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[quote=Anonymous]2 c-sections at Sibley.  L & D, surgery is great.  Maternity ward was horrible, both times; specifically the substandard nursing care.  You're there for 4 days so this should be a major consideration.  The nurses were fine with my babies, which is definitely the most important part.  But I had one yell at me right after I came on the ward, still groggy from anesthesia and pain, and accidentally yanked out my IV line while trying to nurse my baby and blood got every where -- she was mad because she had to change me in the bed (I could not yet stand).  I had another fail to check the bag of urine from the catheter until it was so full that urine started leaking on the floor.  Another time, my IV was left in my hand long after it had been disconnected ... nobody would take it out despite repeated requests.  My mother, who is a retired nurse, finally got so disgusted that she went to the nurses' station, demanded a band-aid and took it out herself.  I have more, but those are some of the highlights.

I know that people have had good experiences there, and I am happy for them.  But both of my experiences there have been beyond awful.  I actually left a day early after my second child.

I chose my OB with my second child specifically because he had privileges at GW; however, he was still part of the sibley group, and wouldn't you know my bad luck...he got injured the day before my second c-section, and had to pass me off to one of his colleagues to do my surgery.  he only had privileges at sibley.  i wanted to cry.  [/quote]

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