London Women's Clinic

[Julianne]

Hi all

Well we have decided to go private rather than NHS due to waiting lists and referrals etc, to get in to Homerton we would have had to move to their catchment area for 12 months then get on the list..

anyhoo we have chosen LWC - anyone have any good/bad stories/experiences there? Our appt is on 27 December - we are currently holidaying in Australia

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We concieved both our children through LWC. I got pregnant with our son who is now 4 and my DP got pregnant on 4th attempt with our daughter who is now 7 months old. We had a very positive experience with the clinic. They were very respectful and helpful. We have quite a few friends who have used the clinic and had no problems.

Good Luck

Thank you Matlow so much!!! I am very excited but also very nervous..

I have to reduce my bmi to below 30 (currently 32) and am slightly concerned they may delay me if I havent done by our appt in December..

thanks again so much i really appreciate it..

Jules )

It's a pretty good clinic, Julianne. Best of luck!

I had my son as a lone parent (I am hetersexual) through the LWC. It worked on second attempt and my son is lovely and a very happy child. I do feel though with hindsight that I wished I had had a known donor or had not chosen that route. My son would love a father and talks about it all the time and I'm really sad for him. Sorry I know that is not what you want to hear but it is the truth.

yes they do but there is still a donor who is the biological father and my son talks all the time about a male father. That's all, I'm not saying don't do it, it's what I did but I still think a child will hanker after it's biological parent from the time that they realise that a child is made from a man and a woman.

I went through Bridge Centre at London bridge - am 26 weeks pregnant using donor sperm after 1 time so can recommend them!

Hi everyone, I am new in London and being 2 months pregnant, I am now actively looking for a gynecologist / obstetrician. I have been told about a couple of doctors: Claire Mellon in Portland center, Charlotte chaliha and Emeka okaro of the London wellwoman Clinic. Would you have any feedbacks / experiences with any of those doctors / clinics? Thank you so much!

London Women’s Clinic and Bridge Centre are both owned by the same holding company. They are operated by a bunch of sexist, out of touch, old guys. The owner, a Dr Ahuja, who always says he is a doctor is not registered with the GMC even though apparently he used to practice at The Royal Cromwell Hospital; you can’t find him anywhere. Elsewhere there are other members of the team, a Dr Macklon whose Twitter says he is at Southampton and Copenhagen as a professor; but if you look for him on their directories nothing comes up whatsoever. It’s all dodgy af. If I were you I wouldn’t trust your money or bodies with these guys, I would go for a private doctor who still practices in the NHS. My experience is that these are the best types of doctor that still have some integrity and accountability rather than just lying to get your money and do whatever is best for them.