Avoid Adventist hospital

[HappyV]

Quite frankly if your #1 and 2 priorities are baby rooming in and breastfeedingm you'd be better of at QMH. Most babies room in, unless they need special care, and this helps the breastfeeding process.
There are obvious cons in terms of personal care, but I just had my second baby at QMH, and is was 1000% better than it was in 2005. It seems like all the spotlight on public maternity services has forced them to get their act together - there were more nurses, more nurses with lactation consultant training, and better communication between departments...........
Just a thought. My birth cost me HK$450. The same at Matilda was going to cost close to $200,000.......

 

[m2cw2mhk]

Yikes, I am having a c-section at Adventist on Friday. Any advice for avoiding this situation? I plan to breastfeed and will be very concerned if I am not able to see my daughter. Can I refuse to be roomed on a different floor?

 

[BabyC]

as far as i know, they will put you on a different floor if the obstetric floor is full

i just delivered my baby there 2 weeks ago and the obstetric floor wasn't that full, i was told there are places on all types of rooms

m2cw2mhk - congratulations to your new baby!

 

[Elly2009]

Oh wished I'd seen this just earlier, I'm having my baby in Aug and just paid deposit yesterday. So regret paying it now.....

 

[happyvalleygirl]

Maybe everyone's getting a little carried away here with the scaremongering? Surely the small chance of not being on the Maternity floor is not enough to make you want to change hospital? I'm pretty optimistic that for every negative experience there are at least 50 positive ones if not more!

:flower:

 

[AutoCAD]

I don't think this thread is "scaremongering". I appreciate most of the information that I read on this forum and take from it what is useful to me.

As someone who experienced this particular problem first hand, I would have appreciated hearing about it before I paid my deposit, or at the very least, before I delivered. I would have known to ask different questions initially in order to make a more informed decision on my care. The time after the delivery was an extremely confusing and emotional time and had I known what to expect, I would have been better prepared to deal with the situation. I appreciate that people are willing to share their experiences.

I'm not sure I would have changed hospitals based solely on this information, but I would have been better prepared and more informed.

 

[BabyC]

for all those who have not paid the deposit at adventist, i'd recommend HK Sanatorium (if you can get a place there) as there are more nurses there.

my friend had delivered her bb there last year and would highly recommend it

my 1st and 2nd choice were HK Sanatorium and Matilda but they were full when i made the reservation. that's why i have booked adventist

 

[FutureHKmom]

Hi BabyC - was wondering if you knew how the breast feeding support at HK Sanatorium was. Thanks!

 

[pookey]

m2- I would call adventist now, and ask for a room on the maternity ward. When I was being admitted, they gave me a form to sign that basically said that I agreed to be on the 5th floor, whilst baby was on the 2nd. I said I didn't want to sign it, they said then we can't admit you. I asked for my deposit back, as I was ready to try any other hospital at that point. They refused as there was a room available for me - just not the room I wanted! So I ended up signing it, amid lots of tears! It's really not the kind of situation you want to be in when you're about to give birth, and are all hormonal!

 

[BabyC]

i wasn't lucky enough to get a place there so I don't have the first hand experience to share but my friend told me the nurses there are very patient and professional. they will teach you how to do the bf