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[quote=Anonymous]If you have another option choose it. I delivered #1 at Bethesda in 2003 just as we were invading Iraq. Needless to say that I showed up to the hospital and almost no one was there. During the build-p, I literally had to wait until a non-military doc or midwife could make it to the hospital to see me because no one was available for the appointment.

On delivery day, DS was delivered by a brand new OBGYN and because he was scared to death I labored on my back the entire time and then had a flush wand inserted because the OBGYN thought that DS had excreted inutero - wrong. He left the wand inserted for way too long and I gained like 10 lbs of fluid because of it. DS was born fine.

I had no experience breast feeding so I had no idea that DS was merely licking and didn't have proper latch until he didn't make weight on his first check-up appointment. I delivered on a Saturday and the lactation consultants don't work weekends there. Ughhh

Fast forward for #2 and #3. They were delivered at INOVA Alexandria and experienced only positive things. I was never high risk until my water broke for #3 at 26 weeks. I was admitted to the hospital for the next 7 weeks until she was born. They then were able to care for her in their level 3 NICU. Something to think about at Bethesda. [/quote]

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