Snoring on wards

[ddolly123]

Hi guys.

I've just had my baby after a c section, lots of pain and she's premmie in special care. So I am inpatient and we are yet to discuss accommodation as im not sure how long me or her will need.

However did anyone else in a similar situation get MINIMAL sleep because of other woman snoring? Im desperately trying too make the most of this time of the amazing team tending to my daughter but I honestly just can't sleep on the ward with all the snoring lol

One girl was so loud I was up until 530! I also am not blaming them at all, I find it incredibly jarring and just hate the noise so much. Also I've got headphones in for white noise, then noise defying headphones on top and it's all honestly still all I hear. Not really a solution I have to just learn to sleep through it. I go onto special care and instantly get tired and want to sleep as I'm so relaxed around her.

Probably a stupid post, but just wondered if any other woman find this as grating as I do!

Congratulations on your baby’s arrival; my first baby was a preemie in special care and I got move to a private room as it felt somewhat cruel to be surrounded by babies when mine was in special care so could you ask for that?
I do understand the snoring thing though; I was in hospital antenatally and there was a woman who snored awfully

Huge congrats!

Yes I couldn't wait to get off the ward, worst decision to stay I should have gone home with my husband! Clearly not an option for you.

I couldn't get over how inconsiderate other women were, chatting all night long really loudly, hideous experience.

Congratulations! I had exactly the same experience with a loudly snoring neighbour. I was fuming, even though she couldn’t help it lol. You will be home before you know it just rest up as much as you can when it’s quieter!! And don’t feel afraid the ask the midwives if the noise is too much, never know they may be able to do something!

Congratulations.

Sleep in hospitals is always difficult. It's annoying but on the flip side unless your hospital has accommodation for parents once you're ready to be discharged you'll be at home. In my case my 24 weeker was in the NICU FOR 16 weeks and i found having to leave her overnight very distressing.

Congratulations, OP.

I was in hospital this weekend, in ICU, and another patient snored constantly all night and day. I was told off for groaning in pain at one point (and was trying hard to be really quiet). We were 5 patients in there and the other 3 and I were too ill to fall asleep (and staff rushing around giving us frequent tests) so it was more amusing than anything else. You are totally not BU, you need to sleep.

Re the tiredness around baby. Honestly even with a good night's sleep it is so common especially once you start kangaroo care.

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Re the tiredness around baby. Honestly even with a good night's sleep it is so common especially once you start kangaroo care.

It's a tiredness I've never felt before! Like I'm being sedated or something!!

It absolutely is! I'd sit there willing myself to stay awake. I initially worried it was just me until my other mum friends on the unit said they felt the same.

It’s horrendous, totally sympathise. Some hospital have private rooms you can pay for but it’s not cheap and you can be turfed out if someone with higher needs comes along. We used this option a few years ago for a couple nights after a very long induction/labour and day 5 of no real sleep.

I'm a snorer (and no, nothing can be done about it before the usual starts- have had a lot of appointments to find that out) and it was awful for me on the ward as I basically tried to stay awake so I didn't make others feel like you are. It's awful being a snorer if you're considerate like me haha

Congratulations OP! I had the same issue when I had DC2, the antenatal and postnatal wards are merged in our hospital and the night before my CS I remember being in tears because a pregnant lady was snoring more loudly than I thought humanly possible! And all I kept thinking was, this time tomorrow I’ll have a baby, I need to be well rested! Hopefully you can escape the ward soon!

Definitely see if you can get a private room. I was in for a week while my DS was in NICU/SCBU and paid for a private room after the first night, totally worth it imo. They may not have any available but worth asking.

My oldest is 24 in march and I still have vivid memories of the other new mum's snoring keeping me awake. But then in the morning another mum said to me 'you were snoring last night and I was so jealous that you were getting some sleep'. I was oblivious to the fact that I had gotten any sleep at all and was convinced I had been awake all night listening to them snoring. Post natal wards are bloody awful places unfortunately and I don't see any changes happening any time soon.

Oh god this would be my worst nightmare, I can sleep through most things but snoring is not one of them, id lose my shit due to being over tired / emotional / hormonal

Recently had the same experience however it was the dad's on the ward that kept me awake snoring! One right next to the curtain literally sounded like a dog horn all night😭

Fog*!

Hi @ddolly123 - congrats on your arrival, hope you both are doing well. My husband is a terrible snorer so I really sympathise - see if someone can get you either the Boots Mouldable Wax Ear Plugs or the Boots Soft Silicone Ear Plugs. The first ones are cheaper (under 3 quid) and I think better, but both are very efficient at blocking out heavy snoring noise. You need to get them really soft (I warm them up in the palm of my hands for 2-3 mins), shape them sort of like a small sausage, and really jam them in to your ears, almost to the point of it being a little uncomfortable. The foam ones are useless, so don’t bother with those. Good luck! x