Interesting take. I was in a paediatric cardiac ICU when my daughter battled with heart disease for 7 of her 8 month life. Another dad who we got close to in t

Interesting take. I was in a paediatric cardiac ICU when my daughter battled with heart disease for 7 of her 8 month life. Another dad who we got close to in the ICU said the phrase "practising medicine says it all...". My experience is same same but different. It was during COVID, so we welcomed the nurse change, sad/happy to see one go and welcome another. Paediatric ICUs and their staff, I'd say are top tier in most respects. Parents are involved with most/all decisions, and nurses/drs respect most wishes, don't like your child being disturbed at night for non-100%-necessary stuff? Ask social services (etc) to print out a sign with your wishes and stick it on your room door. May not 100% work, but worth a shot. It did in ours. Sleep is somewhat respected as this is when babies develop/heal best, unfortunately it's an ICU, and these are sick kids who need 24/7 complex care, so there's sometimes little wiggle room. I attended a conference in Chicago on heart disease and it's outcomes (npcqic.org), and sleep and proper nutrition (not just feeding TPN) are definitely hot topics. I know the NICUs are extra hard on any additional sleep/disturbance other than 100% necessary. But shoutout to nurses, drs, any medical staff, ICUs are sterile, haunting, traumatic places. I witnessed things I can never forget. They do the same, and have to do it again, and again.