Where to go!
Hello ladies, hope your all well.
Have been thinking more about where to give birth and wondered if anyone else had made a decision.
Local to us we have a birth centre 20 mins in one direction and a hospital delivery ward about 20 mins in the other direction.
I think I would prefer the birth centre for the relaxed atmosphere, one on one care etc, but they don't offer the hard drugs that the hospital does! And obviously as a first timer I've no idea how I'll cope with the pain etc so maybe I'd be best at the hospital.
Ooh I don't know!! Any advice would be gratefully received!
Thanks
xxx
Have been thinking more about where to give birth and wondered if anyone else had made a decision.
Local to us we have a birth centre 20 mins in one direction and a hospital delivery ward about 20 mins in the other direction.
I think I would prefer the birth centre for the relaxed atmosphere, one on one care etc, but they don't offer the hard drugs that the hospital does! And obviously as a first timer I've no idea how I'll cope with the pain etc so maybe I'd be best at the hospital.
Ooh I don't know!! Any advice would be gratefully received!
Thanks
xxx
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our hosp is 25 mins away from us... but another 10 or so mins is the lovely mw lead unit in the new forest. I never made it to the mw lead one as they said it wasnt open for admissions at 4am... much to my dismay!! i ended up having her in the mw lead unit at the maternity hosp, it was great in the end. I didnt have any pain relief to my own surprise, i used the water pool.
find out what ur hosp do, do they offer pool? mw lead service? you never know, sometimes they offer a home from home like service at the hosps.
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Does the hospital have a mw led ward/pools etc? You need to feel comfortable and relaxed that you made the right decision. Have you visited both? If not it may be worth having a look around to help.
Atleast that's a bit of a decision I've made, to look at them both then decide! Thanks for the advice,
xxx
I dont want to wimp out though so Im going to go with the MLU unless fate intervenes and I need to be induced in which case it will be the hospital! xx
Fingers crossed this time around we can go there for the birth xx
Feel ok but now beginning to freak out a bit because it is actually real and will actually be happening to me soon! :?
Good luck with your tours and let us know what you decide.