I was in a room with 4 other women who would often be left crying alone throughout the night with nurses showing little or no sympathy. Saying things like 'if you think this is tough just wait till they turn 2' this would often leave them crying more.
They kept telling all of us in the room 'oh you can go tomorrow' which then turned into 'the test results haven't come back yet'
Then there was a young first time mum who would be left alone after 8pm with a new born having to pump, breast feed, bottle feed and change diapers every 3 hours, . I swear she got no sleep, she was so chirpy and positive when she came in and was distraught by the time she left. She told me how she had all her grandparents down to help her and they were waiting for her to come out and help her learn the ropes with support 24 hours a day, but instead she was sat alone terrified with a baby screaming. She was only there to learn how to breastfeed which she had dialled in 2 days and they kept her there for 8.
Surely there has to be a better system, a way family can support after 8pm to these vulnerable mothers?
Would private health care help?
If you have had to go into transitional care did you have a similar experience?
I have to say some of the nurses were amazing, some definitely made the crying worse.