Any New Jersey moms out there who could recommend OBs that accept UHCCommunity plan. I either plan to deliver at Morristown Medical, Overlook Medical, or St Peter's Hospital. Have 2 more maternity tours before making my final decision on a hospital but need to find an OB asap. I am currently 13 weeks.
Re: Jersey Mommas
TTC since 2016
Due: October 12, 2018
Location: Ontario, Canada
Edit: apparently @chyvie & I were typing at the same time
Me: 35 SO: Turning 40 next week
Due: Oct 15, 2018
Location: New Jersey (Union County)
ETA.. sorry I was a little snippy in my first reply! It’s been a long day (and week)...
Im also from NJ, but monmouth county so I'm no help. Welcome though!
I think you will fit in just fine. Take some time to read through some of the threads- it will seriously be time well spent. The top four threads are stickied (so they will always be on top), but everything else changes order by which thread has the most recent comment.
Finally (just in case), we love ultrasound pictures! Just don’t ask us to make a guess as to baby’s sex (we don’t know) or gender (baby will let you know when xe is ready).
Also- I’m hoping for a dinosaur! I’d be happy with either a triceratops or a stegosaurus, but if it’s a T-rex, I’m afraid I might have my hands full! (In other words, I’m team green... and scaly.)
But no velociraptor or pterodactyl? It could fly you to the grocery store!
I bet your dino will be A LOT cuter than baby Sinclair though.
I mean, flying would definitely be cool, and I wouldn’t be disappointed, but daycare! That would be a huge challenge. I need to start dinosaur proofing now. Do you think I should take down the ceiling fans or just remove the blades?
Hmmm... I’ll ask about wings at the 20week ultrasound; it’s a safety thing, right?
Can you ask your insurance for a list of covered docs, or see if there's one online and then start cross-referencing with reviews? Time intensive but hopefully it'd give you a few potentials.
Also I have found that Google/ healthgrades reviews are less than reliable. My current doctor, who I love, has only one review and it's bad. I feel like people only rate doctors when they're unhappy So if you can get a recommendation from another doctor that might be more reliable.
Hugs! Insurance stuff is so stressful. I have very bad insurance and I'm paying out of pocket right now for everything. Sigh.
I totally understand not wanting to have a doctor you don’t trust or a doctor that you feel is going to push a C-section, but I think it would be better to have a doctor that’s not your favorite then to have no medical care at all. That’s very dangerous and especially if you’re advanced maternal age you could have some complications down the road that could have been avoided with some sort of medical care.
You also mentioned that a lot of the doctors on your insurance had bad reviews. Have you taken the time to meet these doctors or their practices in person or you just going off of what Google says? I know Google reviews are super helpful, I read them all the time but for your medical care you probably at least owe it to yourself to go check out the doctors in person if you haven’t already.
Not from Jersey but I've been going to the same practice since I was 15 for birth control and pap smears and yearly women's exams. They also happen to be the practice my mom went to wgen she was pregnant with my brother and I. (Literally same Dr's, im seeing the newer of the OBs there)Is there someone from a previous place you may have gone too who could make recommendations for you or even a planned parenthood that could help until you have an OB picked??