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Has anyone used KC and successfully had insurance cover it? What ins. did you have?
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Do you mind sharing the reason for your transfer? Had you arranged shadow care or just showed up at the hospital? How did the transfer go? I'm exploring my own options right now and just curious.
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Originally Posted by roseq Yes, and I ended up with a transfer and they covered both. I use Unicare. |
I transferred because my son was breech and I felt the need to go to the hospital. I had discussed delivering breech at home with KC and she was fine with it, but when the time came I listened to my gut.
I had not arranged shadow care, though in the future I probably would. The transfer was not smooth in that I was 9 cm, coming in "off the street" as it were for a c/s. The hospital personelle were in emergency mode, I was a freakin' mess. The ambulance driver was practically yelling at me for not giving him K's name. The doctor said "so you had no pre-natal care?" when I told him I was using a MW. I can't really offer good judgement on whether or not people were handling things appropriately, because all I remember is being attacked and poked every which way from sunday. The nurse was asking me how much college I had attended while they were cutting me open to take the baby out.
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: It was a horrible experience. However, the nurses in the mom and baby ward were very very nice.
But... I can't say it didn't go *well* as they had the baby out 20 minutes after I arrived, and he was in perfect condition. They definiately know their stuff when it comes to c/s. I have a very small scar, I healed well, and during my two pp visits with the OB, he was very nice.
I of course wish I knew why my heart was telling me to go to the hospital. I certainly believe breech babies can be born at home. I guess I'll just have to trust that things went the way they were supposed to, and I have a beautiful boy. It really irks me though because I was SO calm and SO peaceful in my tub at home. Everything was going perfectly, and by the time I got to the hosp. I was begging for pain meds and screaming at people, they never would have known 20 mins before I was quietly sitting in my tub. Ugh.
Oh well I'm rambling now, sorry about that!
I had not arranged shadow care, though in the future I probably would. The transfer was not smooth in that I was 9 cm, coming in "off the street" as it were for a c/s. The hospital personelle were in emergency mode, I was a freakin' mess. The ambulance driver was practically yelling at me for not giving him K's name. The doctor said "so you had no pre-natal care?" when I told him I was using a MW. I can't really offer good judgement on whether or not people were handling things appropriately, because all I remember is being attacked and poked every which way from sunday. The nurse was asking me how much college I had attended while they were cutting me open to take the baby out.
But... I can't say it didn't go *well* as they had the baby out 20 minutes after I arrived, and he was in perfect condition. They definiately know their stuff when it comes to c/s. I have a very small scar, I healed well, and during my two pp visits with the OB, he was very nice.
I of course wish I knew why my heart was telling me to go to the hospital. I certainly believe breech babies can be born at home. I guess I'll just have to trust that things went the way they were supposed to, and I have a beautiful boy. It really irks me though because I was SO calm and SO peaceful in my tub at home. Everything was going perfectly, and by the time I got to the hosp. I was begging for pain meds and screaming at people, they never would have known 20 mins before I was quietly sitting in my tub. Ugh.
Oh well I'm rambling now, sorry about that!
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Rose, Thanks for sharing your story.
What hospital did you transfer to?
What hospital did you transfer to?
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For what it is worth I had Dr. Martin from the same practice and I found him to actually be more personable than the midwife I had that day and several others at MC. I hated (I can't stress this enough) the after care (minus a very cool recovery nurse) at Shady Grove and found 99% of my experience there to be awful. But Dr. Martin did try to avoid the C-Section and held my hand (literally) while explaining everything to me. He tried to turn my son for me so I could go home, but it didn't work. He also gave me the option of trying the version again, but I was too tired from being at the hospital all day with no food in labor. His C-Section skills I can also vouch for. I have had many compliments on my scar from other people. Not exactly what I wanted to be complemented on, but at least he did a very good job. Hopefully his good work is another plus on my side to being a VBAC next time. So if I ever had to transfer again I would want him as an OB again. Maybe he is affiliated with another hospital?
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Oh yeah, that's right. Jerk. Hey, send me pix of the kids!
Meitai, I'm so sorry you had a bad experience with the nurses! They were so nice to me, in fact they put a hold on my room so I wouldn't get a roomate. Of course, that could have been so I didn't disturb the new mom with all my crying.
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One nurse did give DS a paci, which I yelled at her for.
Originally Posted by Scrubsjm Dr. Berstein did your c/s. I only remember cause I had a few prenatals with him, and we were dicussing his so-so bedside manner. He's with the OB group Simmonds and Simmonds. |
Meitai, I'm so sorry you had a bad experience with the nurses! They were so nice to me, in fact they put a hold on my room so I wouldn't get a roomate. Of course, that could have been so I didn't disturb the new mom with all my crying.
I feel pretty iffy about the Shady Grove nurses as well. The biggest thing is if you find yourself there never allow them to take your baby to the nursery without you! Never ever! I went with them every time they needed to do something like have the ped examine her and I would hear them say things like, just give that baby a bottle her mom needs to sleep. She'll never know! Ugh talk about undermining breastfeeding.
Rose I'll send pics soon, I promise! Tom got me a new laptop and I don't think he put the pics of the girls on here. I'll send them from his account on the regular computer so keep an eye out for something from THartsock.
Rose I'll send pics soon, I promise! Tom got me a new laptop and I don't think he put the pics of the girls on here. I'll send them from his account on the regular computer so keep an eye out for something from THartsock.
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I would hear them say things like, just give that baby a bottle her mom needs to sleep. She'll never know!
OMG! I thought so! They tried to blame it on me and then forced me to supplement with formula. I was so guilty for the longest time. I couldn't figure out why my son was a good nurser one minute and not the next and never seemed to want to nurse. They said, "Oh he's just tired." Next thing I know they're waking me up and shoving Similac on me. And don't even get me started on the Lactaction "Consultant."
I want to cry.
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OMG! I thought so! They tried to blame it on me and then forced me to supplement with formula. I was so guilty for the longest time. I couldn't figure out why my son was a good nurser one minute and not the next and never seemed to want to nurse. They said, "Oh he's just tired." Next thing I know they're waking me up and shoving Similac on me. And don't even get me started on the Lactaction "Consultant."
I want to cry.
I'm planning to deliver with Karen in January and she said my insurance carrier generally pays her fee in full. I've got a PPO through Cigna. However I'm not dropping the OB care so I'm not sure they'll pick up the tab for both.
I'd actually had 1 OB appointment just to check for twins and wasn't planning on going back. I hemorrhaged almost 3 weeks ago and went to the ER at Shady Grove and they wanted a drs name so I gave them Simmonds and Simmonds where I went for the ultrasound. There was no way I was going to give them Karen's name. I've now had 18 days of bleeding because of a subchorionic hematoma so I have a higher than average risk of delivering before 37 weeks especially with one prior premature delivery. If I go early I at least want to have a doctor that allows vbacs. I've seen 4 different docs from Simmonds and Simmonds. 2 of the 4 seemed really pro-vbac. The other 2 I couldn't really tell but it sounded like the whole practice will do them. My plan was to just give birth in the hospital parking lot if I went early but for some reason my hubby won't go for it. I was sectioned with my last birth fully dialated so I know how fast they can get someone into c-section. I can pick between Shady Grove and Frederick Memorial for hospitals. Neither sound like great choices and we decided on Shady Grove since its closer and does allow vbacs. I'm so hoping to make it to term and I can just stay home.
Bernstein is the doc I saw the day after I hemorrhaged and I didn't really care for him at all. I didn't like Simmonds at all either. He tried hard to talk me into a Rhogam shot even though my husband and I are both O negative. The odds of the baby being positive are zero. I wonder if he took basic Biology in college?
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: The 2 I saw from the practice I liked were Shrout and Helmbrecht.
I'd actually had 1 OB appointment just to check for twins and wasn't planning on going back. I hemorrhaged almost 3 weeks ago and went to the ER at Shady Grove and they wanted a drs name so I gave them Simmonds and Simmonds where I went for the ultrasound. There was no way I was going to give them Karen's name. I've now had 18 days of bleeding because of a subchorionic hematoma so I have a higher than average risk of delivering before 37 weeks especially with one prior premature delivery. If I go early I at least want to have a doctor that allows vbacs. I've seen 4 different docs from Simmonds and Simmonds. 2 of the 4 seemed really pro-vbac. The other 2 I couldn't really tell but it sounded like the whole practice will do them. My plan was to just give birth in the hospital parking lot if I went early but for some reason my hubby won't go for it. I was sectioned with my last birth fully dialated so I know how fast they can get someone into c-section. I can pick between Shady Grove and Frederick Memorial for hospitals. Neither sound like great choices and we decided on Shady Grove since its closer and does allow vbacs. I'm so hoping to make it to term and I can just stay home.
Bernstein is the doc I saw the day after I hemorrhaged and I didn't really care for him at all. I didn't like Simmonds at all either. He tried hard to talk me into a Rhogam shot even though my husband and I are both O negative. The odds of the baby being positive are zero. I wonder if he took basic Biology in college?
Another one in the practice that is good is Dr. Bernard. I'm high risk and have no choice but to see OB's a midwife wouldn't touch me with a ten foot pole and I saw Dr. Bernard my entire pregnancy. She delivered my most recent baby and it was great, she even let me catch her myself. I personally wouldn't recomend Dr. Helmbrecht she delivered my first dd and gave me a monster of an episiotomy even though I said I didn't want one and then sewed it up crooked! Now I have uneven lips!
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It's funny now but when that thing was healing ugh! Anyway hopefully you won't have to worry about any of this and can just have that little one at home. Oh and I would certainly rec. Shady Grove over Frederick even with the nurse situation, the nursery at Frederick is even worse! I saw a little one in there screaming his head off with his hat down way over his face while a nurse chatted on the phone and paid no attention. Yet another reason never to let them take your little one away from you.
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So, does K just disappear if you have to transfer?
Karen caught my daughter last June! I can't say enough wonderful things about her and the entire experience.
I have insurance through Mamsi/United Healthcare. She told me that Mamsi generally sucks, but United Healthcare is wonderful. So with the combination of the two I had good luck. She didn't get paid for almost 6 months and it was denied the first time, but they did pay!! She uses an outside billing source. If I remember correctly it's a stay at home mom who has this as her home business. I'm unsure but I am thinking that this woman is/was a midwife. In any case, Karen speaks highly of her and she knows her stuff when it comes to getting a midwife paid, especially one such as KC.
She was VERY patient about waiting for ins. to pay and it wasn't a big deal. I would just say to have a back up plan in place just in case things don't work out. Draw out what you consider to be a fair payment plan should insurance not pay, talk it over with her, just so it's there if you need it.
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I have insurance through Mamsi/United Healthcare. She told me that Mamsi generally sucks, but United Healthcare is wonderful. So with the combination of the two I had good luck. She didn't get paid for almost 6 months and it was denied the first time, but they did pay!! She uses an outside billing source. If I remember correctly it's a stay at home mom who has this as her home business. I'm unsure but I am thinking that this woman is/was a midwife. In any case, Karen speaks highly of her and she knows her stuff when it comes to getting a midwife paid, especially one such as KC.
She was VERY patient about waiting for ins. to pay and it wasn't a big deal. I would just say to have a back up plan in place just in case things don't work out. Draw out what you consider to be a fair payment plan should insurance not pay, talk it over with her, just so it's there if you need it.
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