Epidural at QEH..any feedback?

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Wow summer, that does sound like a wild roller coaster.. emotionally must be so hard too.. I'll ask about epidural in my appointment in 2 weeks too.. I haven;t decide what pain relief etc yet (also 1st preg) but I want to make sure at least they have when I need it...

Also cool abt the reg cocoamama, we might meet each other in antenatal class! mb we should do a QEH meet up if we all end up there..
 
Hi there, I gave birth at QE back in Jan and I requested epidural at the time. Unfortuately I did not get it as the anesthetist did not come on time -I went from 3 to 7 within minutes! When I attended the prenatal talks from the hospital prior child birth, they did warn us the anaesthetists may not be available at the time we need them as there are only so many of them n a several operations might be going on the the same time. So even though you made the request, it is not guaranteed that you will get it. So I did mine 100% naturalle......
Good luck!
 
Hello poppyseed,

How are you? What is the color of your spotting? If its red.. go straight to qeh emergency so they could check right away the cause. Keep praying.
Hope everything is ok with you and your little one.
 
hey rani & summer, thx for your messages... i went to A&E that night as it was fresh blood (not a lot) but still enough to shock me and I also have abdominal cramps... just for safety I went.. They scanned and baby is very much alive (phew).. however, they just said I should monitor the blood & cramps next few days and if it gets worse go back to A&E... they also said as my prenatal appointment is nxt week, the maternity ward should be able to check more deeply...

So far, spotting has been quite light and decreasing all of today, I still have mild cramps ad hoc... so just keeping an eye and take it easy for now.. I have no idea how many days spotting is supposed to go on for.. :/ but hopefully it will disappear asap...
 
Hi poppyseed,

Good your baby is ok.:)
Be always happy mommy..:)
Get some rest..

Hope all qeh mommies could meet in one of our antenatal class in qeh.

By the way, do you take vitamins?
Coz in qeh they didn't prescribed any.
 
Thanks both. Hi summer, I take pregnacare (I bought some b4 I left and my friend also got it for me from UK..), it includes the recommended folic acid and some other multivitamins (just not vit A). Can you ask them to prescribe? (local GP they may be able to do). If not, you may have to get it in a watsons or mannings... or some of my friends said they buy on iherb.com which does global shipping, probably cheaper and even better quality...
 
Hey ladies, I've finally see the doctor today at the antenatal clinic, so have quite a few questions answer. So Summer - your question about epidural - the doctor said that is correct, they cannot guarantee epidural, he did not say quota but he did say Anesthesiologist may not be available at the time you need it....

I also asked a lot about husband accompanying before & after. I heard so many said that public hospital you're left in a room and husband can only accompany you in delivery (unlike private), but doc said today actually they give some leeway to husband not just at the moment of birth, but have some time with you b4 & after.

Asked about cord blood banking but public doesn't do it. On the positive note, they are pro-breastfeeding and will not separate you & baby, they allow rooming in, unlike private (other than private room in private hospital).

On the other hand, spotting/bleeding for me has all stopped now so all okay (doc said now it stopped, and can hear the fetal heartbeat he doesn't need to further check..., which I wasn't too happy about). While I'm still torn between QEH and St Teresa's and Baptists and will think about it further, I'm just relieved the rest of the results so far are normal.
 
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