Private Room - Worth the $$$?

We have a large and loud family...we were contemplating trying to get a private room. Then we heard the price. I am hoping to go vaginal so it may only be a couple of nights. Did you do it or are you planning to get a private room???

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I had a private room for one day out of the two that I was there. WELL WORTH IT!

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YES! i had a csection and it was 100% worth it.

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I would say YES. 100%

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Posted by maymama

YES! i had a csection and it was 100% worth it.

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I was at the hospital yesterday visiting my friend that just had her baby... and after walking by another room and seeing like 15 visitors jammed in there for one person (and it was a double), I'm SERIOUSLY considering it. I could not deal with that many strangers in the same room with me, curtain or no curtain!

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I had a c-section with my first and it was absolutely worth it!! I was put in a room with someone else for about 6 hrs (4am-10am) after giving birth and was so happy to be put in a private room.

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After being in the hospital for PTL I'd agree it's definitely worth it. I had a roommate and she was nice enough, but if you can swing the $ it's totally worth it.

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How much is the private room typically?

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I am OOS and the hospital I gave birth at, everyone is automatically in their own private room. It was great! Just me, DH and DS in our room with no one else. I can't even imagine sharing a room with someone with those curtain dividers.

I say if you can afford it, go for it. It's nice to have the privacy that's for sure!

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I'm in the minority here but I think it's a waste of money. It sometimes stinks to share a room/annoying roomate/lots of strangers in and out but IMO it's only a few days and that money can be better spend somewhere else! Maybe it's bc I've been in the hospital so much I'm used to it, I've literally spent months at a time in the hospital
This time around I'm using some money that could be used for a private room for a newborn shoot

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I didn't get one and honestly it wasn't that bad sharing a room. I was there for 3 nights because I had a c/s, but the 2nd night I didn't have a roomie. For the exorbitant price just wasn't worth it. I'd much rather spend that money on a family vacation to a nice hotel.

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Posted by JavaJunkie

I'm in the minority here but I think it's a waste of money. It sometimes stinks to share a room/annoying roomate/lots of strangers in and out but IMO it's only a few days and that money can be better spend somewhere else! Maybe it's bc I've been in the hospital so much I'm used to it, I've literally spent months at a time in the hospital
This time around I'm using some money that could be used for a private room for a newborn shoot

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I was told (at least with St. Charles) that the rooms that aren't private don't fill up. If there's 10 rooms that fit 2 or more, they don't cram you in there, they will divide it up, so you can have a roommate for a day or may not have one at all your entire stay. This happened with a girlfriend of mine - delivered at St. Charles, put in a room fit for 2 and never had a roommate, they try to give you as much privacy as they can.

check with your hospital first.

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Thanks for your opinions! At LIJ it is about $500. It might be a game-day decision!

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When I gave birth at North Shore 2 years ago the private room they offered was like $1200 per night. I don't know if that's normal for that hospital or maybe the regular ones were sold out and that was a fancier one or something...

I actually thought about it b/c I'm a weird anxious type person and I wanted DH to stay the whole time but then I said eff it and took the room mate. For $2400 I felt like I would kick myself later on.

Anyway, I only ended up with a room mate one night of the two. The girl I shared with the one night was totally unseen- there were curtain between us in a pretty big room and I never even bumped into her/ found out her name. She was on like her millionth kid so sorry to report, lol, like no one even visited her and she didn't seem to care anyway- even her DH was barely around (he probably had his hands full back at home).

So, to answer your op- for $500 I would definitely have done it but at the same time if I knew what the deal on my room mate would be I would view even that as a waste. However, I know I was just lucky- I've heard some horror stories about jerk room mates.

Anyway, I'm looking forward to the all new maternity ward at NSUH- this time around all the rooms r private!

Message edited 7/27/2011 10:42:45 PM.

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I would love to do this but I dont want to spend the money. We dont really have it anyway.

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I had a private room for and it was WELL worth the money. I had a difficult labor ending in a csection and ran a fever afterwards which required to be in the NICU for our entire visit. If I had to share a room I would have lost it. I was an emotional wreck and having to share the room with someone who had her baby with her would have completely pushed me over the edge. This baby will be delivered at NSUH and I am so grateful that they have opened the new all private room pavillion.

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YES... Unfortunately, they are not always available though-- so you gotta be aggressive about it. i couldn't get one my first night after I delivered DD. I am so happy that the hospital I will deliver this baby at, only has private rooms so I can settle in and just focus on recovering.

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For me..absolutely! This assumes you also have your own bathroom. It's bad enough to share a room but on top of that sharing a bathroom when you're in such a vulnerable state...ICK!

If you have the $ then definitely do it, your DH should go put you on the list as soon as you deliver.

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For me it was worth every. single. penny!! Both times. And it was alot of pennies! We found out way ahead of time how much it would be and budgeted for it. If you think you're an easygoing enough person to handle other people, and other people's families, and other people's newborns then don't worry about it. Me, I don't like most people in normal situations , so add to that giving birth, uncertainty about how I would feel, how my newborn would be, how many visitors I would have, there was no way in hell I was sharing a room, even for a few minutes.

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I didn't have a private but I didn't have to share either! So I lucked out!! & I will say I really enjoyed having my own room but I don't know if I could spend the money on it.

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