https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 21:04:02 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hospitals-need-do-not-disturb-signs#post-413090 Sun, 25 Nov 2012 01:26:58 +0000 Boogs 413090@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Made me bonkers, and for whatever reason people interrupted the most at night and would turn the light on full blast! I should make my own sigh to take next time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hospitals-need-do-not-disturb-signs#post-412961 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 21:54:51 +0000 kml636 412961@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Annoying... Especially when we would just get the baby to sleep and a tech would come in to "check on us". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hospitals-need-do-not-disturb-signs#post-412942 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 21:36:59 +0000 rachiecakes 412942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>YES! But I was really sick after the birth of DS, so it was understandable. I just thought it was kind of nuts that they were desperately trying to get my blood pressure back down but were coming in every few minutes to poke me, test me, etc. and then telling me that I reeeally needed to relax and try to rest, haha.. um okay! </p> <p>congrats on your lo! &lt;3 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hospitals-need-do-not-disturb-signs#post-412582 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 14:04:33 +0000 regberadaisy 412582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine did! But on the last day one of the nurses ignored it. Drove me crazy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hospitals-need-do-not-disturb-signs#post-412518 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 12:19:39 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 412518@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow, it's interesting to hear that so many people had this problem! I definitely had the nurses coming in on a regular basis to check me or the baby, but I don't remember it being to the point where I couldn't get any sleep. Our rooms had a dim light the nurses used when coming at night. We never had other personnel bother us either (baby's pediatrician &amp; the OB for me stopped by during the day &amp; stayed 20 minutes max). I asked for LC's to stop by.</p> <p>I was grateful for the nurses who visited. They kept the visits quick &amp; were so helpful with anything I needed. Plus, it's kinda their job to make sure everyone is doing alright. I was more irritated with family/friends who didn't get the concept that I needed sleep not a 30 minute chit-chat!</p> <p>I do remember being frustrated with the 2-hour loop: baby ate, fell asleep, I ordered food, I slept a little, I got checked, food arrived exactly the time that baby was ready to eat! But that's just how babies roll. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hospitals-need-do-not-disturb-signs#post-411372 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 10:08:26 +0000 mediagirl 411372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. I had it a little worse because of my excessive bleeding. I had a nurse coming in every 45 minutes or so to push on my belly for the first 24 hours. I DESPISED hearing that knock at the door, knowing it was a nurse coming in to hurt me. Grrr. They finally left us alone our second night in the hospital and I think I fell asleep around 4am. Aaaaand..at shift change, the OB on call came in and woke me up to see how I was doing. :/ I don't even remember what I said to her, I was so tired. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hospitals-need-do-not-disturb-signs#post-411315 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 08:38:43 +0000 LivsMama 411315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yikes that sonds like a mess. I had my section in NYC (Lenox Hill Hospital) and they were WONDERFUL there. When they would come in during the night to check stats, they tried to do it without waking me, and they really oncly checked my scar once or twice a day, during the daytime hours. My OB would check it as well, but they always poked their head in to see what we were doing before just coming in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hospitals-need-do-not-disturb-signs#post-411284 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 05:55:05 +0000 heffalump 411284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our hospital did have a family nap time, if we wanted it. It was only two hours a day, but it was a glorious two hours. From two to four the nurses would not let anyone in the room, no nurses would come, no visitors, nobody. It was sleep time!</p> <p>We actually told our nurse it was ok to let a friend come but to tell him he had to leave soon..... well he was a little late and she never let him in. I felt bad that he came all that way and had to come back later, but it was such an awesome rest so I didn't feel that bad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hospitals-need-do-not-disturb-signs#post-411277 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 05:12:11 +0000 Mrs. Tricycle 411277@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I totally understand the reason behind the visits - I guess anything is hard to cope with when you're working on so little sleep and so much effort. They've actually been really great tonight - our nurse is running interference and we're getting 3 hour stretches of time to sleep. It could be worse. Hopefully home today , but baby's mouth is tiny and having latch problems. Will see an LC as soon as they get here this AM. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hospitals-need-do-not-disturb-signs#post-411274 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 05:03:37 +0000 Sweet T 411274@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congratulations!!</p> <p>When I was in labor, the nurses kept telling me to get some sleep and that they were leaving so I could get some rest. Then, they would be back 30 minutes later. It was so annoying! Recovery was a lot better. I remember being really mad that a nurse came in at 3:00am and wanted me to get up and go to the bathroom. I had been up since 3:00am the morning before and labored until I had a csection after 9 that night. I was exhausted. Ughhh...it was so great to go home! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hospitals-need-do-not-disturb-signs#post-411269 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 04:24:24 +0000 sorrycharlie 411269@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats on the little man!</p> <p>My hospital actually did have do not disturb signs, which was cool! I didn't have to use it..the night nurse always came in super quietly and only turned the bathroom light on behind the curtain, so it never disturbed us. I guess I got lucky! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hospitals-need-do-not-disturb-signs#post-411268 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 03:05:49 +0000 loveisstrange 411268@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gave birth on the NHS, so I was in a ward with 5 other women. 6 women, 6 babies in a bay with nothing but curtains that could only be drawn at night. Visiting hours were from 8am-10pm, so there was always at least a couple husbands there during those hours. At night, the nurses did NOT disturb you unless it was an emergency though, which was nice. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hospitals-need-do-not-disturb-signs#post-411264 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 02:51:47 +0000 Arden 411264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Tricycle: Any chance you can get an early release? Unless there were complications you should be fine at home, and you'll certainly rest and recover better in peace.</p> <p>And I agree with PP that this is what happens when you choose to give birth in a hospital, but that doesn't make it okay, or excuse it. It's perfectly reasonable to expect considerate behavior. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hospitals-need-do-not-disturb-signs#post-411263 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 02:51:36 +0000 SAHM0811 411263@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Totally agree with @Ash. It is a hospital, and not meaning to sound snarky, but frankly, it's not a hotel. If it's such a nuisance, talk to the staff about it and go up the chain of command as needed. talk to your nurse, the nurse manager, doctor, hospital administrator, etc. You always have the right to refuse vitals or visits from certain people, or even to leave AMA (against medical advice) if it's really a huge problem. I have had patients ask me to not come in so often so they can rest... I've also seen patients write their own signs on the door that state their privacy wishes. Communication goes both ways. </p> <p>And no, it didn't drive me nuts if someone came to check up on me or tell me my baby was hungry or take their hospital picture. That's what I signed up for by choosing to give birth at a hospital. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hospitals-need-do-not-disturb-signs#post-411262 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 02:34:36 +0000 Ash 411262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sooooo, I've never had a baby and I've never been a patient in the hospital but I am a nurse (even an OB nurse) and I have to say... overall, it's still a hospital. Yes, I think things can be grouped (ie, vitals done at the same time it's time to feed baby) but ultimately it's a hospital and because of the enormous amount of staff involved in everyone's care, it's hard to have it any other way. :(( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hospitals-need-do-not-disturb-signs#post-411234 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:18:09 +0000 Mrs. Tricycle 411234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: that's fantastic. I'd be great with that! It seems every time we all manage to simultaneously take a nap, someone wants to check my butt for hemmoids - with the lights on full blast. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hospitals-need-do-not-disturb-signs#post-411179 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 22:21:36 +0000 tororojo 411179@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know what you mean! I've stayed overnight before and all the door knocks/entrances are pretty distracting when you're trying to sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hospitals-need-do-not-disturb-signs#post-411146 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 21:53:38 +0000 littlek 411146@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We spent all our time in the NICU with our LO so we missed all the visitors. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hospitals-need-do-not-disturb-signs#post-411138 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 21:45:26 +0000 Mrs. Bee 411138@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>it's worse when you have a c section. a million people coming in to check your scar. plus lots of interns too, the cord blood people. just nonstop people. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hospitals-need-do-not-disturb-signs#post-411136 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 21:44:27 +0000 prettylizy 411136@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I remember after the rush of having a baby had finally worn off, the crowd of well wishers had left and we were settled in for a while (she was born at midnight, this was now 3am) I finally drifted off to sleep, then boom "Prettylizy, it's time to feed her now, wake up." I wanted to punch that very well meaning nurse in the face! lol! After all the feeding and checking of everyone, we doze off again for a few minutes and then boom "It's time for Prettybaby's bath" (I sent DH for that one, I wasn't getting up!). Do we really need to give her a bath at 5:30am? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hospitals-need-do-not-disturb-signs#post-411107 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 21:12:36 +0000 mrbee 411107@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Couldn't agree more!! Out hospital's policy around all this truly disgusted me... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hospitals-need-do-not-disturb-signs#post-411101 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 20:55:39 +0000 MamaMoose 411101@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My hospital has "quiet hours" from 2-5 every afternoon in the recovery rooms where they turn all the lights down. The staff focuses on trying to be quiet and leaving patients in peace except for emergency situations and most moms and dads opt to send the baby to the nursery. It's nice to know that we'll at least have some peace each day that we're there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hospitals-need-do-not-disturb-signs#post-411094 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 20:44:38 +0000 pregnantbee 411094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! I asked the nurses' station for a do not disturb sign (only exception was food services), then promptly forgot it must have been put on my door. I figured it out when I realized I had 2 consecutive hours of no interruptions. Best thing ever! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hospitals-need-do-not-disturb-signs#post-411083 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 20:37:12 +0000 chopsuey 411083@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep it was so annoying!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hospitals-need-do-not-disturb-signs#post-411073 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 20:28:43 +0000 Mrs. Pen 411073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>that is so hard. I'm sorry :(</p> <p>I couldn't sleep after having Baby S, I was just too wound up. Then that night when I finally DID fall asleep, the nurses kept coming in to check my stats. urgh it was not a fun night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hospitals-need-do-not-disturb-signs#post-411064 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 20:05:28 +0000 photojane 411064@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>oh yes... i'm actually a hospital newborn photographer myself, and i feel so bad for some of the mamas. they look so exhausted and exasperated by the time i make it in there. my photography company only visits mamas on their second day during afternoon visiting hours, and we definitely don't just walk in and flip the lights! sorry you're not getting rest. maybe you can put mr. trike on guard! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hospitals-need-do-not-disturb-signs#post-411060 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 19:52:36 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 411060@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Drove me insane but what can ya do..?<br /> The one who bugged me the most was the photographer...she came in and turned on the lights! And was like "photo time!" I'm like...who the heck busts in a recovery room and flips on the lights without a warning!? So rude... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hospitals-need-do-not-disturb-signs#post-411058 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 19:49:51 +0000 Andrea 411058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I know they are just doing their job, but you still want to get some rest! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hospitals-need-do-not-disturb-signs#post-411041 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 19:20:48 +0000 travelgirl1 411041@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did get interrupted a lot but I didn't want to sleep, I just wanted to cuddle A all night. I had a c section though so it was meds and no sleep the night before making me sleepy, no the exhaustion of labour. Hope you get some rest soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hospitals-need-do-not-disturb-signs#post-411036 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 19:19:13 +0000 matador84 411036@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! And family and other visitors on top of that! I put the breast feeding sign up to help. Awkward moment-a nurse was in the bathroom with me checking me for hemorrhoids a few hours after having the baby and the on-call pediatrician walks in to give me an update on DS. I know he's a doctor, but still awkward! </p>