1/5 jaymiee95 7 months ago on Google
My
baby’s
care
in
NICU
during
her
2
weeks
stay
was
outstanding,
can
not
fault
them.
However
my
care
on
the
maternity
ward
as
a
public
patient
was
shocking.
It
is
important
you
advocate
for
yourself,
which
I
have
now
learnt.
Understaffed,
my
care
felt
transactional.
I
had
spent
18
wonderful
days
in
public
hospitals
with
worsening
pre
eclampsia
prior
to
being
transferred
to
deliver
at
Mercy
the
next
day
at
31
weeks.
However
I
got
there
and
no
room.
I
spent
7
hours
in
a
cramped
ED
room
to
be
told
I
will
be
monitored
for
the
next
few
days.
During
my
8
days
before
having
a
c
section,.
I
wanted
to
leave
everyday.
My
medication
was
never
on
time,
I
had
to
buzz
when
it
was
late,
waiting
as
long
as
40
minutes
most
times
for
someone
to
come
to
my
bed
for
me
to
remind
them.
Making
me
feel
ill,
as
I
was
taking
medication
all
over
the
place.
Cleaning/food
staff
inconsiderate
announcing
themselves
as
early
as
5am
leaving
all
lights
on
and
doors
wide
open.
Coming
back
20
minutes
later
to
take
my
food
I
hadn’t
eaten
as
I
was
trying
to
sleep
and
being
quite
rude
about
it.
Talking
loud
never
in
English
to
another,
coughing
and
splattering.
As
I
was
having
OBs
monitored
every
2
hours
I
struggled
to
sleep.
Midwives
caring
for
the
mum
next
to
me
separated
by
a
paper
curtain
extremely
loud
at
all
hours
of
the
night
as
well
as
opening
the
window
curtains
on
my
side
of
the
room
over
my
husband
as
he
sat
on
a
chair
and
turning
my
lights
on
so
they
could
see,
without
explaining
or
apologising
as
I
was
trying
to
sleep
in
the
morning.
I
was
fasted
4
times
thinking
I
would
have
my
c
section
to
get
to
the
next
day
to
be
told
they
decided
to
wait.
Once
I
had
my
baby
via
c
section
my
catheter
was
taken
out
10
hours
after,
at
1am
having
only
taken
2
steps
out
of
bed
to
a
wheelchair.
I
woke
up
busting
in
pain,
crying
called
my
husband
at
3am
as
no
one
was
answering
my
button
call
thinking
I
was
going
to
wet
the
bed.
When
they
finally
came
and
I
asked
for
help
and
a
wheelchair
they
said
why
don’t
you
walk
to
the
bathroom.
My
urine
output
was
not
charted
off
by
a
midwife
when
my
husband
was
also
in
the
bathroom
helping,
to
be
told
by
the
next
days
midwife
I
had
to
do
it
all
over
again.
My
husband
furious,
knowing
the
one
place
I
should
be
getting
care
I
was
not.
When
I
asked
about
pain
medication
they
stuck
with
Panadol
and
told
me
to
see
how
I
go.
Not
being
explained
what
to
expect
after
surgery
and
my
pain
medication
options
being
a
first
time
mum.
It
was
on
my
last
night
a
gem
of
a
midwife
saw
how
much
pain
I
was
in
still
and
immediately
got
me
stronger
pain
meds
and
techniques
to
ease
me
into
walking
up
straight
not
hunched.
My
dressing
needed
to
be
changed,
the
Dr
removed
it,
said
don’t
move
as
I
was
laying
exposed
and
sterilised
and
a
midwife
could
come.
That
midwife
never
came
as
she
went
on
lunch
break
and
I
spent
half
an
hour
laying
there
after
I
buzzed
until
another
midwife
came
in.
Not
to
mention
I
had
drs
on
my
bedside
after
delivery
telling
me
about
contraception
like
I
was
a
teen,im
28
but
look
young,
extremely
condescending
and
when
I
asked
about
vasectomy
for
my
husband,
they
were
shocked
could
not
comment
as
they
were
a
women
hospital
and
I
was
discharged
like
that.
Without
a
second
thought.
I
took
me
2
weeks
to
stop
having
nightmares
at
home.
It’s
been
11
weeks
and
I
tell
everyone
I
would
rather
walk
backward
with
my
eyes
shut
to
furthest
hospital
than
ever
go
there
again.
Medical
professional
have
asked
about
my
time
at
Mercy
out
of
curiosity
and
sadly
have
heard
stories
like
mine
too
many
times!