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FWIW my experience was totally different less than 9 months ago when I visited the hospital with my youngest and had to stay a few days for what ended up as a m
by reitanqild 7y ago
FWIW my experience was totally different less than 9 months ago when I visited the hospital with my youngest and had to stay a few days for what ended up as a minor surgery (but still with anesthesia):
I woke up once in the night and saw a shadow with a tiny led light, carefully taking a look at the sleeping child before disappearing just as quitely.
(FWIW the nurse was there every night, but this was the only time I observed it.)
My daughter slept very well during those days, as did I.
IIRC they'd also plan with me in advance to know when the best time would be for checks and blood works, at least it came across as very thoughtful.
This was Norway, not one of the major hospitals, so not so relevant for many others except as proof that it isn't like that everywhere in the world.
- isolli 7y agoI couldn't make sense of what you wrote until the last line. From personal experience, and reading several of the accounts here, I believe that hospitals in the US do not respect sleep, almost willfully so.
- eitally 7y agoThis isn't universally true. I'm happy to report that the Cardiac Surgery step-down unit at Boston Children's does a fantastic job working with families to determine the least intrusive modes of nursing care based on their needs & condition.
- isolli 7y agoThanks, that's good to know! The topic was discussed here a few months ago [0]. It's probably difficult to get the data required for a systematic discussion... [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18605709 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18605709