I went private both times and was very happy to pay the associated costs.
I was low-risk and my labours were very natural. No epidurals, no forceps etc. I had a great BFing relationship. So nothing negative about going through the private OB way.
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- Posted Tue 01 Mar 2011 15:31
Yep, I agree Lynn - it largely depends on the Ob. And Liana's generalisations certainly don't apply to my Ob. You must have worked with some difficult people to have that view Liana.
And no way would I want to have a baby in public hospital in Queensland so I went private. I had GD as well, so that carries certain associated risks - the usual situation is continuous foetal monitoring, leading to less movement, greater likelihood of intervention, all with the risk of a big baby and shoulder dystocia. So we had an excellent and very experienced paed on stand-by in the labour ward.
If you are well informed and do your homework, you are far less likely to get pushed into things. My Ob only very casually mentioned the possibility of a c-section if the baby was nowhere near engaging by week 39, because a scheduled one was better than an emergency one and first babies usually engage well before labour started. In the end, she engaged, I was booked in for an induction at the end of week 40 (risk of placental deterioration), I had the prostin gel and no other intervention was needed. Ob did suggest a small episiotomy but I said "no I can get her out on the next push", did so and just got a tiny internal graze. He was okay with my decision to reject his advice and, as it turned out, my instincts were right.
She was BFing within a few minutes of being born and went on to feed for 17 months.
As he said to me the next day, it was a textbook perfect labour and he certainly didn't earn his money. Didn't give me a discount though lol. - Posted Mon 07 Mar 2011 21:02I went private and I will certainly go back again. There is massive differences between private and public here - one being that if you go public you have to get your own food which I think is RIDICULOUS. The other thing is that with my breastfeeding issues I spent majority of the time in my room without a top on (skin to skin and all that) and it would have been soooo much more stressful sharing a room - also, a friend of mine shared a room with a girl who had HEP B.. um, hello, shared TOILET ugh.
- Posted Wed 16 Mar 2011 07:24
I went public with my first baby and I am doing so again. I did go to a private fertility clinic to conceive and my doctor there ended up being my obsterician at the public hospital. I had excellent care, and cannot fault them in anyway. I do think its all down to personal choice and I guess non of us will be able to say for sure unless we have experienced both. I also couldnt justify spending that much money on something that I could get for free, the money I saved meant I could have longer off on maternity leave.
Im not worried about coming into contact with people with Hep B ect, for all I know I could share a toilet at work everyday with somebody who has Hep B. - Posted Thu 27 Sep 2012 13:24I don't think it matters as long as the mother is comfortable with the team she has to support her and the quality of pre and post care.
I have experienced both and you still have SHOCKING results and bedside manner whether you pay for it or get it for free.
In my experience I prefer public for maternal services and reserve my health insurance for specialty surgery. - Posted Sun 07 Oct 2012 21:37I went private and despite a very healthy pregnancy had an emergency caesar at almost 10months (the hospital was small and due to a large number of births and doctors on leave I couldn't be induced earlier). The gel prior to the induction triggered something that resulted in my baby not being able to keep a rhythmic heartbeat and lead to the caesar.
I've had numerous complications from this major surgery. The obs only suggestion is to cut me open again. So it concerns me that more than 50% of my friends who have gone private have had caesars - and more are lining up for them, with little idea of their options (and no emergency).
If you go private - still do your research, particularly about when caesars are and aren't necessary. There are no easy options with birth (but there might be easy $$ for private drs?). - Posted Sun 28 Oct 2012 22:03I'm curious to know anyone's recent private expenses. I had my first baby privately at Frances Perry House in Melbourne 2 years ago and we were out of pocket about $6,000. I now live on the Gold Coast and am contemplating private for number two (as it will be an elective ceasar) but can't afford to be out of pocket that much again. Has anyone recently been to John Flynn Hospital, and can they share how much they were out of pocket? Thank you.
- Posted Wed 31 Oct 2012 18:50I'm not sure but I wasn't happy with the way my pregnancy and treatment was followed by public hospital. At your first appointment I was told I can have the choice of the day I want my appointment and I get to follow up with the same midwife but after the 2nd appt I was told to change my day because they were fully booked and ended changing midwife too. I wasn't too happy but I thought that shouldn't be a problem. I ended with a still birth on my seven month and still it was like I had no connection with the people around me. Felt totally strange and the day I was told that the baby heart had stop was a friday and I was told to wait for an ultra sound which I thought shoukd be an emergency but I had to wait for 1.5hr for that just praying let them be wrong. But even after confirming I was told to go home and come back on MOnday or if something happen during the wkend come back. I was shock but couldn't quite think straight and ...............................................
- Posted Fri 30 Nov 2012 12:17
I had a wonderful experience with private OB in private hospital, but the midwives were awful. First one spent 30 min talking to me about her alcohol addiction when i was 2 hours after delivery . Another one told me not to breastfeed without her watching to get my attachment right , and when I called her to watch me she refused to come ! Third got into fight with my husband when we were leaving hospital telling him how to carry his BAG! unbelievable.
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