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Private hospital rooms after birth

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wifeyxx · 13/11/2021 13:22

Has anyone had a private room for after they give birth? I never got one the last time but never asked to be honest

I know that their are instances that if you are in a private room amd someone else needs it you will be moved. Just curious

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bakingdemon · 13/11/2021 13:28

I would have loved one - my SIL had private care on DB's work health cover and said it was amazing.
At the moment a lot of private rooms on maternity wards are being used for covid positive mums who need to isolate so the option to have one isn't as widely available as normal.

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wifeyxx · 13/11/2021 13:33

Ye I know they're for Covid etc, just wondering what they would be like. I was on a shared ward for 2 days. It was fine but one baby was crying constant so was hard to get a sleep then that baby would wake up the others lol. The only thing I didn't like was sharing a toilet.

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CallMeRisley · 13/11/2021 13:36

The hospital where I gave birth is all private rooms on post-natal. It was great. DP could stay over and over there was a fold out bed for him (had to be folded away by a certain time in the morning quite early, and he had to be dressed by that time too, he also didn’t get food!).

GoBrookeYourself · 13/11/2021 14:06

I’ve had a private room both times; I requested it at my consultants appointment when I got my c section dates and thought I’d have to pay but was told I didn’t need to. The only catch was there wasn’t a guarantee, if someone with covid/an emergency came in, the room would go to them as a priority, but there wasn’t an issue either time. I hate hospitals (had multiple operations for various things) and don’t think I could’ve coped on a normal ward.

BloomingTrees · 13/11/2021 14:12

I gave birth in France so had private rooms after each birth as standard.
Really great, especially as in the first hospital my DH could stay over so I could get some sleep.
For baby number 2 I was much more clued up and relaxed and spent a lot of time watching television whilst breastfeeding.
Had own bathroom and meals brought to me.

DoucheCanoe · 13/11/2021 14:12

I was in a private room after both of mine for 2 nights after CS then moved on to a shared ward for 1 before discharge.

Tbh other than sharing the toilet/shower room and having more space for visitors it made no difference to me. The door had to stay open and I could hear everything so didn't sleep much.

kitkatsky · 13/11/2021 14:17

I had a private room second time round as baby was in NICU and I was really struggling on a ward with the other women who all had their babies with them. For that reason I wouldn't ask for a private room if I had another baby as I think there are people who need them more for whatever reason

Amigobay · 13/11/2021 14:21

I had a private room when I gave birth 3 years ago. We were in hospital for a week, 6 nights were spent in the side room just me, my husband and baby. Then a lady had emergency c-section with twins so they moved us to the ward. We did offer to pay but they said it was fine, as long as if someone had higher needs than us we’d have to move. I didn’t ask to be put in there initially as wasn’t sure it would be an option, but did ask to stay!

Fifthtimelucky · 13/11/2021 14:35

I had a private room for my first, which I paid for.
I had asked for one because I didn't want to be on a ward being kept awake by lots of babies and by all the comings and goings.

In some ways it was great. I was awake most of the night, but that's because I was either holding my daughter or just gazing at her lying in her crib.

On the other hand it was quite lonely and I didn't make any friends. Also, because there wasn't an en -suite bathroom I had to take my daughter with me when I went to the loo and when I had a shower in the morning.

Second child was a home birth so it wasn't an issue.

Quornflakegirl · 13/11/2021 14:38

I had a private room after a c section. My dtwins were in nicu so it was nice to recover alone and not seeing other mums with their babies while mine were unwell.

Isolateykatey · 13/11/2021 14:44

I had a private room, I think because my DD was quite poorly (jaundice and infection) and cried all the time. I heard one woman complain very nastily about her keeping her up. She was in a phototherapy booth and I could only take her out to feed every 2.5 hours. It wasn’t like I could just cuddle her to make the crying stop!

I then cried rather hysterically upon hearing this woman talking about us (post birth hormones!) and I think they took pity on us and the other woman and moved us into a private room for the rest of our week long stay. We didn’t pay. It was so much nicer than being on the ward.

JassyRadlett · 13/11/2021 14:44

I had private both times as my hospital now has the majority of rooms as private - only a few high dependency cases go into a multi-bed ward.

It was great. Quiet and limited disturbance, great with DS1 who was on regular obs.

I always blanch when I read women’s experiences of postnatal care, so far from my experience and it sounds horribly stressful

TheBeeKeeperOfBournemouth · 13/11/2021 15:04

Yes, when DC was in SCBU for a day or two and we had to stay in for antibiotics for a week afterwards. They offered and I gladly accepted. It was bliss! A little holiday on the NHS.

BelieveInRainbows · 13/11/2021 15:16

I had a private room both times as both my boys went straight to NICU after c sections and they don't like to have mums without their babies surrounded by mums with their babies on the ward. With DS2, when he was a bit better and moved to SCBU, we got a family room where both DH and I could stay with him. Absolute bliss all around!
I'd love a private room again but won't ask for one as I know I'll be given one if necessary, I am having another c section but hoping baby avoids NICU this time!

careerchangeperhaps · 13/11/2021 16:17

Yes I have. It was £70/night (10 years ago). You can't prebook and they're not special rooms - just the individual rooms on the ward. Mine had an en suite loo but not all of them did.
You may not be allowed to use one if you've had surgery or complications (it's easier for the other patients staff to keep an eye on you if you're in a shared bay).
If anyone else needs it for a medical reason, you can get moved out.

CraftyGin · 13/11/2021 16:20

I had a pay-bed for DS1. It was £35 per night.

Minorissue · 13/11/2021 16:37

I paid for one at a hospital in Cambridge after the birth as I was in for several days and was exhausted from a 5 day induction on a noisy induction ward. It wasn’t cheap but was worth it for me. Private bathroom felt like a luxury!

byvirtue · 13/11/2021 17:09

My husband had one task and that was to get me a private room so we asked for one as soon as we were admitted. I had an emergency C-section and got one straight after.

Ours had no en-suite but it was private so better than nothing. I wasn’t charged for it for some reason (probably because it didn’t have an en suite.)

It does depend on availability and I believe you can be booted out if a more deserving case comes along.

FrangipanFlower · 13/11/2021 17:14

I paid for a night when I went in to be induced with my first, I didn’t end up spending the night in it as I was moved to the delivery ward to have the baby and then put on a postnatal ward after she was born. Second time around I was given a private room not too sure why but was very pleased not to be back on the post natal ward as that was horrible. I believe they charge about £150 a night but this was pre Covid

MarshaBradyo · 13/11/2021 17:16

We did, but did pay for it

Porridgeislife · 13/11/2021 17:20

Which hospitals are these with most private post-natal rooms?!

GrapesAreMyJam · 13/11/2021 17:22

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Wizzbangfizz · 13/11/2021 17:40

I had a private room after my c section with dc2 - it was great!

Wizzbangfizz · 13/11/2021 17:41

Oh and bog standard nhs hospital up north!

al1n · 13/11/2021 17:43

Yes I did, all private rooms in our birth centre and you get to stay wherever you give birth

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