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Giving birth in Udon, any advise where is best

Post by seymourbutts » August 15, 2009, 10:14 pm

my wife is due to give birth in October. She is trying to insist that we go to the govt hosp and have the baby to "save money" and we can pay her doctor now to be at the birth...... alarm bells for me as we have a greater risk of catching the old pig flu etc in a hospital that is full to the brim of mainly poorer people who are usually uneducated enough to not stay home if they suspect they have the flu thing... i was told by a nurse in nong bua that it is the most dangerous place in udon to have a baby as your baby has only one birth and better to reduce the risks...
my other thought is to go to panyavej hosp by the night market. has anyone any experience or suggestion that could help us??? thanks in advance



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Post by BobHelm » August 15, 2009, 10:24 pm

The sister of a good friend of mine just (well a guess 4 weeks ago now) had a baby at the military hospital. Her husband was/is a Falang & he was actually keen for her to have it in UK, but things contrived against. It was far cheaper than the "quality" hospitals in Udon even though she still had a private room & the same doctors :D
It is well worth you investigating!!!!!

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Post by Mr Natural » August 15, 2009, 10:59 pm

Congratulations! My wife is also having a baby in October and wanted to have it at the Government hospital. Why? Because of the cost. Well this is one thing I'm not going to be a cheap Charley on. I insisted she go to AEK Udon.

She's gone in for her prenatal check ups and is very happy (and surprised) with the fact that the Doctor spends time talking to here and explaining things. Her past experience with doctors has only been with the Government hospital or the walk-in clinics.

She had her first child at the Government hospital. She said the only thing the doctor had to say to her was to lecture her about being to young to have a baby with no father in the picture to take care of her!
I'm sure that was real nice to be hearing the F-ing obvious while going into labor!

I have heard good things about the military hospital, but I went there once and wasn't impressed. My step son had been sick for a few days and we took him there on a Sunday afternoon. In reception we were told their were no Doctors available and to give him sara (aspirin) and come back Monday.
Wtf?

We then went to a walk-in clinic.
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Post by laphanphon » August 15, 2009, 11:17 pm

i would go to the private hospitals, and check out there maternity wards, and the icu, and make sure equipped for any oops. then decide on that. also donate blood to the hospital for use, just in case. which ever your insurance covers would be nice also. her 1st child, use more caution. your maternity doctor is more important, is he/her available on call when labor starts. let them recommend the hospital if you trust the doc, of you decide both.

WAZZA, any insight??? i'm a fan of panyavejvinter hosp. but i'm not pregnant. :lol:

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Post by jimboLV » August 15, 2009, 11:39 pm

There must be something going around with all these forumites having babies (or at least their wives). :D We're due in January and I haven't even shopped around, we're going to go with AEK Udon. We've generally been impressed with the quality of service. We went there when first married for a premarital checkup and found them to be very thorough, open, and easy to deal with. I have gone there for some minor issues and was pleased with the service and quality of care. My wife has gone for three checkups and an ultrasound. At all times I was present and the doctor explained everything and answered all our questions. They even called her up and invited her to a free, all day clinic on wellness and prenatal care. I don't know what transpired, but she was very pleased when she returned and very confident since this is her first. Her younger sister had her first baby at home, and tragically it died two months later. She had her second at a hospital in Ubon and he is now two years old and doing fine. So cost is not an issue with us.

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Post by beer monkey » August 16, 2009, 4:38 am

Interesting..................how much would the costs be in a decent Hospital in Udon, a natural birth and a Cesarean, anyone got a cost..? a natural could be an in + out job so minimal i would think, but a cesarean much more expensive plus a few days aftercare.


yeah wheres Nurse Wazza....?
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Post by saint » August 16, 2009, 7:03 am

whats with all these new babies coming ? are they putting something in the water ? is it a new pandemic ? i hope my mrs doesnt find out , or im going to have to get her a new puppy :D :D . congrats to all the expectant dads , but remember that the birth is just the begining of the expense , children are money pits !!!!!!! they cause hair loss , and nervous anxiety ,and are very addictive ......... in fact they should come with a government health warning ....... :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Post by Philrjones » August 16, 2009, 8:09 am

Hi there,

Yes I can shed some light on Panyavej hospital (ex Paolo).

We had a baby there 11 months ago and I can highly recommend the place. Terrific doctor, good rooms where you can stay with the missus and baby etc. If you go in their and ask, you can get a pamphet/info on the different levels of service - think, gold, silver, bronze. I think we went for the middle one which was great. Cost I think was about 30,0000 baht for the package. nursery and staff were a delight and they taught how to bathe your bub and generally look after it. They did 2 or 3 house visits after we were home a few weeks later to see how things were, check the baby etc. Offered help if needed. Had several post birth check ups at the hospital for both mum and baby. All in all, we were really happy with the service.

A friend of mine and wife had theirs at AEK and they were completely happy their too.

Now, nurse Wazza is currently overseas working on contract, enjoying the delights of an oil field somewhere on the Caspian Sea, Kazagstan (if that's how you spell it!). Sorting out their emergency procedures etc. Talented bloke our Waz!

Hope that helps. Your wife can have a word with mine anytime if she'd like to talk about the hospital. Just pm me.

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Post by Philrjones » August 16, 2009, 8:22 am

Ok, the wife has corrected me. It was 29,500 baht for everything - c-section, stay in hospital, food, care etc. As I said before, pop in their and pick up a brochure (it's in engish and thai) about the levels of service you can get at different prices. C-section happened as baby was getting a bit big for a natural birth for the little TW. I think that happens a bit over here.

I was looked after too - taken into the delivery room after getting scrubbed and kitted out with operating theatre garb, so able to see the birth, taken with the newborn to the nursery - I nearly had to run to keep up with the nurse! Pictures taken and presented of us all etc etc. But the packages and service levels you can get are varied and different prices. Ours wasn't the most expensive you can get there, but about in the middle.

Our little girl is 11 months old now and doing well. Mind you she looks 90% farang and 10% Thai! Quite funny as TW is the typical coffee colour and bub is as white as me, if not whiter. At least she won't be needing any of the dreaded whitening cream when she's older!
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Post by laphanphon » August 16, 2009, 10:44 am

C-section happened as baby was getting a bit big for a natural birth for the little TW. I think that happens a bit over here.
i believe you are very correct, when first got here, bud had body, and seemed rule of thumb was, if over 3 kilos or whatever, C section was recommended or almost auto performed. but don't quote me.

good question to ask on your recon. 30 k baht for c section birth sounds damn cheap to me.

congrats, good luck and best of health to all.

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Post by seymourbutts » August 16, 2009, 11:38 am

Thanks everybody, we checked with panyavej and its 18.000 for normal birth with all drugs etc and 10k for c section.. i am scared to ask how much AEK will be!!!! i want her to at least be allowed to try and have a natural birth until doctor decides its too much for the them both, but i was at the birth of my greandson in bkk and they were trying their best to go straight for the money and not give my daughter a chance to try a natural birth. luckily my then wife (midwife) told them she IS having a natural birth full stop!!! and very soon after had a natural birth..
But she would have had an automatic c section, it seems the way nowadays but has been proved to be not as good for them both as a natural birth....

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Post by Mr Natural » August 16, 2009, 12:01 pm

seymourbutts wrote:Thanks everybody, we checked with panyavej and its 18.000 for normal birth with all drugs etc and 10k for c section.. i am scared to ask how much AEK will be!!
The package at AEK starts at 23K. 40K for the VIP package! Maybe I'll have a look at Panyavej too!
seymourbutts wrote:But she would have had an automatic c section, it seems the way nowadays but has been proved to be not as good for them both as a natural birth....
Thanks. Good information to know.
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Post by Mr Natural » August 16, 2009, 12:17 pm

saint wrote:whats with all these new babies coming ? are they putting something in the water ? is it a new pandemic ?


Sorry Saint, I guess you didn’t attend the meeting. It was decided that since we can't change the existing attitude towards us were just going to repopulate the area with falangs! The project name is FURP (Falang Udon Repopulation Project). :lol:
saint wrote:the birth is just the begining of the expense , children are money pits !!!!!!! they cause hair loss , and nervous anxiety ,and are very addictive ......... in fact they should come with a government health warning ....... :lol: :lol: :lol:
Your right about that! I've already raised 3 children in the former life back in falangland.
I think that outside of sending the child to a expensive private school, expenses for raising a child in Thailand will be cheaper than raising him in a western country.
Can any of you experienced fathers out there comment on this?
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Post by laphanphon » August 16, 2009, 12:40 pm

since raising 3 already, not much to tell you, except private school prices. raised one here for about 8 yrs, she goes to st mary's, all girls after kindergarten level, less than 10 k a year, don bosco is running around 20 k a year. ball park figures for now. for st mary's, actually a bit more expensive 1-3 grade, but lunch was included, now less than 10k, but no lunch, 4th and 5th grade.

unless very lucky, and student applies themselves, forget about english language classes, think they all suck. been to a couple competitions, and very few have a command of the language, and this is competitions, so the areas best.

if you don't know, they have 3 years of preschool/kindergarten, which i didn't send the kid to, as after the first couple months, realized it was a total waste, and actual unhealthy for her, since nobody seemed to keep their sick kids home. a revolving cycle of go to school, within 10 day, get sick, recover at home, back to school, and repeat. no thanks. if you can teach him/her to count to 100, the thai alphabet and english alphabet at home, she will be ready to start 1st grade. she got last year of kindergarten at st mary's. tutored for 1 hr daily / 4-6 weeks prior to starting at teachers house after school hours before starting, and teacher informed school she was well prepared. st mary's was a bit skeptical, since she had no formal school before applying there. but she entered as she should of, if she had attended all 3 yrs of kindergarten. they are little sponges, she learned the alphabets and numbers very easily at home, and the tutoring simply prepared her for class room enviroment, as most teachers tutor anywhere from 5-10 kids after school. she only had about 4 kids, but gave her an idea of what to expect and verified to teacher she was ready.

good luck.

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Post by aznyron » August 16, 2009, 12:48 pm

it OK to make them here but try not to hatch them here I went to the Hospital to visit my niece after she
had her baby (Boy) and I guess it was feeding time because there were 40 ladies 20 on each side with there breast out and baby drinking mother milk as grown old fart I was embarrassed and went out side in the waiting room until my wife visit with her niece was over

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Post by laphanphon » August 16, 2009, 12:54 pm

tried to edit my post, too late. not wanting to turn this into a schooling thread, as there are a couple already, just search forum. if needing some schooling opinions.

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Post by lee » August 16, 2009, 12:54 pm

A friend of mine recently gave birth at the government hospital 3 months ago and has nothing but positive comments about the place. She had a Caesarean section because breech baby (head up). The operation was successful and she has a very healthy baby. She says the Doctor and nurses were very friendly and professional.

I beleive the caesarean birth and treatment cost was around 600bt on government health card, a private room was extra cost at around 600-700 per night.

I've also heard good reports about the army hospital, my uncles wife gave birth to two of their children there.

FYI. If your wife is working and pays social security the government will pay for the birth, she will also receive 12,000 baht lump sum payment, 3 months salary and 300bt per month for 6 years. If she requires a private VIP room she will have to pay extra for this as listed above.

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Post by seymourbutts » August 16, 2009, 12:59 pm

Thanks for that Lee... i know the government hospital is a good place to have a baby for sure especially with a private room, but just a bit of a worry with the pig flu at this moment in time... 3 months ago i would not have hesitated to go there... i spent some time in there and it was excellent service, the girls work for nothing but are at least dedicated....

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Post by beer monkey » August 16, 2009, 6:03 pm

It was 29,500 baht for everything - c-section, stay in hospital, food, care etc. As I said before, pop in their and pick up a brochure (it's in engish and thai) about the levels of service you can get at different prices. C-section happened as baby was getting a bit big for a natural birth for the little TW. I think that happens a bit over here.
That sounds a good deal with the op etc....thats quite an experiance too just being in the op room, *i remember first thing i asked the midwife was can we book a C-section......Ooohhhh no you can't do that we prefer to do the natural birth, when i knew no way was that gonna happen she is small and you ain't going to get a small person out of there....and 9 months later we where right after about 20 hours they decided they better do a emergency C-section....if only they listened to me earlier.

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Post by deankham » August 16, 2009, 7:03 pm

My partner is also expecting. Baby is due in mid september and we have been using AEK Hospital.
...We have found it to be excellent. As we normally live in Hong Kong, have also found it to be really good value compared to what we'd have to pay there.

We decided to move the misses into AEK Apartments two months ago so she could be close to the Hospital. So far we have had 4 regular check ups (scans, ultrsounds, medicine, blood tests, etc). Each time it's been between 1,000 - 2,000 baht.

I'll be heading back into town early next month to witness the event! (hopefully the wee one will wait for her daddy to arrive!! 8-[ )

Anyway good luck to all the others expecting. Sounds like the bars might have a few busy nights over the coming months with all the 'head wetting' that will need to happen \:D/

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