I was lucky and honestly I can't imagine sharing a room after giving birth. Your only there a day or two considering you have a normal vaginally delivery, I'd pay the money, IMHO it would be worth every penny. Trust me.

amber_tynan · June 2009

katie_cj@hotmail.com:
All the rooms are private at the hospital I'm delivering at. Also, you labor, deliver and stay in the same room the entire time.

Same thing at my hospital. There's also a couch or pull out chair for DH to sleep on.

rrotem · June 2009

I will be sharing. ?There is no way I am paying $750 a night for a private room - which is what it costs in Manhattan.

mooninlv · June 2009

they have super nice, and private, birthing suites at the hospital i'll be delivering at. they're great! even have a little bed for H to sleep, plasma tv's, wireless internet, and a decent size bathroom. this all makes me quite happy!

Chrysallys · June 2009

My hospital has only private rooms. I can't imagine not having one. Tell your hubby to suck it up and get a private room for you.

rrodgers803 · June 2009

I had never even heard of share rooms until the bump. Our hospital has all "suites" thank goodness. But I def. think you should get the private room, regardless of what DH says

brideofscowboy · June 2009

$175 is a small price to pay for a private room. We didn't know we could get one until after we showed up in L&D. THANK GOD it wasn't a busy baby day the morning we delivered. We moved into a private room that night. I couldn't imagine not having the privacy or being able to close the door and have my own quiet time. I was in the hospital for 5 days and it was worth it. Our private room only cost us $25/night, and that was even covered by our insurance. Without a private room, DH wouldn't be able to stay the night and baby would have had to have gone back to the nursery at night. I HIGHLY recommend a private room.

cranguard · June 2009

I guess I'm one of the lucky few. The LDR rooms and the postpartum rooms are all singles.

emaria · June 2009

they only have private rooms at my hospital.

Jenny3 · June 2009

My hospital only has private rooms. They are birthing suites - so I'll labor, deliver and recover in the same room.

If they didn't, I would definitely pay the fee for my own room.

userdeleted · June 2009

Mine only has private rooms too, and if it didn't I would either pay for a private room or have the baby in a birthing center/at home. I can't imagine having to share a hospital room with a stranger. My heart goes out to those of you who will!

Bride7-7-07 · June 2009

I personally would pay the money. Hopefully, you won't be at the hospital for more than a night or two. For all the reasons you mentioned - I would hate all the distractions. The benefit of my hospital is that every room is private.

grace&ricky · June 2009

Only single rooms at my hospital. I can't imagine laboring & delivering with an occupied bed one curtain over.

rebus82 · June 2009

I don't have to request one, our hospital only has private rooms. There is no way in hell I'd share a room, especially after just giving birth. Between the pain, wanting rest, constant feedings, taking 20 minutes just to pee, bleeding everywhere and general hormone insanity, it's a wonder women who share rooms don't kill one another. I would happily pay $175 a night to have a bit of privacy, and I'd beat my husband senseless if he tried to argue with me about it. Hell, I'd probably pay $500 a night for a private room.?

JCsMomma · June 2009

I would pay the money in a HEARTBEAT. With DS I had to stay 48 hrs due to GBS, and my roomie had a c-section so she was there longer than me. She was the roomate from hell! She was SO loud, and I ended up knowing way more about her than I needed to before it was all over. She was having nursing issues, and had to pump very frequently. I totally understand the need and had no problem, aside from the fact that she'd get up and turn on all the lights, and have the TV on super loud the whole time. We also had to share a bathroom which grossed me out and I had to wipe everything down with disinfectant before & after I used the potty (you are supposed to afterward, but I don't trust anyone else to do it well enough!). She had the bed by the window and I was by the door, and she and her visitors literally took over the entire room except for my tiny area behind the curtain.

DH couldn't stay (thank God though, because I didn't want her husband there overnight either!) and it was overall such a crappy couple of days that I refuse to go to this hospital if they don't have a private room available. It's the hospital my doc prefers (I think mainly because it's closer to his house, but he won't admit that!) but he said we will call first and if it's busy and they don't think they will have a private room then we will go to the other hospital that has all private suites. It's the only way I agreed to his hospital, b*tchy as that may sound Devil

JCsMomma · June 2009

grace&ricky:
Only single rooms at my hospital. I can't imagine laboring & delivering with an occupied bed one curtain over.

Just wanted to say, I think in most places it's just the post-partum rooms that are shared. At least at our hospital, the LDR rooms are private but you're moved to a shared room for your PP stay if you can't get a private room.

NKufferman · June 2009

My hospital only has private rooms.

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