what is it like to stay in the hospital?

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Just curious 😂 I've never stayed overnight in the hospital and I'm pregnant so I know will have to soon but I don't even know what it's like. I know some people say they can't wait to get out of there, why?

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It's more annoying than anything. They're always coming in and out of the room checking on you and baby lol. The bed isn't super comfy either. Other then that it's not horrible.

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I found it uncomfortable. I just wanted to go home.

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Honestly I was so drugged up during my stay in the hospital, all I remember is hitting the morphine button every 10 minutes. lol

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I didn't like it. Everyone was nice and everything I just wanted to go home asap. Not looking forward to having to stay again soon (I'm 28 weeks) I got shit to do

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I just stayed in the hospital for my first time after giving birth. Here is my pro and con list:

Pros:
Meals brought to you
Round the clock pain meds/stool softeners
Professional help- in your room at the push of a button
Comfy beds that raise/lower
Allowed to take home all the diapers/wipes/receiving blankets/hygeine products that are in your room

Cons:
Nurses coming in taking vitals on you and baby every couple hrs
Nurses also checking down there (if vaginal delivery) to see how much blood you're losing every couple hrs
Not allowed to fall asleep with baby out of bassinet
No sleep due to all the interruptions
People coming in randomly for blood/hearing/other tests, waking baby up when they're sleeping really good

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I get sick easily so I'm always in the hospital. At this point it's like a second home..so I kind of like it 😋

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Uncomfortable. Bring pillows from home.

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I don't mind the L&D beds. 3 meals a day and help. Which is important.

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I'm a pro at staying in hospital. I once spent 10 weeks in one and have now had 10 operations, with no 11 coming next year.

Take squash / juice to dilute into your water as hospital water tastes foul!

Take snacks as you will be starving. Hospital food is always horrid!

Take jam / Marmite / peanut butter as you can guarantee there won't be any for breakfast.

Deodorant wipes are a god send especially if you can't get to the shower.

Remember your phone charger and money for TV.

Take slippers / flip flops.

Ear plugs help loads if you can stand them as its always noisy.

I use bed socks to help keep warm.

Lots of reading material or other things to do such as knitting. I tend to catch up on sleep as I'm a single mum though.

Hope this helps, ask anything you like xx

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The food isn't awesome (except for that first meal after baby.... THAT is excellent no matter what it is lol). I wasn't in my bed, I'm a stomach sleeper and I had to sleep on my back, nurses coming in at all hours to check vitals of mom and baby, I could NOT get my room warm enough, and ... it just wasn't home. All in all, it's not bad at the hospital... there wasn't really anything that ours could have done to make our stay "better", it's just not home. 😊

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