Anyone going to be giving birth in East Surrey Hospital?

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had good experiences last 2 times that was 5 years ago wondered what its like now?

I'm going on a tour tomorrow, will report back!

Hi nervousfirstimer how did the tour go ?

I had DS there in 2009. Excellent experience from start (induction) to finish (3 days post birth) including lots of BFing support. :)

(also it was the excellent experience I had there that made me see how utterly dreadfully I'd been treated during my first birth, at PRUH in Kent)

Tour was fairly short and sweet to be honest. Labour rooms seen nice enough and there is one birthing pool. They also have four private rooms that you can pay for after the birth if you don't fancy being on the main wards (these seemed pretty small so might be worth it)

Oooh! Good thread and good to hear positive feedback. Does anyone know how much the private rooms are? I am due to give birth there in August and I am in fear of staying overnight in a ward and think a private room may be better.

Oooh! Good thread and good to hear positive feedback. Does anyone know how much the private rooms are? I am due to give birth there in August and I am in fear of staying overnight in a ward and think a private room may be better.

Think they said about £150 but to be honest I would be happy to pay whatever it is, I don't do hospitals (terrified!) and would much rather be in my own room

I have never stayed in a hospital and I think being alone in a ward overnight with a small baby probably scares me more than giving birth. I am hoping to be out as quickly as I can and back to my home but would rather stay in a room on my own.(Although maybe when it actually happens I may have a very different viewpoint!) Another question, if we pay out for a private room can DH stay?

Lig, are you me?! Feel exactly the same. Unfortunately they don't let partners stay either way . Also hoping to be out ASAP!!

When I had my two there a few years back I was out after 6 hours or maybe less so u may b ok cx

Is east Surrey in Redhill?I went there once when i had an infection when i was pregnant,lets just say it made me grateful for home births!

Hi all

I?m almost 26 weeks with our first and like others who have posted really anxious about East Surrey and have issues with the possibility of being without DH overnight. East Surrey does have 1 private room where you can pay and OH can stay over - IF its available.

That said despite this, and it being our nearest hospital, the stories of the general hospital is enough to put me off! Our community midwives are nice enough and have tried to convince us otherwise but personally I was really unhappy with the thought of going there and / or the room not being available. We haven?t been for a tour but to be honest I doubt it would change my opinion much!
Being practical I rang every other local (ish) hospital (inc Crowborough Birthing Centre) and none had the facility to let OH stay - bar one - Chichester.

So, we are, in a couple of weeks, testing the drive where they positively encourage dads to stay! Our hynobirthing instructor really rates it. The hospital looks lovely and has brilliant reviews.
It wouldn?t be everyone?s cup of tea to contemplate an 1h 15 drive and I am well aware that the journey will not be the most pleasant but being happy with my birth place is really important to me/us and we'll set of early so I figure if I can't handle it on the day we'll go to the nearest hospital en route.

Hope that helps.

On the tour they said there were four rooms so happy to take my chances with that, hopefully one will be available. To be totally honest it's not so much dh staying with me, as wanting to have some privacy. Quite happy for him to bugger off home if I need I stay in as long as I'm left alone!

I have had two births in ESH and one at home, I hope this baby will be born at home again nothing against ESH as it is now I just have bad associations from DD1's birth 6y ago when my induction was just mismanaged and DD1's neo-natal care was not great.

I was actually surprised by how good the labour care was when I had DD3 there after a HB transfer due to mec. in the waters. I suspect that may have been because I had the on-call supervisor of MW at the HB and then stayed with me while I birthed, plus I had a doula which really helped.

There is a MLU now not just a CLU and if I have to have the baby at ESH I'll be opting for the MLU (I have the cons. approval for HB and support for MLU if I want that option). Obviously if the situation demands it then I will go to the CLU but I'd really rather stay as low-intervention as possible.

I had DS2 there in 2009. Had to stay for 5 days because of Strep B. Most of the staff were fabulous, as were the consultants. I had a senior midwife (in pink so assume she was one of the supervisors) who was a complete and utter bitch. Riled me up by saying obnoxious things to me until I screamed at her (she had been telling me for 1 hour that 2 more pushes and DS2 would be born, and it just WASN'T happening! Wanted the Dr and intervention and she refused to get anyone) and then she said 'by screaming at me like that you have just proved that you are not in a fit state of mind to make any decisions and I am unable to take any instructions from you'. DH dragged her out of the room and said 'How DARE you talk to my wife like that. You WILL listen to her and you will do as she asks'.

For the next few days she walked past me without even looking in my direction and refused to acknowledge me. But the other midwives were lovely.

To get DS2's medication I had to go traipsing down the corridors with DS2 on my own to the neonatal unit. I also had to set my own phone alarm to go there at 4 am in the morning (stupid 12 hourly meds!!) as noone reminded me, which meant that from about 1 am I was tossing and turning and clockwatching in case I slept through.