Thanks for your advise Tanya, sorry for my late reply its been a while since I have been on this. I need to get more active!! Yes your right, i am often kept waiting...at my 20 week scan we waited over an hour. Abot frustrating when we had both left work early etc.
Anyway, hope all is well with you and your new addition.
Congratulations on your pregnancy! 12 weeks is one of the those lovely milestones we all like to get over!
So, we are with Medcare - I am just over 33 weeks - we had our first child there about 2 years ago, and it was fine. I didn't actually arrive in Dubai until 29 weeks, so didn't do the full package with them for that birth, but this time I have been with them since day one. Fingers crossed you have had a bit of a look at the hospital and its facilities and have met with your OB/GYN to ensure they are the type of 'person' you are looking for. You will get mixed reviews on all of the hospitals on here, so it is very much about making sure that your expectations match what they deliver.
Can I just suggest - if you are going to radiology to have your 12 week scan (I am pretty sure you will be) - please check with the receptionists when you arrive, as to how long your wait will be. I have had to complain in the past, having booked the first available appointment of the day, only to have to wait over 2 hours, with no communication, and no sense urgency from the staff, nor did any of them think it was necessary to say there will be a delay from the outset. I now check everytime so I have an idea of how long I will have to wait - I have no issues waiting at all - emergencies happen, but I want to have an approximate time of how long the wait will be, so I can go away and come back if necessary. You dont want (what should be an exciting experience for you) to be tainted by the frustration of a long wait and not being prepared for it.
Anyway, good luck, only you can really decide what hospital and package will work for you and your specific needs (sorry not very helpful!) but everyone is so different, it really is a personal decision.
Have fun and enjoy seeing your baby!
Hi everyone, I have my 12 week scan at MedCare tomorrow which is very exciting! But is also the day when we have to commit to their Antenatal package at 5,500AED. Has anybody else taken this option, is it worth it in the end? This is our first child so not 100% sure however we are favouring this option. Any advice would be really appreciated - thanks.
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