I will start with a disclaimer… the staff here at Waukesha Memorial are all great and doing a wonderful job. We fully understand that it is part of their job to make our stay here as uncomfortable as possible :)
This morning the nurse asked Kathie if she could get her anything. Kathie responded, “Can I have anything?” Of course the answer came: “Well, no.”
Kathie has been trying to sleep, but every time she turns over to try and get comfortable, they have to come in and readjust the fetal heart rate monitor. You’d think they’d invent something that could deal with the mother turning over to her other side without having to have a nurse spend 10 minutes trying to prop it up, move it around, or bang on it like Fonzy did the jukebox.
I’ve also noticed the hospital has a new policy: “Family Quiet Time”. This, apparently, is from 1 – 3:30 PM. During this time they try to let the family have alone and quiet time. They limit their intrusions and the visitors during this time. I’m wondering why they don’t add 10 PM – 7:00 AM to that time.
I’m trying to keep my personal complaints to a minimum, because, frankly I’m happy I’m not having any contractions, have an IV in my arm, or am hooked up to any electronics, not counting my I-pod. But I do believe the hospital is in league with the local chiropractor association. I’d have been better off sleeping in the bathtub than on this ‘sleeper’ couch.
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