Deliver at Littleton or Swedish?

I had my son at Swedish and was very happy with the experience. The nurses and lactation consultants were great and I was really impressed with the rooms. The room we stayed in was huge, nicely decorated and had two hospital beds so that my husband would have a place to sleep.

I delivered at Swedish in Feb 08 and had a great experience. The staff was knowledgeable and attentive and the food wasn't too bad. The only negative, which didn't bother me, was having to move from the birthing room to the post partum area. The good part is that then there is an extra bed for your husband to sleep in. I also went to their breastfeeding /weigh-in meetings a few times afterwards and they were very helpful. I have only good things to say about Swedish.

LITTLETON!!!!! I had an amazing experience over there, and I used to work there, all of the nurses are exceptional. I highly recommend it.
Good luck!

I delivered my 1st baby at Swedish and loved it! The nurses were great and they gave you a little class on how to bathe the baby and made sure you were stocked with everything you needed. My O.B. stopped delivering at Swedish so I delivered my second at Skyridge. I can only speak on those two hospitals...

I had all three of my children at Swedish including a successful V-Bac. Loved the nurses there. They also have a group of midwives there. My doctor does both hospitals, too and actually told me he preferred the nurses at Swedish, which is why we stuck with that hospital. Happy doctor seemed like it would benefit me. =) If you're trying to go for a natural birth, I would still recommend taking a doula with you. When I came to Swedish with mine, they backed off on a lot of their "medicalness" and just let us do our thing. They were good about honoring our desires to keep baby with us, delay some of the tests, not check in so much in the middle of the night, etc. as long as we were very strait-forward that this is what we wanted. Good luck!

My first was delivered at Porter, which no longer does L&D My 2nd and 3rd were delivered at littleton, and my twins will be delivered there in a few months as well. I cannot say enough about how wonderful they are! I have unfortunatly had to be hospitalized twice during this pregnancy and the care and nurses are amazing. There are several nurses who have cared for me with both my kids and during this pregnancy, so they have been there for a long time. I have had not so great experiences with swedish for other things, and my cousin, who actually worked for swedish for several years (in ICU not L&D) had 1 of her 4 children there and said that she was glad she delivered the other 3 at Littleton. Not neccesarily a bad experience at swedish, just not the outstanding great experience she had at Littleton.

I delivered at Swedish twice and cannot say enough about their staff. Professional, kind and supportive. If you have doubts or concerns, take tours for both hospitals.

My son was delivered at Littleton and we cannot say enough abou them either - they were fantastic!!

We've had experience at Swedish for other things and it was always good care as well. I think you'll be in good hands with either choice!

Congrats and God Bless-
C.

I had my daughter at Swedish in March 2008 and had a great experience. I recommend asking your OB which hospital they prefer. My OB delivered at Swedish, Sky Ridge and Littleton. He recommended Swedish because the nursing staff worked very well together and had a good rapport (then Littleton, then Sky ridge) I had already planned at delivering at Swedish due to location, but I felt more confident in my decision after speaking to him. Good luck!

I loved Littleton! The staff was great. So much better than where my first two were born! Has great benefits. Free lactation assistance as long as your nursing, plus a lot of others. Free car seat checks, too.

Swedish has a great ER. I know a lot of staff there and think they're all great.

Congratulations!