Someone treating post natal ward as private room!

[Eumy]

So I’m mostly just ranting here as I’m exhausted and I am desperately trying to sleep.

After a failed induction/obstructed labour I had to have a C Section today. I’ve not slept properly since Sunday night - I’ve been under hourly obs since I was admitted last night/ I’ve only managed to doze in 5 min cat naps. Baby is having trouble feeding - thankfully I had a stash of syringes ready to use, and I’ve expressed more post c section.

I’ve been put on a four bed ward, but there is only me and one other woman. Unfortunately this woman had the luxury of having the ward to herself last night, and seems to think it is her personal suite. She is having loud conversations with her baby, making clip clop noises, keeps sniffing instead of blowing her nose, and is making incredibly irritating and loud groans and grunts of pain (I get it c sections suck, but she is being so dramatic).

Ironically the baby has barely made a sound!

I’m trying to be understanding, but I need my sleep!!

Do I yell over the curtains and ask her to stfu? Or do I ring the bell and ask a nurse to do it? (I’ve already asked the nurse for ear plugs, but she is so loud I can still hear her through them!!).

I feel better for the rant, but I’m also prepared to hear that IABU! After all I don’t know her circumstances!

I’d be so irritated by that. No advice on a solution but absolutely yanbu

Some people are just naturally insanely noisy. I was in an antenatal ward for two weeks opposite a woman with sleep apnoea. It sounded like a plane taking off (then crashing and trying to take off again, and again). I was more happy about her c-section date than my own.

So yeahI sympathise but YABU

“Excuse me, can you keep the noise down - I’m exhausted and I need to sleep. Thanks”
That’s all you need to say, OP! And more likely to achieve desired result than fuming on MN to people who sympathise but can’t help you.

Congratulations and try a t shirt round your ears, sorry nothing of use and YANBU

YANBU but some people really are just noisy.

There's probably not a lot you can do except survive the night and hope to go home first thing. Is it just the feeding which needs monitoring or do you need to stay in anyway?

Are there any private rooms?

I had such a miserable overnight after one of mine. The woman next to me was appallingly loud all night. Phone calls, screeching and shouting, TV, music etc. I fantasised about pushing her out the window.

I’m pleased to hear I’m not the only one who has had issues!

So the last straw was when she started singing some gospel songs. I just burst into tears. She asked if I was okay (v nice of her) I replied saying I’m exhausted and she is being so loud I can’t sleep.

Coincidentally I managed to knock my catheter so asked for a nurse to check it - she asked if the earplugs helped. I tearfully said no.

Nurse spoke to the lady and the ward sister - and she’s been told to keep it down. However, if it happens again they will move me to another bed.

Fingers crossed she keeps it down and I can get some sleep without the hassld of moving!

Oh gosh that doesn't sound good. Glad it's been noted and hopefully you will get some sleep soon.