I have a choice of 2 hospitals, one is a 10-15 minute drive away and the other is 20-30. Id prefer the furthest one because it has better maternity suite but im thinking ill go to the closest i just dont want to be mucking around when i go into labour.
theres a hospital 5 minutes from where ill be staying in Perth but i refuse to go there, so its going to take me between 30mins to an Hour just to get to hospital when im in labour, same hospital i had DS at, and well worth the trip.
My hossy is 35mins away and I am so glad I didn't decide to go a little further north to Port Macquarie, which is 1hr 15 mins away (even more atm with so many road works!). 35mins was definately long enough for me, especailly with DH driving like a crazy man!!!
Oh I probably should add my first labour was only 4 hrs so got intense very quickly! They say you generally have faster labours the more children you have (although that is a generalisation!), I am thinking this one will be even faster and harder so the less time in the car the better
Last edited by Tiff+2; November 29th, 2009 at 07:52 PM.
: Added labour time
When i was pg with DD i had the choice of 2 hospitals one was 10mins away and the other was 30mins away and the one that was 10mins had a bad reputation so we decided we'd birth at the hospital 30mins away as it had a great reputation.
Where we are atm there is only 1 hospital which is 5min drive away and if we fall pg while living here we will birth there as i couldnt fault them when i had my D&C at the beginning of the month. We would have to drive 45mins-1.5hrs away to the nearest hospital if we didnt birth at the hospital in town.
My hospital was an hour away with DD. Wasn't too much of a problem. I have longer labours aswell (38+hrs and 10 hrs), so just made sure I called and went in when I was sure I was in labour.
It wasn't that bad of a drive and my contractions were 5 minutes apart. I was texting people on the way in.
bout 30 mins here if u drive an hour plus wait time if u get a taxi and if u wanna push it 2hrs by foot lol told dp if he isnt home im calling an ambo i aint waiting for noone lol plus i deliverd quick with my first
I have 2 hospitals close... 1 is about 15min away but i REFUSE to go there (although it's prob better to go closer) and the other is a prob about 40min in GOOD traffic but that is my choice, they are a wonderful womens hospital and i am much more confident in their care.
I didn't make it to hosp for my 1st labour, poor DD was born on our bathroom floor while i was home alone on the phone to 000.
That said the midwifes are aware i live further away and i have been advised the MINUTE i am in labour i am to go to hospital, don't even ring unless i want to!
One thing most people NEED to be aware of is if you call 000 an ambulance DOES NOT have to take you to your preferred hospital, it's their call but generally they will take you to the closest possible hospital (for time restraints etc)
If you think you can be comfortable in your car for an hour then i say go for it, if your more confident in the support you will get there, the calmer you will be and the better your birthing experience!
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