Hi Sunny,
Congrats on your news. Our first baby was born 3 months ago and we went Private to the Rotunda for a few reasons:
A little nervous about 1st birth
Consistency of care/consultant
Both working and wanted to avoid waiting times
Possibility of a private room
Also many of my friends went public for their first and vowed never to do it again.
For us it worked or quite well the cost was €2,300 of which approx €400 should be refunded by our health insurer and tax refund of 20% of remainder.
We met our chosen consultant at every appointment, average waiting time was about 10 mins, he did a scan at each appt which gave us great peace of mind. I didnt bother going with shared care with my GP and consultant didnt mind at all, also parking was fine (got off street parking every time). We were quite lucky that he was on call the evening our daughter was delivered so came in on a Sunday evening for the delivery. We got a private room which for me was great it was so nice and quiet and loads of staff around if needed. If we were doing it again I would go Private in the Rotunda.
Best of luck
Congrats on your news. Our first baby was born 3 months ago and we went Private to the Rotunda for a few reasons:
A little nervous about 1st birth
Consistency of care/consultant
Both working and wanted to avoid waiting times
Possibility of a private room
Also many of my friends went public for their first and vowed never to do it again.
For us it worked or quite well the cost was €2,300 of which approx €400 should be refunded by our health insurer and tax refund of 20% of remainder.
We met our chosen consultant at every appointment, average waiting time was about 10 mins, he did a scan at each appt which gave us great peace of mind. I didnt bother going with shared care with my GP and consultant didnt mind at all, also parking was fine (got off street parking every time). We were quite lucky that he was on call the evening our daughter was delivered so came in on a Sunday evening for the delivery. We got a private room which for me was great it was so nice and quiet and loads of staff around if needed. If we were doing it again I would go Private in the Rotunda.
Best of luck