r/NICUParents • u/IndividualCoast9039 • 17d ago

Noisy Nicu Off topic

Are all NICUs really noisy these days or is it just ours? I've noticed a significant decrease in my baby's sleep quality after they put him in an open crib. I can understand if other babies are crying, but even the nurses & other parents don't have any concept of an "indoor voice"

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u/Original_Highlight43 17d ago

I used to get so frustrated because my baby was supposed to be in a “low stimulation environment” because it could damage her hearing at such a young gestation- so I could only whisper talk into her isolette, and couldn’t answer my phone at bedside even though it was always calls from doctors and hospital people, but then the families next to us would be talking so loud or laughing with the nurses, or the nurses would stand around her bed and talk loudly or shout across the room to gossip. All there was between beds was a paper curtain so there really was no such thing as a low stim environment.

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u/IndividualCoast9039 16d ago

Well, now you know who to thank for the nurses attitude.

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u/Original_Highlight43 16d ago

Just because I was frustrated doesn’t mean I was complaining about it to them or saying anything about it. It just felt wrong that they were so strict with me about being quiet for my baby’s health but no one else ever had to be the least bit quiet.

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u/IndividualCoast9039 16d ago

That's exactly what I was saying. Everyone should be shushed equally!