First One!?

Hi all

I will be due in July 2010 and this will be my first one. I am currently living in Macau but I haven't decided to give birth in HK or in Australia yet. KCK Melb, will you be delivering in HK or in Melb? I still haven't been to a doctor for checkup yet, I thought ultrasound should be done in at least 12weeks of pregnancy but I notice that some of you have the ultrasound a lot early. Can you recommend any good doctor to go to in HK? I better book in for appointment soon.

Superhappy, your doctor Grace Cheung seems to be great, can you please provide her contact details to me? Do you know which hospital she works at?

Thanks

JulyBaby
 
Dear JulyBaby
You need to go to a doctor for check-up first. They will then refer you to a dr who does the ultra sound. I went to see Christie Chan who is just so lovely. I then was given the choice between Lucy and Grace. The phone number to South side Medicare is (852) 2592 9000, but it is probably better for you to book an appointment at central. Grace is working there as well/ the number there is (852) 2824 0822.
I was in Macau just a few weeks ago at a xmas party. We went to Antonios. It was lovely. Well, good luck with it all
:-D
:congrats:
 
dear Julybaby
I forgot to tell you that if you are unsure to where you want to get birth,(oz or hk) then I recommend that you visit the hospitals here in Hong Kong. They are very high standard, so I don?t think you will disappointed. You need to check if your health cover is covering you in Hong Kong. Check Mathilda, which is the 5* hotel-hospital which a lot of expats are checking in to. However, you have to check yourself into a hospital ASAP if you are going to give birth in HK. They fill up quickly. The doctors will help you apply for a place at the hospital
 
Hey everyone,

I just found out that I'm expecting my 2nd at the end of July '10. My first is 14 months old - they'll be 21 months apart. We went and had the ultrasound this week and it was great to see the little (1cm long) bub with a strong heart beat - especially as we just lost one in July at only about 6 weeks along...

I'd love to meet up with some of you guys in the new year - but I'll have to bring my daughter along since we don't have a helper at the moment.
 
Hi Superhappy

Thank you for your help. I don't have any health insurance so I will need to pay the full cost. I heard about Matilda but I think it will cost approx HK1000,000. I have booked in my appointment to see Dr Amelia Wong on Sat in Central, have any of you heard about her? My friend recommended her. For the first checkup, do you know what sort of tests will be done? I don't have HK ID so do you know approx how much it will cost for ultra sound and checkup? I am

By the way does anyone know friends that gave birth in Australia but completed the pregnancy checkups and ultra sounds in HK up until they flew back to Australia to give birth? I heard that you need to fly back at least 2months before the baby due?
 
Dear JulyBaby
The I paid around $3000 for my check-up and another $1000 for my ultra-sound. Most doctors here are great, and you don’t have to stay with her if you don’t like her, but I am sure she will be great.
You are not allowed to fly within the last month of your pregnancy; I think there are different rules for different companies. I have also heard that you can’t fly within the last 3 months of your pregnancy, but are not sure. I don’t think you don’t want to fly that late in pregnancy either in case you are giving birth early. My friend was 3 month premature and gave birth to a beautiful boy. She driving a car when the water broke. She managed to drive herself to the hospital 20min away (in Sydney).
 
Dear :smile:NicoleJoy
What a beautiful baby girl. Looking forward to meet you both in January. Just let us know what is the most convenient for you. Not easy to travel far with a little baby, I expect ;-) Have a great xmas everyone and congrats with the new one
:smile:
 
Hi Superhappy

Thank you for the information, I will let you know how I go with the appointment tomorrow.

I love to meet up with you all in Jan next year, please keep me in the loop. I am working on weekdays so it will be great if we can meet up on the weekend.

Nicolejoy, Congratulation! I will be due in July too.
 
Hi JulyBaby

I'm in the same situation with the no insurance and no Hong Kong ID card - it's a bit confusing trying to find out what we need to do. From what I understand it's not recommended that you travel in the last 3 months of pregnancy, but my partner works here and there's no way that I'm going to leave him to go home and have the baby. Our solution is to get hitched and get me the ID card so I can stay without worrying about visas anymore - you can't beat a good shot-gun wedding.

It'll be good to meet you in the new year.

It's exciting that the due club is getting bigger!

Mary
 
Just had a look on the internet about the flight query and I think I was talking rubbish about the 3 month thing. Apparently you should seek medical advice if you're travelling in the last trimester and you may be required to provide a medical certificate to the airline.

You should also check with the airline for their specific policy for pregnant passengers.

The other issue is travel insurance because pregnancy is a pre-existing medical condition.

It sounds like it's all red tape and that there is actually no evidence that flying has any specific risk for healthy pregnant people - it would just be a nightmare if you went into labour at 35,000 feet.
 
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