Croydon / East Surrey / Epsom

Hi everyone 😊 I’m currently looking into maternity hospitals and would really love to hear your experiences of:

🤍 Croydon University Hospital
🤍 East Surrey Hospital
🤍 Epsom Hospital

If you’ve given birth at any of these recently, I’d love to know what you thought of the midwives, labour/delivery care, postnatal care, cleanliness, waiting times, breastfeeding support and overall experience.

Would you choose the same hospital again? And is there anything you particularly loved or disliked?

Thank you so much in advance for taking the time to share ❤️

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in our community

111 raised safeguarding assessment

My baby fell off the bed last night so rang 111, told to go to A&E and all fine. 111 said they were doing safeguarding assessment. What should I expect to happen? Not heard anything yet. Thank you

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Boys names

Help! I need a boys name, so today I found out I’m expecting again in as little as 6 weeks time, 3rd baby. Have a girl and a boy already! Found out we’re having another boy….. I just don’t like any boys names…. Please help!

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Sick of pregnancy

Been in and out of triage for past 3 months with pain or discomfort, I have a 5 year told part time and it's not fair, I have really bad pgp and now a nother kidney infection think this is number 10, I'm 35 weeks on Wednesday and don't think I can do this for another 5 weeks can't they just bring my baby and save us both the stress of pain and me not being able to do anything

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28 weeks appointment

Did anyone have a bad experience with doctor at the hospital? I had my appointment today and I have waited an hour. I finally got called in and he asked me why I’m here? I felt like that was a red flag as you made me wait then asked me why I’m here then had the nerve to speak really fast without eye contact. He didn’t introduce me two nurses in the room. One nurse started testing my blood pressure using the machine while I had to figure to answer his question. I’ve told him to check my records and the nurse told him my BP. While this was going on me and my partner was looking at each other on how rude he was. Then started coming up with all these terminology and said I wasn’t anemic and to not worry about anything. I said the level dropped so it is concerning and he goes dw we can review it around 36 weeks. I said midwife said I need a drip and he goes I deal with that and to not worry and said is there anything else? Then had the cheekiness to say should have done this on telephone consultation. I was baffled and went.

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He's here ❤️

Born yesterday at 10.05am weighing 6lbs 7oz.

Awful c-section and recovery but we're both doing well now!

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Midwife appointment

I put in the self referral at 4 1/2 weeks, now almost at 8 weeks and I’ve heard nothing. I wasn’t worried but a friend whose due later has heard from the midwives. Trying to contact my GP but having no luck. Anyone got GP recommendations? Also any help on how to chase up midwife appointments?

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