Just curious what you ladies think. I work for a hospital and am moving an hour away so my commute will be an hour but I was planning on using my OB at hospital since I'm in the area all the time for work plus will have no out of pocket expenses with insurance. Should I be finding one near home 'just in case' or is it ok to have one that far away from home but near where I work?
My ob and my mfm are both 45 mins away. It's the best hospital in my area I wouldn't go anywhere else unless it's a dire emergency. However, I do have an emergency hospital chosen just in case. I also plan to carry information about my history in the event I cannot speak for myself.
3rd pregnancy -- 1st baby -- praying for a rainbow
I'm a hour away and when it gets closer to my due date at actually 32 weeks I will be staying in a Ronald McDonald house just in case my high risk pregnancy has complications
I'm about an hour, and there's always horrible traffic! Luckily there are about 3 hospitals (under the same umbrella) that are closer- just in the event of an emergency!
I was HR with both of my pregnancies and drove an hour to a HR center for both. It wasn't always ideal with work but was worth it for the high level of care and expertise.
I drive anywhere from 1hr to 3hrs, depending on which office I need to be seen at. The high-risk office is 3hrs away, but luckily it's my same OB, so I get to see him no matter which of the 3 offices I have to visit. We plan on doing my delivery at the 1hr away one, but if that is not possible, I will gladly drive to the one that is 2hrs away or the one that is 3hrs away, as long as the baby and I are safe.
Cody Lane - 4/22/2004 Colten James - 9/9/2005 Isabella Ann - 7/20/2012 SURPRISE!!! Emma Leigh - due 8/27/2015 (c-section date 8/7/2015)
Re: How far would you drive to your OB?
3rd pregnancy -- 1st baby -- praying for a rainbow
#1 EDD 5/2014 -- MMC 10weeks ~~ #2 EDD 10/2014 -- Our baby girl, born sleeping 17weeks ~~ #3 EDD 8/2015
Colten James - 9/9/2005
Isabella Ann - 7/20/2012
SURPRISE!!! Emma Leigh - due 8/27/2015 (c-section date 8/7/2015)