Natural birth at GW Hospital?

[Anonymous]

I would like to know about people's experiences with natural birth at GW Hospital. Were they supportive? Did they let you walk around, sit up, etc.? Did you have a doula, or were the nurses supportive enough without need for a doula?

I am taking the official hospital tour and Momease labor and delivery class in a few weeks but would like to get a sense for people's experiences. Thanks!

[SurelyYouNest]

I had 2 natural births at GW - I did not have a doula and completely loved my delivery nurses who were incredibly supportive - feel free to email me at surelyyounest at gmail dot com to ask any questions you want.

[Anonymous]

I am very curious about this too. To the 17:!3 poster - would you mind sharing who your OB was? Thanks.

[SurelyYouNest]

Dr. Larsen was my ob (very supportive of my birth plan) altho he was not there for my deliveries (bad luck eh?). My attendings were Drs. Macri and Gaba. I really went in knowing what I wanted, though, and I had *really fast* labors both times. Obviously anecdotal but I had very good experiences with the delivery nurses being incredibly supportive while I was in labor.