Hi everyone! So excited to be here - 4w4d pregnant with my first baby! Congrats to all of you as well!
So here's my dilemma: I have been seeing my OB/GYN for about 5 years. I really like her and my sister sees her too (she delivered both of my nieces). However, when my husband and I bought a house, it ended up being about 30 minutes farther from her office than where I lived previously. It's now just under an hour to get to her closest clinic.
I am fine with making the trip for my OB appts., but when I made my first appt I was told what her preferred hospital is for delivering, and its close to 1.5 hours from my house. Do you think that will be okay? Will I just need to head there at early signs of labor, or should I ask her if she could deliver me at a hospital that's a little closer? Do I think of asking her for an OB referral closer to home?
How far is everyone's delivery hospital from home?
Re: How far will your delivery hospital be from home?
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If MH drives civilian speed maybe 15-20? If he drives cop speed, about 10.
I don't know that I'd go over an hour, but that's me. I don't want to feel like I have to get to the hospital early just because I live so far away. Does that OB have delivery rights at any other hospitals?
If you know she delivers at other hospitals then I'd just tell her you plan to deliver at the hospital you'd like.
For me, it is a 30-60 minute drive depending on traffic. It is totally worth the drive for me to be at the hospital I feel most comfortable with.
In my opinion, a hospital's reputation and your level of comfort with it is more important than your relationship with any one provider (OB, midwife) since in many cases there is no guarantee that the provider you have been seeing for prenatal checks is going to be the one to deliver your baby.
OB's only have hospital privileges at certain hospitals, so she may not be allowed to help you deliver at the hospital closer to your home.
1.5 is quite a drive. You would have to leave home earlier than normal, and possibly risk being sent home for false labor. But if it's worth it to you then go for it. Some people even plan to stay in a hotel for the week of their due date if their hospital is far away. Good Luck.
I delivered my son at a hospital that was about an hour and fifteen minutes away. My water broke at home and the drive to the hospital was uncomfortable, but I managed. We've moved since then and now we live on the same street as the hospital -- only about three blocks away.
About 15-20 minutes away. I'm not sure how you ladies with farther distances have done it. I know that those few minutes for me riding there dealing with contractions was NOT fun.
OP - I would voice your concerns to your dr. and tell her how much you would like to keep seeing her and see what she does with it.
ETA: changed a word b/c it sounded like I was actually driving the car, when in fact I was a passenger.
My hospital and OBGYN are about 10 minutes away.
I had to deal with a similar situation. When I had DD I lived about 20 min from my OB and hospital. Since then we have moved and I am now just about an hour from there. I did continue to see her for my yearly apts. and until I was about 15 weeks pregnant. I did changes doctors so I could deliver at the hospital that is about 5 min away.
You should also consider that at the nd you will be going to the office once a week or apts.
also, if your doctor doesn't have privileges at a hospital closer to you he/she will not be able to deliver your baby there.
good luck!
My hospital is 15-20 minutes away. There is one closer (maybe 10 minutes) but the NICU at the one that I'm going to is much better so I feel more confident going there.
I agree with PP that said that you should tell your doctor which hospital you plan to deliver at. Since she has delivery rights there, it shouldn't be a problem, but I would tell her soon, just in case!
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