Great thread. I had DS (14) in a public hospital in Brisbane - the birth was fine, the midwife was wonderful. It was the aftercare that really sucked. Looking back I should have been more assertive but I was young and didn't know any better.

This time round I'm going private. Lucky for me DH knows exactly what I want and he doesn't let anyone push me around. He also asks way more questions than I do to make sure we both get an accurate understanding of what the doc is saying. Sorry, I do tend to go on about him....