This is a little bit of a random question, but my DH and I recently moved. I have gone to the same obgyn for 7 years. I like them and I had an appointment yesterday with his new CNM and I really like her. They are great when I have questions or need anything. We don't have children yet, but when we do, I would love to go to them. The problem is that they are about 50 minutes to an hour away without traffic. I'm just thinking if I would want to spend that amount of time in the car when in labor. I don't really care right now for a once a year trip and it isn't far from work.
How far away do you travel?
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Re: How far away do you live from your ob?
About 30 minutes away. I went with that practice because it is affiliated with the hospital (same network; makes things easier for records etc..) and that hospital is only a mile away from the office.
The only downside is its downtown which means traffic can be a issue, but I try it to schedule appointments until after 9 so I skip the commuter traffic.
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He was in a town 1.5 hours away (highway driving). I would have drove fro a full day to see him though.
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How far are you from the hospital you would be delivering at? I think this is more important. Also if you plan to get pregnant while working would you be able to take a 3 hour break to go for check ups (one hour drive each way + appointment?)
I'm about 10 minutes including any traffic. The office is right outside of the hospital so that eases worries for me. Many women in my family have had very fast deliveries (1-2 hours is the norm) so I want to be pretty close. It all depends on your comfort zone really... there are plenty of women who are over an hour from a hospital so it's not really a huge deal as long as long as your pregnancy doesn't have any complications.
My OB is 45 minutes away. We would have to drive at least 20 or 30 minutes to the nearest hospital regardless of where my OB is though because there isnt one closer.
....but yes, being that far away makes me nervous.
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