I went "private" last time and had to share a room for the first day... got no sleep because the woman spent all day on the phone to relatives and also wanted to chat with me! Within hours of giving birth I kinda just wanted a bit of peace... finally getting my own room was pure bliss. We're still covered privately this pg but we can't afford the thousands we'll be out of pocket. Women often forget that if you go private you also have to pay for all the tests and U/s of which you don't get full refunds for.... it all adds up... I'm quite stressed about the whole business but at least we'll get to "keep" our baby bonus this time *sigh*