St. John Moross.. spill it ladies! I need the good, bad and everything in between

Re: St. John Moross.. spill it ladies! I need the good, bad and everything in between

• littlemermaid member

  July 2011

  I delivered both of my children there and both times had a wonderful experience.   I had a private labor/delivery room, so I was able to stay in the same room for the whole process from start to finish.  The rooms are spacious, you have a flat couch that your spouse/significant other can sleep on if they choose to stay.  You get a rocker w/glider in the room.  A bathroom with a tub/shower. The baby can stay with you in the room but the nursery is always available to you if you need a break.  It also has a NICU at that location so if anything were to go wrong the baby could be taken care of right away.

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• caden member

  July 2011

  I delivered there and also had a good experience. The only downer was that it was too full for me to stay in the huge L&D suites so I had to move to a smaller room. It was still private thankfully, but w/ twins we were cramped. Other than that I loved my doctor and the nurses were really helpful. The lactation counselors were nice and helpful too. I had heard horror stories about beligerent lactation counselors elsewhere but the ones I had were great. I had preemies that wouldn't even bottle feed correctly, much less BF so this was a big deal for me. My one huge complaint about StJ's is that they misbilled my ins co for 1 charge and I've literally been fighting it for 10months. But the care I received was great and I will go back for future kids.

  If you need access to a NICU or a MFM, and hopefully you won't, St J's is great.  

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• caden member

  July 2011

  Oh and be prepared for students and residents to watch/participate in your birth. Maybe you won't have that, but I had almost 20 ppl in my L&D suite during my birth. Granted that was a twin birth and the majority were not in training, but I know other moms who had medical students in their rooms as well.

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• cZa member

  July 2011

  I love it there! DS ended up in NICU and I was so happy I chose there because he may have been transferred if I was somewhere else. Rooms are great. Nurses are great. Food is also ok. LOL. I really am at a loss as to what else to say. I would definately suggest it. We did the tour before hand and the birthing class there. Honestly I almost learned everything at the tour, it was very informative. They have on site lactation conusulants to help with nursing which I took advantage of. Good luck.

   

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• l&bbaby

  July 2011

  I delivered at St Johns Moross and have nothing but great things to say about them. I was treated great and had awesome nurses. Dr's were always in and out of the room checking on me before and after delivery. I had a complication after my c-section and it was taken care of within a matter of mintues. Luckily, I got to stay in the large birthing suite room, which is very spacious. The downside is if you get moved to a private room, they are on the rather small side. FWIW I kept going back and forth between St J's and Beaumont Grosse Pointe. I mainly chose St J's due to their NICU and excellent special care nursery. I was basically told that if something went wrong with my daughter that they would transport her to St J's and I would be left alone at Beaumont. That was my deciding factor on St J's and I have no regrets. I will deliver there again if we have another kid.

  
  

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• lmanchen

  July 2011

  This is where I will have mine and I have been told my numerous people including many doctors that this is the best place to have a baby, especially if something were to go wrong. My friend actually works in L&D so I am completely comfortable going here. 

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• Billysbaby722

  July 2011

  I delivered there, and I loved the room, tub, staff--they were VERY breastfeeding friendly! Never gave DD a pacifier, bottle, I was helped with a latch issue by their LC, too. The students suck. Do not let them examine you! I was sent home in labor because a student claimed I had un-dilated! I simply waited three hours for shift change, got a real doctor to examine me, and was admitted immediately.

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• dwietecha member

  September 2011

  Thank you for all of the info. I think I am going to move forward and do a tour of the facility, but from all of your recommendations, I think St. Johns Moros will be a good choice for us.  : )

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