Has anyone deliverd at GBMC and Franklin Square?

Owen&RydersMom

I delivered both my boys at Franklin Square.  I was actually pretty happy with both labor and deliveries.  With one delivery at Frankin Square I labored, delivered, and stayed the rest of our stay in the same room.  With the other delivery, I labored and delivered in one room and moved to a smaller room (although still quite roomy).  I have heard mixed things about GBMC.  I heard you start in a great room then move to a closet sized room.  A friend who delivered there said the room was so small they actually had to move the bassinet they baby was in, in and out of the room if someone wanted to come in or leave.

jcsntms06

I've only delivered at Franklin Square. Had a great experience, seeing how traumatic everything was. I was given one of the last birthing rooms (full moon that day!). I stayed in that room for three days. I was under the care of several nurses, and doctors during my stay long stay. I highly recommend FSH staff and doctors. Annabelle was in the NICU for 12 days, and they were so wonderful and took great care of her.

I know the PPR at FSH aren't that big, but you still have room to move around. 

weezie825

My room at GBMC definitely wasn't small and no where near "closet-sized."  The bathroom was giant and the sofa that turns into a bed was adequate for my 6 1/2 foor tall husband...  

But, I understand what the person may have meant when they said that they had to move the bassinet around.  The placement of the furniture in the room, is to be efficient for the nurses, not necessarily great for entertaining guests.  The room is rectangular with the bed in the middle.  On one side of the bed is a rocking chair/recliner and the table with the long arm that comes over the bed so you can eat.   On the other side is the sofa/SO bed and a night stand.  If you take the tour you can see the set up.

As for the hospital in general, I have nothing but WONDERFUL thigns to say about GBMC.  Thier attending physician had to catch Evie becuase the on-call doctor was still getting scrubbed up when I delivered.  He was great.  Very calm and reasurring, especially considering I was having an emergency birth with a doc I had never met before.  And the NICU team is awesome.  (But hopefully you won't need their services!)

SnoopyLuv

weezie825:

My room at GBMC definitely wasn't small and no where near "closet-sized."  The bathroom was giant and the sofa that turns into a bed was adequate for my 6 1/2 foor tall husband...  

But, I understand what the person may have meant when they said that they had to move the bassinet around.  The placement of the furniture in the room, is to be efficient for the nurses, not necessarily great for entertaining guests.  The room is rectangular with the bed in the middle.  On one side of the bed is a rocking chair/recliner and the table with the long arm that comes over the bed so you can eat.   On the other side is the sofa/SO bed and a night stand.  If you take the tour you can see the set up.

As for the hospital in general, I have nothing but WONDERFUL thigns to say about GBMC.  Thier attending physician had to catch Evie becuase the on-call doctor was still getting scrubbed up when I delivered.  He was great.  Very calm and reasurring, especially considering I was having an emergency birth with a doc I had never met before.  And the NICU team is awesome.  (But hopefully you won't need their services!)

I especially agree with the bolded part. We routinely had 4-5 people and it was no issue but they all hung out on the "bench",. We also put things in drawers and that freed up a lot of space. The bulky rocking chair got in the way but we just pushed it in the corner. The bassinet definitely had to be moved around throughout the night to let DH up to pee or what have you, the space is just awkward, but I didn't see it as an issue. Youre in a hospital, not a hotel..

I had a fabulous experience at GBMC, I have nothing but great things to say about my stay.

dsmspd20

I delivered at FSH and have nothing but great things to say about the staff, hospital, etc. I didnt deliver at GBMC but I underwent IVF retrieval and transfer there and I was not happy with the staff there. With my son the nurse blew my vein while getting the iv out (flushed it) and I just dont feel welcome there as opposed to FSH. Don't get me wrong Shady Grove Fertility is the greatest but GBMC is not my favorite hospital along with Mercy! Mercy you have to go up to the 16th floor for l&d and no parking other than the expensive garages. At least at FSH its fairly reasonable and you get a validated ticket. 

ROXYd199

I delivered at GBMC and had a wonderful expericence. I labored in a HUGE room and they were awesome about letting me have a couple of extra people in their during my labor since there were no problems and it was a long labor. I ended up with a c-section but even then the staff was wonderful. I had a huge group of people waiting and they let them all come back one by one to see the baby since it was after visiting hours. Once I got to my regular room, around midnight, they even let my family come in and say goodnight before they went home. I regularly had more people that I was supposed to in my room (we snuck them in, is that bad?) and we were never crowded. I have so many good things to say about the staff. The only issue I had was with the lactation consltants. I have a friend that is a lactation consultant there but she was off when I delivered. I practically begged for someone to come help me with it and no one came. After my friend visited, I had people there constantly and it all worked out. I am told that it is pretty rare for them to not visit, I must have caught them on an off day.