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Post by numbears on Oct 16, 2017 1:26:03 GMT -6
Just curious about the distance everyone's considering traveling. And if you've had other deliveries, how far away were they?
My old hospital was about 30 minutes. This time around, due to my insurance, I'm 50 minutes without traffic.
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Post by jaidit on Oct 16, 2017 1:51:19 GMT -6
We’re using the same hospital that I used with DD. It’s about a 20 minutes drive away, or 30 minutes with public transport.
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Post by armpants on Oct 16, 2017 3:23:05 GMT -6
I'm fortunate that the hospital I used last time and will use is only 15 minutes from work and home. Maybe a little longer is there's traffic.
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Post by adeline on Oct 16, 2017 4:25:51 GMT -6
First time we were almost an hour away. I went to L&D when my contractions were getting closer after 18 hours. They turned me away and gave me a sleeping pill. An hour later in was on my hands and knees in the living room feeling drugged but very awake and very in labour. We went back in (got back there about 2 hours after leaving) and I was 6cm. Second drive wasn’t that fun.
This time we’ve moved. We’re less than 10 minutes drive to this hospital but I’m having an elective Caesarian anyway ha ha.
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Post by budders on Oct 16, 2017 4:28:36 GMT -6
I’m using the same hospital, which is is 45 minutes away. There are closer hospitals, but I love and trust my practice; the doctors/MWs and the hospital are very women-centric and I really liked the care and experience I had last time.
My parents live 3 minutes from the hospital, so it’ll be helpful with V and I can stay there to be closer if needed.
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Post by jessila on Oct 16, 2017 5:07:18 GMT -6
My hospital is about 15 minutes from our house and 30 minutes from work if theres no traffic. adeline, driving 15 minutes when I was 6cm was awful I can't imagine an hour! Which reminds me that I have an SUV now instead of my tiny compact car. At least I won't feel as squished during that drive! Assuming I get my VBAC because my OB isn't positive that I'll be a good candidate but that's a whole different story.
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Post by MauLoaM0M on Oct 16, 2017 6:02:34 GMT -6
I'm using the same hospital as last time, however, we've since moved. Last time we were 30 minutes away. This time we are 50 minutes away.
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Post by kookie3631 on Oct 16, 2017 6:16:23 GMT -6
My OB's practice merged with the hospital group and now the only deliver at the new hospital. I'm debating the extra 20-25 minute drive to deliver at the new hospital or if I should stick with the one that's only 3 minutes from work (or 20 min from my house).
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Post by Pizzaslut on Oct 16, 2017 6:40:16 GMT -6
The hospital is only 12-15 minutes with no traffic from my house and 30-40 minutes with traffic. My work is an additional 15 minutes from that. My concern will be what to do with DS. My parents are 40 minutes away from our house, but only about 25-30 from the hospital. Depending on the timing, we may have to take DS to the hospital for my mom or sister to pick him up. Although I don't want to do that MOTN, which is when my water broke last time.
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Post by lily on Oct 16, 2017 7:18:52 GMT -6
Last time I was less than 10 minutes away from the hospital.
Since my OB retired I’m taking the opportunity to switch hospitals (more up to date birth and postpartum practices, high level NICU) so it’ll be 45 minutes away.
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Post by gustierx on Oct 16, 2017 8:34:27 GMT -6
I'll deliver at the same hospital DD was born at. It's about 15-20 minutes with no traffic, 20-40 with traffic. My parents live about 10 minutes from us so that's convenient.
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Post by tinyjoys on Oct 16, 2017 8:47:22 GMT -6
I've been at the same hospital all three times. It's about 20-30 minutes with traffic &/or trains & 15-20 at 5am. It's also only about 4 minutes from H's job.
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Post by armpants on Oct 16, 2017 10:13:12 GMT -6
It keeps escaping me that I'll need to get DS squared away this time 😂
My dad lives 10 minutes away and he would stay with him. It's easy because my dad watches him 2 days during the week and he has a room there. But we will need to get my car to my dad's, as the car seat won't fit in his truck. Good thing I'll have a RCS this time.
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Post by robot on Oct 16, 2017 10:33:05 GMT -6
The hospital where I had DD was about 10 mins from our house. But I switched to a midwife practice that delivers at a birth center connected to a hospital about 30 mins away from us. But in actuality we plan to move cross country before this baby is born so I have no idea what it’s going to look like at the moment.
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Post by MauLoaM0M on Oct 16, 2017 10:38:58 GMT -6
Omg armpants me too. I guess I better think about what to do with DS. Either the in laws can meet us at the hospital or we can make a pit stop to drop him off. I guess that depends on the circumstances.
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Post by fatpony on Oct 16, 2017 11:02:43 GMT -6
I haven't decided yet - one hospital is 15 and the other is 20. So not really an important difference.
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Post by ajm on Oct 16, 2017 11:06:23 GMT -6
Our hospital is 30 minutes from our house and 45 from my work. It's the same hospital I gave birth to DD, however then I worked in the same town as the hospital.
I've debated switching to the hospital that is in the same town as my job, therefore also making appointments more convenient. But I think I'll be more comfortable in the larger hospital I was at instead of a smaller one.
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Post by daffodilsandcoffee on Oct 16, 2017 11:29:45 GMT -6
My hospital with my son was about 5 minutes from work and about 40 minutes from home. But I got sent straight to the hospital for an induction when a 39 week appointment showed pre -e so it didn’t matter.
Now, we live in a different area and have more options. I toured both hospitals and feel more comfortable with the one that is about 30 minutes away depending on traffic. And now I stay at home, so all appointments have that drive too. But the NICU is better and the newer hospital decor and layout doesn’t trigger my PTSD as much (same for my husband). My son’s delivery was quite traumatic. I’m hoping for a scheduled c section this time.
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Post by Lord Disick on Oct 16, 2017 12:12:14 GMT -6
We've moved since DS was born so I'm planning to deliver at our local hospital, which is about ten minutes away. It's really small but I've heard good things.
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Post by tinyjoys on Oct 16, 2017 12:13:41 GMT -6
It keeps escaping me that I'll need to get DS squared away this time 😂 My dad lives 10 minutes away and he would stay with him. It's easy because my dad watches him 2 days during the week and he has a room there. But we will need to get my car to my dad's, as the car seat won't fit in his truck. Good thing I'll have a RCS this time. This is the biggest plus to RCS. Luckily, my mom, sister & gram live within minutes of our house and are either retired, saving their vacation time, or have flexible hours. Plus, they're within the school district that my oldest goes to, so he can ride the bus to & from there. We'll drop them off Monday evening for my Tuesday c-section and then they'll come home on Thursday or Friday when we come home.
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Post by beersandweirs on Oct 16, 2017 12:26:20 GMT -6
We have a lot of hospitals in the area, so I just picked the one I wanted to deliver at and chose a midwife that delivered there. It's about 15 minutes away from work and probably 30 minutes from home. But my appointments are at a clinic much closer.
I did the birth center thing last time, but I didn't like having to leave just a few hours after birth, so I decided on a hospital this time.
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Post by twoblackcats on Oct 16, 2017 13:06:01 GMT -6
Planning on using the hospital that is 15 minutes from our house. My labour was so fast with my first, I worry about a 45 min drive to the larger hospital.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2017 14:14:39 GMT -6
Our hospital is about 2 miles away from our house, so about 5 minutes. If I go into labor at work, it's about a 15 minute drive.
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Post by armpants on Oct 16, 2017 15:22:23 GMT -6
daffodilsandcoffee I'm glad you feel comfortable at the new hospital. You certainly don't need the added stress of being triggered by your previous hospital.
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Post by Madymoiselle on Oct 16, 2017 17:12:28 GMT -6
I am also using the same hospital as last time, which is about 15mins away without traffic. Now, with my daughter I was induced early, so I arrived at the hospital and did the check in as if I was on a small vacation, lol. I have no idea what it's like to labor at home or handle contractions in a car 😬
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Post by budders on Oct 16, 2017 17:54:35 GMT -6
I am also using the same hospital as last time, which is about 15mins away without traffic. Now, with my daughter I was induced early, so I arrived at the hospital and did the check in as if I was on a small vacation, lol. I have no idea what it's like to labor at home or handle contractions in a car 😬 Same here. I'm really hoping not to get induced early again because if I go before my due date I won't have enough paid time through the end of the school year. But it was really nice knowing when to go to the hospital and not being in labor on the trip there.
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Post by sammichcat on Oct 16, 2017 20:17:20 GMT -6
My first was literally a block away. I switched OBs, looking for a vbac, for the second and was 10min away. This time we have moved to a different state and will be delivering at one 10 minutes away, I think. I'm not sure since I choose by OBs and not hospitals since I've always delivered in large metropolitan areas with easy access to the best NICUs. This will be a scheduled c section like the two before it and it looks like I don't go into labor on my own anyway since I always make it.
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Post by sammichcat on Oct 16, 2017 20:28:20 GMT -6
It keeps escaping me that I'll need to get DS squared away this time 😂 My dad lives 10 minutes away and he would stay with him. It's easy because my dad watches him 2 days during the week and he has a room there. But we will need to get my car to my dad's, as the car seat won't fit in his truck. Good thing I'll have a RCS this time. This is the biggest plus to RCS. Luckily, my mom, sister & gram live within minutes of our house and are either retired, saving their vacation time, or have flexible hours. Plus, they're within the school district that my oldest goes to, so he can ride the bus to & from there. We'll drop them off Monday evening for my Tuesday c-section and then they'll come home on Thursday or Friday when we come home. This is true, but the biggest plus for me is choosing the due date. I push to choose since I felt so bad about poor DS1 having a Christmas Eve birthday and I felt he wasn't fully ready when they scheduled it at 39w so I chose 39+4 for DS2. I'm going to ask for the same for this baby: 39+3ish since DS2 was 4 oz bigger and seemed more robust.
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Post by tincupchalice on Oct 16, 2017 20:41:30 GMT -6
About 15 minutes from home to the hospital. This is the same hospital I delivered #2 at.
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Post by numbears on Oct 17, 2017 5:09:27 GMT -6
First time we were almost an hour away. I went to L&D when my contractions were getting closer after 18 hours. They turned me away and gave me a sleeping pill. An hour later in was on my hands and knees in the living room feeling drugged but very awake and very in labour. We went back in (got back there about 2 hours after leaving) and I was 6cm. Second drive wasn’t that fun. This time we’ve moved. We’re less than 10 minutes drive to this hospital but I’m having an elective Caesarian anyway ha ha. This has been giving me so much anxiety to think about. I'm hopeful that I could convince them to admit me, but I know that's not how it always works.
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