Am 39 weeks of pg and in because baby nor staying put in one position. I know I need to be here, if my waters broke baby could die, but I just can't sleep. It's not super noisy, no crying babies, just snoring from three other ladies. So had three hours first night, a couple of hours last night and very tearful in the early hours. I am worried it'll affect my decision making faculties and make me irrational and mire worried than I already am. Think there's actually little I couldn't cope with-even though missing home other dc, trying to decide to have section or not if I could just sleep. But just as I'm dropping off, a midwife will come in to do something or there's other noise. Anyone been here? I'm frustratingly well really and all my friend's think I'm ending my pregnancy annoyingly rested! and ear plugs not working! Sorry to moan!
AIBU?
To be feeling slightly unhinged - can't sleep in hospital
Hormoneoverload · 18/06/2011 04:34
Just to say I hope you feel better soon. Must be very frustrating but at least you are in a good place for you and your LO 
Well, one night in five star accommodation and baby's turned 
. Not engaged , but head in pelvis confirmed by scan! Fingers crossed will stay there then I'll be able to go home. It is more likely to stay put than not, but am trying to take nothing for granted. Still . Have really appreciated posts.
Hospitals are awful and SO noisy! I spent 3 weeks in hospital before having ds and I was climbing the walls - I eventually lost it big time after finally getting to sleep only to be woken by a cleaner asking me who sent me flowers, I mean WTF?????? I was incandescent 
Anyway - cat naps are the way to go and try not to worry about sleeping as you would at home.
I recently spent 2 weeks on a ward after an accident and it was exactly the same - I came home exhausted!
Look forward to your own bed! :) wishing you a quick and painfree as possible delivery!
Not at all, good to have new perspectives. Hopefully this thread might be discovered by someone else suffering similar issues - I don't think people would necessarily understand til they'd been there. People on the outside are understandably a bit 
about the rest I've had from household and child related things in the last few days. And that is def true-I was so breathless before and just wanting to sit down all the time. The cat nap thing is so true-and it raises an issue about visiting times. I have been glad for restrictive hours here. I found when I had an op that just as I was dropping off to have a snooze in the day, a visitor would arrive. Really lovely to have company, don't get me wrong but when you get visits from docs, nurses, etc etc, and sleep a problem at night you need to take it when you can. That's actually been one of the good things about side room-I only get my own interruptions. Oh - and don't have to worry about my snoring disturbing others or raising bed being noisy. I feel that I've only seen the half of sleep deprivation in hospital this time- been very quiet so hence the side room and I'm only a relatively short term inmate. Also, I haven't needed bp or other obs so haven't been disturbed during the times I've actually been asleep. So huge sympathy for those who have been through or are going through this.
Drugs are def the way to go! It was when they stopped my morphine after my previous surgery that I started to feel really sad! Glad you've got visitors.
Just to finish my journey with all this, I was discharged this afternoon. Lovely to be home-blitzed the kitchen and never been so glad to have a dish cloth in my hand . Now stay put baby-until it comes put obviously!
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