Any experiences of giving birth at Queen Elizabeth, Woolwich? I'm a bit panicked.

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Hi - my first post on Mumsnet, but have read loads of topics and always find them extremely helpful. I'm booked at QEII, Woolwich, expected date of birth 13 April. Problem is, the closer it gets, the more I think of all kinds of reasons why I really should start panicking... now! Probably just the fact that it is our first, and we don't have any family here (in South Africa), and I'm normally a bit of a control freak, and now I'll stop working, so no money of my own (not that husband is funny or anything, just the thought, haha!), I'll be all on my own with my first baby, and don't know anyone else with small kids around here... (West Greenwich). Hmm - maybe I just need a warm bath. Thanks for letting me vent, and to get back to my question - anyone with experience (good or bad) with QEII? Thanks so much.

I wanted to have my son in Queen Elizabeths, as it was the nearest place to us (we used to live in Mottingham) but I was only give the choice of Queen Marys or Princess Royal in Farnborough. I has him at Princess Royal and it was AWFUL. The midwives were lovely but it was very understaffed. The problem was the doctors - soooooooo rude. I am glad that I now live 200 miles away from the place and can finally put it behind me.