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Lizze 
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 Posted: 25 June 2009 at 9:45am |
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bumping for more opinions...
i'm hoping i won't need pain relief and am planning for st george's at the moment, but then I read all of the horror birth stories and think maybe I should have that specialist care with Christchurch womens.
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Mamma2N
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Posted: 25 June 2009 at 12:56pm |
Remember that alot of the time you hear more horror stories than good.. During my pregnancy I never heard any 'good' birthing stories which is a shame really. 
If you have a straight forward complication-free pregnancy you will most likely have a straight forward labour & birth. At the end of the day, if anything were to go wrong and you were birthing at St. Georges, your LMC would make the call well ahead of time to get you to Womens.
Think positively - and I suggest you talk through any concerns you have with your LMC. Good luck 
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Posted: 25 June 2009 at 1:38pm |
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hmm I had two reasonably straight forward pregnancies but both times would have ended up at womens if I had of chosen st georges and for different reasons. But i do agree you often hear more horror stories but for me I found womens great.
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Posted: 25 June 2009 at 2:10pm |
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hi Lizze, I agree you hear more horror stories than straight forward ones. I did originally choose st george but have since changed my mind to chch womens, just in case, as I will TRY to have a natural birth, but being my first I just have no idea what to expect. Am hoping to get a room with birthing pool... but I figure that I would rather move after giving birth than chance having to be transferred while having contractions IF any complications were to arise.
Wow Anna-Bana your wee girl has grown fast! you had just had her when this thread was started!!!
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lisa85
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Posted: 25 June 2009 at 2:24pm |
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I would birth at CHCH womens and transfer to St Georges. Womens will try and boot you out really quickly. Theres less pressure to leave at St Georges.
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Posted: 25 June 2009 at 2:56pm |
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I agree with 2angels. I had a complication free pregnancy until the last minute and if I was at St G's I would have been trasferred to CW's.
My birth was by no means a horror birth either, infact I loved it but if wasn't straight forward and at the end of the day I was pleased to be at CW from the start.
Its def a personal choice but for me personally even if I wanted a drug free birth I would still birth at CW as your MW is there with you and knows exactly what you want so no-one can force you into something you don't want.
I loved St G's for afterwards though and def recommend transferring there.
I have decided if St G's is full this time I will just go home rather than somewhere else as only other place close is Burwood and they make you take your own bottles, formula and steriliser if you are choosing to FF from birth!
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Posted: 25 June 2009 at 4:32pm |
What I was trying to say in my earlier post is although complications can arise it doesn't neccesarily mean that is going to happen to everyone. Without sounding too mumbo-jumbo, I believe that the mind is a powerful thing and if all you think is negative thoughts about your impending labour then things probably aren't going to be wonderful.
Personally, my choice to not birth at CHCH womens was not really about wanting a drug-free labour. I didn't want to go there when there are women who need the facilities more so than I felt I would. If I wasn't progressing during labour, I completely trusted that my LMC would take me to Womens well ahead of time but only if I really needed to go. Ultimately however, you should birth wherever you feel most comfortable.
I wanted Lizze to hear that not all births are horrors.. mine was fantastic and I'm so pleased about it.
Oh and yes Jolene, times flown by, Nova is growing so quickly and sheesh you're due soon! Good luck!! 
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Posted: 25 June 2009 at 5:00pm |
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thanks everyone :)
i'm keen for the no pain relief, and we're going to go the hypnobirthing course, and at this stage want a waterbirth.
I guess I'll see how I feel closer to the time.
How many waterbirthing baths do they have at CWH?
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Posted: 25 June 2009 at 5:27pm |
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its funny as i have since changed my mind too.
i will now birth at chch womens and then tranfer to St G for abit of a recovery...
still would like to try and have another drug-free birth but would like things close at hand in case things drag out abit.
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Posted: 25 June 2009 at 11:11pm |
I wanted to birth at St Georges, cause I didn't want any drugs anyway.
However when I was in labour mw let me come to St Georges instead of checking me at home as I was promised  , and I was only 1 cm dilated. I refused to be sent home, but I wasn't allowed to stay at St Georges and had to tranfer to Womens. Good thing I refused to go home, cause only 1,5 hours later I was fully dilated.
3 hours after Mika's birth we were all ready to go back to St Georges for recovery and then Womens refused to let me go cause I hadn't passed any urine yet. We ended up having to stay for another 3 hours, we were left holding our baby (no bassinette), sitting on chairs, I was given no food, nobody checked on us. We were both exhausted (I'd been in labour all night). It was awful!
I wish I'd been able to birth in St Georges so I could have had some rest after giving birth.
(BTW I still managed to avoid drugs in CWH)
Oh, and they have 2 birthing pools at CWH
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Posted: 26 June 2009 at 3:44pm |
I had Bailey at St Georges and I LOVED IT! the staff were fabulous and could not have asked for better care
Aidan was a different story - I had to have him at chch womens and I must say the birth it self there staff were 'nice' they got quite rude
also when on the wards that night I had not help with the breast feeding - well expressing - they though grabbing your breast and doing it for you is teaching you, ummm no
my morning nurse on the third morning was very nice (I had asked where the pumps were at 2am that morning as my milk was in I got a stern not its not and she left - the morning lady said it certainly has come in and showed me the pumps
If I got to have a choice with this pregnancy Id defiantly go with st Georges again . but with the high risk this pregnancy I dont get a choice 
also I didnt actually get a choice but to have bailey at st georges - we were going to go to chch womens but they had a bomb scare! and there ended up with mothers giving birth in the car park eek
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Posted: 26 June 2009 at 3:46pm |
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you can have the gas at st georges but not sure about the pethidine - and I dont think you can get an epi at st georges
one thing with st georges is you dont have to go anywhere after the birth
my mate had her daughter at chch womens and within 3hours she was made to transfer
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Posted: 26 June 2009 at 5:13pm |
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cool thanks tastic, did your st george's birth go well? my midwife said they have a resus team there, and the hospital doctors are around if there is a big emergency. (just no c-secs)
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Posted: 26 June 2009 at 5:22pm |
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Yes it went fine! no complications nothing
The only time I seen the st georges staff was when they showed me the birthing room - then my midwife did the rest herself (there were two as one was in training lol)
then we seen the st georges staff when they showed me my room
and of course after wards to help with feeding etc - the first initial feed they my midwife showed me in the birthing room
St georges are very hands off but if you need them they are there
I would defiantly recommend them again - and for first time mums to, they are great
also you should of seen me! I was so scared of giving birth it actually made me quite sick, and I too only heard horror story's I found antenatal classes really good and helped me with my fair!
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