Moving Home!

loughli5

Hi everyone!  I'm new to the bump and I'm moving home to East Lansing this weekend!  My husband and I are excited about TTC this spring.  I'm hoping that there will be ladies in my area who will be able to recommend a great obgyn in the area.  I've heard great things about Alliance but I'm really interested in finding out if there are any other options or if this is best.  Thanks! 

irishmorningstar

I have given this recommendation a few times on this board, but we LOVED our experience at the Greenhouse Birthing Center.  I recommend you go to one of their openhouse (every Thursday night) and see what they are all about.  I will say that we started at Meridian Women's Health and did not have the best experience.

chach916

I LOVE Alliance!  They are so great.  My doctor is Dr Guerin who is wonderful but I've met with all the doctors there at sometime or another and they are   ! 

Anniee1963

I go to Meridian Women's Health and like almost everyone there, with the exception of Dr. Russell. I like that it's a smaller practice and I never have to wait more than 10 minutes to be seen. I had hoped to be seen only by the midwife, Sameerah, but she was already completly booked for the month I am due when I transfered. I started out at Lansing OB/GYN and was not very happy- even with an early morning appointment, I often was waiting at least 45 minutes or more.

loughli5

Thank you all so much!  You will make my search for a great ob/gyn that much easier.

bealskri

Anniee1963:

I go to Meridian Women's Health and like almost everyone there, with the exception of Dr. Russell. I like that it's a smaller practice and I never have to wait more than 10 minutes to be seen. I had hoped to be seen only by the midwife, Sameerah, but she was already completly booked for the month I am due when I transfered. I started out at Lansing OB/GYN and was not very happy- even with an early morning appointment, I often was waiting at least 45 minutes or more.

Just my two cents - I had three pre-pregnancy appointments and have had 4 OB appointments with Lansing OB/GYN associates and never waited at all? Maybe just lucky, but I've been really, really happy with them. Plus the location is super convenient to both work and home.

MandusMaximus

I go to MMP OBGYN on Lake Lansing Rd across from Eastwood Town Center. I LOVE all 4 Dr's there I see Dr Herta who is a back up OB for the Greenhouse and have had a very good experience with them all and the office building is nice and new

Suesse2009

I go to Alliance and have had a great experience there.  I decided to go there since a lot of my coworkers are patients there and have all had good experiences too.  Unfortunately I am having a difficult pregnancy so I am in there a lot.  My primary Ob is Dr. Tucker who I love but I have also seen Dr. Flemming who I really liked too.  Whenever I have had issues and called in or left a nurse message on the website they called me back right away.  All the staff has been very nice and I have never had to wait long for my appointments.  Actually I have gotten in early. 

Cakemom10

Welcome to the area!!!

LOVE Alliance!!! I have seen Dr. Halvorson for years and she is amazing, we had Trouble TTC and she made things so much easier. I love all the doctors in the practice and Dr. Gurien delivered my son in April and she also delivered my niece and nephew. There is not one person in that practice who I have ever not cared for, all super nice and caring. I also liked that if I had a concern during PG I got in that day or if I just needed a call they called me very quickly! 

lansingteacherbride

Welcome back home! Part of your decision should be what hospital do you want to be affiliated with. I have had experiences with both Ingham Medical Center and Sparrow emergency rooms in the last year.  I think both are good but Sparrow is a little more up to date as far as medical records being digitized. We live closer to Ingham and when my husband cut his tendon we went there.  I'm glad we did because they have a dedicated orthopedic hospital. I know people who've delivered at both and both say their experiences have been good.

 I chose Alliance on the recommendation of my friend's sister who is a labor and delivery nurse at Sparrow.  I had a miscarriage last year and the kindness and compassion shown by the staff at Sparrow Emergency Room and Alliance was great.  I also see Dr. Halvorson and my Nurse Practitioner is Diane. I'm pregnant and 19 weeks along. It is a bigger practice and so you will cycle through most of the doctors so that you get to know them. I've had a good experience so far.  I'm older so I opted for an amnio which Alliance does not perform at their site. (I went to MSU at the Sparrow Health Building). 

My mother in law used to work at Meridian Woman's Health. She liked and respected all the doctors there.  It is affiliated with Ingham. 

katiestrange

I'm only 6 weeks pregnant, and my first appt isn't for another 2 weeks. But I decided to go with Alliance because I had heard lots of wonderful things about them. Also, all of their OBs are female (I'm just more comfortable with that). Congratulations and welcome home!

Carly831RM

Haha-I don't think anyone likes Dr. Russell!  I will not be going to Meridian Women's Health, or Ingham Regional, again.  I delivered August 2010.  Dr. Seiler was great, but I think Sparrow is a little more up to date.  There was all sorts of chaos in my delivery room....and my emergency c-section was nothing short of barbaric.  SORRY but I would want to know this info if it was out there!

klovesy

In case you haven't already made a decision, I wanted to put in my plug for Alliance as well.  Dr. Halvorson is my primary and has been fantastic.  I'm 32 weeks along and have had some complications.  All of the docs that I have seen have been fantastic.  One of my decisions to go with Alliance is that they are affiliated with Sparrow, which has the NICU.  So if we were to have troubles once the little guy arrives, we'll be right there with the best of care.  Having just spent 2 days at Sparrow, I have to say that everyone there was wonderful as well. They always have an Alliance doc on call at Sparrow, so I was able to see the docs that know me while I was there. 

The Alliance office also has ultrasound equipment, their own lab and tons of exam rooms, so you don't have to go offsite for additional testing. 

Welcome to the area and good luck to you!

loughli5

Thank you all for responding!  You all have so many kind words and recommendations and I'm very thankful for the responses.  After reading the posts, I know that I want to deliver at Sparrow, so I've made the decision to go with Alliance.  I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone there and hopefully, I'll have good news to share this summer