To throw my hospital bed neighbour’s phone out the window

Midwives in Ireland are qualified nurses too....
Is this not the case in the UK?

Could be cleaners tbf - skeleton staff and all that. Not sure how many people are actually qualified these days on wards

They are still nurses lol.

Just out of interest, is the paying per night for a private room in NHS hospitals? Just incase I ever have another baby… which I won’t… maybe 🤣

Did you ask for a private room ? This is what we did .

I bet you've perked the OP big time with this comment. Well done.

The post natal ward is a place from hell. The woman in the next bed to me was constantly shouting!!! at her newborn and calling the midwives in every 2 seconds saying why is he crying, why is he always hungry, why does he want to cuddle me… It was horrific.

It used to be that you weren't allowed to use a phone and there were notices around the waiting areas

So do I

I had a minor Op and some women was blithering on loudly next to me. I did complain to nurse. I don't want to hear it .stfu or send a text

Oh god- I had one of those when in A&E with DD last week. Calling everyone he knew to f and blind about how shit the NHS were and how they didn’t care about his broken ribs- he was literally in A&E because the GP wouldn’t give him anything stronger for the pain for ribs that he’d broken a week ago falling off his ( probably illegal) escooter. When he discharged himself was almost a mythical “and then everybody cheered” moment.

Awful, just awful. You poor thing. I would have to say something though ... I couldn't seethe in silence!
Sympathy

I really think hospitals need to implement new rules around phones in hospital. The amount of times iv seen people on tiktok lives in hospital is disgusting no respect for others privacy.

I had this issue, initially I went in and spoke to her, it was 10pm and it was meant to be no loud phones after 9pm, and she was so unbelievably rude to me. So I called for a midwife who reiterated what I had said and she was quiet after that.

This is the world we live in: all
about me, me and me. Entitled and selfish is an understatement.

I experienced the same thing… whilst being induced and the culprit followed me down the next night to the postnatal ward. Plus, the silence in between the calls was filled sending and listening to voice notes. Speak to the midwives. Infuriating!

In Scotland there’s not an option to pay for a private room, or certainly not that I’ve ever heard of.

The post natal ward is infamously a warped social experiment and that’s why I’ve exited it at the earliest opportunity both times.

Last time I came on to the ward at 4AM after an incredibly long labour and delivery and there was another woman in the ward on FaceTime to relatives abroad. The midwife was absolutely furious and gave her a stern telling off.

On trains when exposed to loud conversations or kids watching films without headphones , I join in . Put on a podcast or music just as loud. Get a dirty look sometimes, often they say I have to go , one said I am on the phone - I said Me too . Very petty but quite satisfying.

This isn’t about you though.

Why should anyone have to ask the staff to intervene. The staff are supposed to be post graduate qualified professionals who know that women need to rest and regain strength after what can sometimes be a very traumatic event.

Nurses and midwives shoukd be intervening to deal with this sort of thing independently and without being asked.

When I had my first, mobiles weren't the problem- hardly anyone had them. The problem was the midwives squealing and giggling at the nursing station and keeping everyone awake.

The standards beggared belief then and beggar belief now.

This is too funny!
Maybe they'll use the empty bucket as a potty in the future!

Congrats on your adorable new baby OP. When can you be discharged home so you and your little one can snuggle and recover in peace

I had one too! At all hours!! Then the (presumably) father of the baby bought in a massive bucket of KFC but no nappies for baby! The mind boggles!

There are no nurses on postnatal wards, unless it is transitional care. they also are midwives.

I feel your pain! I had this too for the 3 nights I was in. In hindsight I wish I had paid for a private room (around £100 a night) or at least said something to the nurses, but just got on with trying to care for newborn as best I could with 0 sleep. It wasn’t good for either of us. I heard her entire traumatic birth story in graphic detail over and over as she told everyone she knew on the planet! She also switched the overhead fluorescent lights on at about 2am because she seemingly couldn’t talk in the dark. It certainly wasn’t a picnic for her either. She was hallucinating with lack sleep too. But it is a short time in the grand scheme of things if you want to be stoical about it. You’ll soon be home with your baby - (congrats by the way!)

Similar thing last week on the train: I got on and sat down, only to hear what sounded like a blazing row going on several seats in front of me... And because there was shouting, swearing and a bit of screaming, I went over to investigate and found a girl with her feet up on the seat in front, watching a film or a very shouty soap opera on her phone with the volume on full blast who then gave me an aggressive dirty look.

Whatever happen to consideration for everyone else?