Limerick Maternity

irishproduce

Evening everyone,
Was over there today (wife having fist child) and have never been there before.
Any of you there recently? Some craic isn't it? Wedged over there completely. They try to get through the work in fairness but its so busy. The consultants look to be disengaged/ going through the motions from what I could see. Our one was lovely to the wife and all, being fair but God the amount of people crammed in there! Also unmissable was the amount of young girls/ young lads in tracksuits/ mothers escorting young ones with hoopy earrings etc.
Mad place, never been there before and shocked by the crowds and characters in there. Is there no private maternity in the city?
Wife is French and obviously their health system is a bit different over there so she's a bit worried (rightly or wrongly) by the whole experience between the numbers of women availing of the building and also the worry of being next to a mad itinerant or other such woman after having first baby.
Thanks

wingnut

+ 1 its a mad place allright. Was in there visiting a relative and she filled me in on the craic. There are some right characters in there allright.

It is dreadfully overcrowded, I would rather try a home birth. Crazy to think go back a bit, my grandmother gave birth to my mother ON HER OWN with no help from anyone! Some women back then.

munstergirl

Congratulations!

Most people from limerick, clare, kerry, tipperary are born in regional, i wouldn't worry too much about a few hoop earing mums.

There was a thread on boards about colette fitzpatrick birth where she paid €4,000 to go private but ended up on a trolley in corridor with no consultant.

irishproduce

Thank you Munster Girl. Ah, it is not really anything that bothers me, i'm living here all my life, went to primary school in Moyross sure, i'm used to all sorts but my wife is just worried I suppose which is normal.
Who is Collette Fizpatrick btw?

osarusan

My son was born there four days ago.

The check-ups during the pregnancy were chaotic at times in terms of the waiting area, but I felt the service (compared to the private clinic in Japan where our first child was born) was definitely acceptable.

Our son was born by C-section, and the standard of care on that day and the subsequent days until discharge (this morning) was, in my opinion, and far more importantly, his mother's opinion, excellent. Fair enough, she was in a room with three others, and nobody slept well I'd say , but she found the staff professional, helpful, and friendly at all times.

kilburn

Limerick Maternity provides a great service top class everyone gets fantastic and professional care in there. They cannot do anything about the crowds as it is the only Maternity hospital in the mid west

irishproduce

Thank you osarusan & Kilburn, very helpful. I will show her some of this tomorrow. We have only seen the downstairs part so far, what is the maximum number of people in a room 4, 6?
I have to say they were fast enough seeing us and going through all the stuff in fairness. Appointment was around 11, I took a half day off work but sure we were gone again into town for lunch by 2 which wasn't bad considering how many people were there (I, including loads others who were standing).

munstergirl

irishproduce wrote: »

Thank you Munster Girl. Ah, it is not really anything that bothers me, i'm living here all my life, went to primary school in Moyross sure, i'm used to all sorts but my wife is just worried I suppose which is normal.
Who is Collette Fizpatrick btw?

Tv3 presenter, thread about her experience is in parenting, just says no difference in going public or private really.

LB6

I was lucky enough to have my son and first daughter born in a private maternity on O'Connell Ave. She was the last baby born in there, that was in '95. I and my brother were born in the same maternity when it was on Davis Street. My 2nd daughter was born in the RM in '98. It was quiet enough in those times, and could not fault the nurses for anything. My consultant even turned up for the birth at 6.37am in her full suit and make-up, even though it was just a normal birth.

Whatever happens, I hope it all goes very well for you both and I wish you and your wife the very best of luck irishproduce and here's to a healthy and happy baby.

Many congratulations to you and your family osarusan on your new arrival.

amiable

LB6 wrote: »

I was lucky enough to have my son and first daughter born in a private maternity on O'Connell Ave. She was the last baby born in there, that was in '95. I and my brother were born in the same maternity when it was on Davis Street. My 2nd daughter was born in the RM in '98. It was quiet enough in those times, and could not fault the nurses for anything. My consultant even turned up for the birth at 6.37am in her full suit and make-up, even though it was just a normal birth.

Whatever happens, I hope it all goes very well for you both and I wish you and your wife the very best of luck irishproduce and here's to a healthy and happy baby.

Many congratulations to you and your family osarusan on your new arrival.

I presume you mean the Marian? Lovely place it was. Very peaceful in there. Pity its gone

BobMc

I'm a dad of two young kids, 6 and 3 and while I agree even going back a few years while chaos prevails the staff are just downright fabulous!!!, its to small for the number of patients and the staff do what they can with the facilities they are given, a new one needed to be built 20years ago nevermind now, and its not going to happen anytime soon which is a pity

phill106

Wife had our boys there, everytime i was there you would see young girls with hoopy earrings and probably a stretched tramp stamp on the back accompanied by their "fella" invariably in a tracksuit with lots of gold charm jewelry looking like an irish mr t.
Went private for the 2nd baby, big difference, from a room with 6 women in it where my wife didnt even have a locker to put her stuff in to a room on her own.
And what the hell is with the heat in that place? Could be 30 degrees outside and the heaters would still be hopping!

dave 27

that place is like a factory! they probably produce more babies in there place than dell did computer units!

A2LUE42

As someone who has been through the hospital using both Private and Public services(Public last time). My view would be that unless there are specific issues with the pregnancy, where you want the peace of mind to be going to a specific consultant on a more regular basis, the standard of care is the same.

The first day is much more chaotic than any of the following appointments. We were never there for very long.

The only complaint I would have is the shortage of car parking. The service from the staff in the hospital is top class. If you have any queries or questions, just ask them. Also, if you do the prenatal classes, it should help to put your mind at ease.

Edit: Car parking is available across the road in the Hotel. The first 90 mins is free.(No pont in moaning about the parking without mentioning the alternative)

ShatterProof

Congrats on the new arrival.

Both my kids were born there and it is a bit mental alright.

First time the place was so packed that after the birth we had to go back to the pre-natal ward until a spot came up in the post-natal ward.

Mc Love

LB6 wrote: »

I was lucky enough to have my son and first daughter born in a private maternity on O'Connell Ave. She was the last baby born in there, that was in '95. I and my brother were born in the same maternity when it was on Davis Street. My 2nd daughter was born in the RM in '98. It was quiet enough in those times, and could not fault the nurses for anything. My consultant even turned up for the birth at 6.37am in her full suit and make-up, even though it was just a normal birth.

Whatever happens, I hope it all goes very well for you both and I wish you and your wife the very best of luck irishproduce and here's to a healthy and happy baby.

Many congratulations to you and your family osarusan on your new arrival.

My sister and I were both born in the Marian Nursing home (private maternity on O'Connell Ave too)

mister fox

I was born in the Marian Nursing home in 1987. I'm looking to find my birth time, it's not on my birth cert. I was told you need to contact the hospital for that. Does anybody know where the records of the Marian would be now? Would it be the regional?