Jessops Question!

I will forever steer people away from Jessops, I’m sorry but I just would so strongly recommend chesterfield instead, jessops wing has failed so many mothers and babies, a few of which I know personally who are in process of getting justice. Please if you can I urge you to consider chesterfield instead. I was going to go to jessops until the last week of me being pregnant and they were awful to me, they lied and scared me about my baby I moved to chesterfield and they were the most amazing!

I had my little boy in March and I can honestly say they were amazing!! I was given a gown to wear but you can still choose to wear your own clothes! I just didn’t have my things with me as I didn’t expect to be so far into my labour aha. They also gave my baby a little knitted hat to wear straight away as that was quicker than us finding a hat. If you’re in active labour they won’t send your partner home but if you’re getting induced they’ll be sent home around 8pm and then allowed back around 8am. Once baby has arrived though if it’s past 8pm and they transfer you to a ward your partner will have to go home until visiting times are back open xx

@Grace I second this! I had the worst experience at Jessops. It might be good if everything goes plain sailing, but the second you have complications their care is horrendous and I’ve heard that story too many times & experienced it firsthand. It has honestly traumatised me. Don’t want to scare you but also don’t want you to go in with high expectations because their care really is awful.

I had my little girl nearly a year ago today and I can’t fault the hospital but it also wasn’t the best! I ended up with a serious blood infection due to blood mixture from tools. But I took everything myself but I know they provide baby hats and baby milk. Your family can’t stay overnight or anything like that unless you have your own room due to infection or complication I’m sure. I did feel a bit neglected due to being a 18 year old parent and having bad heart complications. Just make sure you stick to your gut if you feel something is wrong! As I didn’t and found my heart to be severely weak after birth! Wish you the best, not every experience is bad so don’t let anyone scare you or put you off!❤️

I wasn't given a gown but I laboured in the pool and then when I got out to push I couldn't care less about putting clothes on! They put a knitted hat on, I would suggest bringing a range of different hats though as we had to try loads before we found one that would actually stay on my baby's head! Partner is allowed with you the whole time you're on labour ward/midwife unit, when you're on the wards they can only stay 8-8 but the staff are really lovely and will support you overnight, I had midwives offer to change nappies and watch baby while I went to the loo and a healthcare assistant that sat and held baby while I slept.

Jessops were absolutely amazing for me and I can't fault them, it definitely wasn't plain sailing and I had some complications and honestly they handled them so well, I'm so grateful to them. I know someone above mentioned chesterfield instead but I know people that have given birth in chesterfield and then have had complications later and chesterfield won't take them because they're out of area but Jessops won't take them because they didn't give birth there and they've had to attend A&E. I had complications and had to be re-admitted a week later and it was so easy to go back to Jessops, so that's just something to consider for people that jump straight to another hospital.

I had my little girl 2021 and had a good experience (despite there still being so covid regs in place). I took my own nighties. They gave our little girl her first knitted hat. Then we changed it with one of our. Partners are allowed in labour room with you the whole time. If you move to a ward afterwards then visiting hours are 8am-8pm now x

I had such a positive experience at Jessops! From the beginning the midwife’s identified some issues with my babies heart rate and they monitored me closely, kept us so well informed about our different options. My labour ended in an emergency c section which wasn’t what I would have chosen but the staff were amazing and made sure I could still get skin to skin etc. the hospital provided a gown, and a little hat for baby that we’ve still got. My partner stayed with me the whole time and even let him stay a few hours after visiting hours finished while I recovered from my c section. After one night; they gave me the option to go home or stay and I actually chose to stay as I was getting such good support with breastfeeding (and I liked that they brought me food whenever I asked 😂😂)

I took my own nightie but had to change into a gown when I had epidural. They gave us a couple of hats because, as someone said before, it’s hard to get the right size with their head being all misshapen at first. I was 3cm when I arrived at the hospital and they were ready to send my husband home as it was 10pm but I asked them to check again and I’d gone to 4cm really quickly so they took us straight to delivery. Due to the timings we were really lucky and had 1 midwife for her full shift. She was so competent and I trusted her. It also helped that I felt I had educated myself on all the possible scenarios so I could make informed choices as I went along. Gave birth at 5am and was taken up to the ward at about 9am. Husband was allowed to stay during that time. I felt I was kind of left to myself on the ward. I’d taken my own paracetamol and ibuprofen but they said they had to give it me (I understand why) but I wanted it on time so I could stay on top of pain relief and they would…

Take ages to bring it so I just started taking my own

I chose Jessops as my little boy was diagnosed with a heart condition. I was meant to be giving birth at Rotherham but at 32 weeks we found out about the heart problem. From then I was going to Leeds and Sheffield for weekly check ups. I transferred care to Sheffield at week 37 when I found out I also had diabetes and needed a section. They were AMAZING! The surgeon made sure I was ok, spoke to me before the procedure. When my LB was born one of the nurses who had taken care of me throughout the end of the pregnancy wasn’t in the surgery but after her shift she came and found me on the ward to check on me and my baby. My LB was taken to the special care unit to be monitored and the care he received was beyond amazing. He was given a hat when he was first born although it was too small for his head 🙈 they went and found a bigger one. I can say that if it wasn’t for the care I received from Sheffield my little boy might not be here.

@Grace Ladies who had negative experiences; I'm having a home birth does it mean that the people at jessops will be supporting me at home with my birth too? Also, how do you change hospitals? Didn't realise you could opt for this??

@Alisia we literally changed within a week of our sons birth, I spoke to my midwife who contacted chesterfield to swap us over, so if your thinking of doing that I’d speak to your midwife, obviously then if for any reason (I hope and pray that it doesn’t) but if something went wrong they’d transfer you to chesterfield instead of jessops I would presume? Or if it was emergent then they may take you to jessops regardless. You’d have to speak to your midwife as she would be able to give you far more advice than me

I agree with the other ladies, avoid Jessops all you can! They nearly cost me my babies life, the worst care I’ve ever experienced. My first Labour and they’ve scared me to ever have any more babies. The most traumatic birth and every midwife I saw was useless and very uncaring.

I chose to have my little boy at Jessops and they were amazing. I had to be induced and was in all together 6 days and every ward the staff looked after me and my baby!!! I couldn’t fault this hospital at all xxx

Thank you everyone for sharing your experiences!! I’m so so grateful. As you know it can all be a bit nervewracking with your first - especially when you’re already a bit of a control freak 😅❤️

@Alisia I had a home birth four weeks ago. I didn’t need to be transferred in for anything so that was great but if I would have I think it would have been Jessops even if I wanted chesterfield just due to the distance from my house. With it being a planned home birth it is the community midwives that come to your home. Good luck with your home birth ! I would recommend one to anyone and everyone 🏡👶🏼♥️

I had gestational diabetes in both my pregnancies and had no issues at all in my first pregnancy could not fault them. My son was born in rapid time 2 years later and I was ignored told I was only in early labor in triage once they checked me an hour later after screaming the place down I was nearly fully dilated and they had to rush me onto a ward it was scary but it could have happened anywhere that been said the treatment and support I received from barnsley hospital just recently showed me just how different each maternity services actually are they are absolutely wonderful. Sadly I lost my baby and was told when I went for my gender scan but again the treatment from there on in was absolutely perfect and helped me so much on dealing with the process

@Prudence love this, thank you so much. Praying mine goes smoothly like yours xx

@Donna so sorry for your loss 😔 xxx