private healthcare

suzib76 · Feb 23rd, 2010, 14:52 PM

has anyone bypassed the nhs and gone private to have their baby?

bizarre thought i know but although i had a relatively good experience when i had Lana (only met one devil midwife and that wasnt for delivery) i am still haunted by a very bad experience when having Jack - i know i was just lucky this time round, but i did have to suffer without gas and air a lot longer initially than i would have liked, which got me round to thinking if i went private would i get to have the various pain relief options to suit me?

lyre · Feb 23rd, 2010, 14:54 PM

dont know if this is correct or not, but i heard its like plus ten grand...........

dizzyisacow · Feb 23rd, 2010, 14:58 PM

i went private. had my own room too, was very expensive,but well worth it. they charge for every single little thing.
no advice on your question though

im dreading having another baby as i cant afford it again

special_kala · Feb 23rd, 2010, 15:05 PM

If the reasons for you not having gas and air were medical then going private wont make much difference really.

Pops · Feb 23rd, 2010, 15:11 PM

We are sort of doing half and half at the minute but may yet go full private for what we hope will be a home birth.

Long story but we are not getting the quality of care on the NHS which is unfortunate.

xxx

Pops · Feb 23rd, 2010, 15:11 PM

We are sort of doing half and half at the minute but may yet go full private for what we hope will be a home birth.

Long story but we are not getting the quality of care on the NHS which is unfortunate.

xxx

Blah11 · Feb 23rd, 2010, 15:14 PM

I think antenatal care is better private (more scans and more appointments) but tbh i dont think the actual giving birth is all that different

Maybe a bigger/nicer room and longer to stay in hospital but thats about it.

suzib76 · Feb 23rd, 2010, 15:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by special_kala

If the reasons for you not having gas and air were medical then going private wont make much difference really.

well there was no medical reason why i shoulndt have been able to keep it in fact it all came down to a shiftchange tbh, but thats not really what i was getting at i think i worded the op a bit wrong, but still trying to figure out how to get it right lol

Midnight_Fairy · Feb 24th, 2010, 06:20 AM

I didnt really need to because I live next to Hythe Birthing centre (where babies in the wood was filmed) It is NHS but it was lovely. I was the only person in there for 4 days after I had my son and had fabulous treatment

Drazic<3 · Feb 24th, 2010, 06:25 AM

I will be giving birth with the NHS, even if I could afford to go private. I think we get a fabulous service most of the time, and where we don't it's important to complain and resolve the issues rather than 'jumping ship' - E.g, I don't get on with my midwife so I am swopping to another, lovely one. There are some excellent staff on the NHS and the majority try their very best. We are lucky in this country to have the choice of healthcare free at the point of use, I intend to use it!

Good luck to anyone, whatever they choose

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suzib76 Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 4,693	private healthcare has anyone bypassed the nhs and gone private to have their baby? bizarre thought i know but although i had a relatively good experience when i had Lana (only met one devil midwife and that wasnt for delivery) i am still haunted by a very bad experience when having Jack - i know i was just lucky this time round, but i did have to suffer without gas and air a lot longer initially than i would have liked, which got me round to thinking if i went private would i get to have the various pain relief options to suit me?

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lyre Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 735	dont know if this is correct or not, but i heard its like plus ten grand...........

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dizzyisacow Other BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 9,807	i went private. had my own room too, was very expensive,but well worth it. they charge for every single little thing. no advice on your question though im dreading having another baby as i cant afford it again

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Blah11 Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 32,867	I think antenatal care is better private (more scans and more appointments) but tbh i dont think the actual giving birth is all that different Maybe a bigger/nicer room and longer to stay in hospital but thats about it.

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Midnight_Fairy Other BnB Elite Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: South Coast UK Posts: 17,320	I didnt really need to because I live next to Hythe Birthing centre (where babies in the wood was filmed) It is NHS but it was lovely. I was the only person in there for 4 days after I had my son and had fabulous treatment

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Drazic<3 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Norfolk, England. Posts: 9,295	I will be giving birth with the NHS, even if I could afford to go private. I think we get a fabulous service most of the time, and where we don't it's important to complain and resolve the issues rather than 'jumping ship' - E.g, I don't get on with my midwife so I am swopping to another, lovely one. There are some excellent staff on the NHS and the majority try their very best. We are lucky in this country to have the choice of healthcare free at the point of use, I intend to use it! Good luck to anyone, whatever they choose

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