Maternity private room

[busymum06]

Hi I'm due to give birth early next year and I would like to buy a private room for once I've had baby. With my first child I had a bad experience staying in the ward so this time round I want to make it a stress free experience as much as possible and also have abit of privacy for after I give birth. Has anyone paid for a private room after birth at St georges hospital before? How much do they charge? How was your experience? Thanks x

Sorry not at your hospital though, I should have said.

I did at St George’s. Best money I ever spent! Transformative. Def do it x

Yep. Someone was put back onto the ward for me to take their place when I was on the ward. Son was unwell and I also had sepsis. They agreed that it was detrimental to my recovery if I stayed on the ward. It delayed me going into the private room for a day though which was annoying as I was pretty unwell.

Are the hospitals still strict about covid?

I gave birth in June and asked to pay for a private room but was declined. They were taking covid swabs from all patients and would put you in a room while they wait for results and as soon as you got your negative you'd get moved to the ward. In my case I was only in the private room for about 12 hours (overnight)