CALIFORNIA?

[cleckner04]

I'm free anytime so weekends are good for me! Seriously I have no life. And we don't have to do the zoo if you don't want. We could start smaller with the first meeting. Do you ladies have facebook?

 

[9babiesgone]

I have an facebook! pm me if you want it. I dont want everyone to have it. LOL

 

[Waiting2bMommy]

Hi Ladies!! I want to come! I don't mind the drive. My hubby is a Marine and is gone for a month so I would love to get out of this house!! I have facebook too

 

[cleckner04]

Okay, those of you with facebook add me! I don't mind I'll put mine on here until tomorrow. Than hopefully I remember to edit it out. www.facebook.com/cleckner04

My hubby is gone too until June so seriously I am free anytime ladies.

Should we think of a more child appropriate place since 3 out of 4 of us have kids? There is a place called playtown in el cajon that is quite awesome for younger kids. I don't know how out of the way that is for people though. But it's only $3 per kid and we all get in free and you can stay as long as you like so we really love it.

 

[Waiting2bMommy]

I added you!

You girls can add me too!

https://www.facebook.com/GuppysPrincess

 

[9babiesgone]

oo.. well IF I can get a ride there, I can come!! this sounds exciting.

 

[Waiting2bMommy]

oo.. well IF I can get a ride there, I can come!! this sounds exciting.

I pass you on the way down that way if you need a ride

 

[9babiesgone]

thanks. I have 2 kids. though so if you have a big enough vehicle. yeah just let me know ahead o f time so I can get car seats together. LOL


yay!!!!

 

[Lys]

I might be the only non kid one... but I'm down for whatever!!
I work most Saturdays but would just need to know ahead of time or I'm off on Sundays!

 

[9babiesgone]

have a question, does anyone plan on having their baby at best start birth center in san diego. I am considering it, bc I want an waterbirth!!

but I have no idea, how I am going to get my insurance to switch me off of base . yikes!

 

[Lys]

Im having the baby at Mary Birch... SO excited to be having the lil one there!!

 

[9babiesgone]

aww I had my first 2, children at scripps mercy! but I dont want an regular hospital birth this time, and my military hospital doesnt do waterbirths!!!

well I just got off the phone I Just have to switch to tricare standard, and then I can see the birth center I want. or I can risk it and ask for a referral, but she says most of the time, since the military hospital has birthing rooms, they wont let me get referred there. so I am just swithing to standard tomorrow. and going to the birth center!! : )

 

[Waiting2bMommy]

aww I had my first 2, children at scripps mercy! but I dont want an regular hospital birth this time, and my military hospital doesnt do waterbirths!!!

well I just got off the phone I Just have to switch to tricare standard, and then I can see the birth center I want. or I can risk it and ask for a referral, but she says most of the time, since the military hospital has birthing rooms, they wont let me get referred there. so I am just swithing to standard tomorrow. and going to the birth center!! : )

Is your hubby a Marine? We have Tricare, we had prime though and they let me go wherever I wanted. They said I had to find a doctor that had privileges at a hospital that did water births and there would be no problem. I ended up with an emergency c-section though so that wasn't an option.

 

[9babiesgone]

Nope, i was always todl I could not go to whoever I wanted. With tricare prime you have to have a referral. Just got off the phone with tricare, I have to go on base, and switch to standard if I want to go to the birth center I want. None of my local hospitals do waterbirths. and they dont want to refer me out, to an non-military hospital. So I have no choice but to switch to standard.
yep mine is an marine.

 

[Waiting2bMommy]

Nope, i was always todl I could not go to whoever I wanted. With tricare prime you have to have a referral. Just got off the phone with tricare, I have to go on base, and switch to standard if I want to go to the birth center I want. None of my local hospitals do waterbirths. and they dont want to refer me out, to an non-military hospital. So I have no choice but to switch to standard.
yep mine is an marine.

That's so weird! I couldn't go on base at all as they were impacted! My PCM is a civilian doctor though and I just told her what doctor I wanted and she sent my referral for me. I also live up in Irvine not near base so that may have swayed different as I could't drive an hour down to base if I went into labor.

 

[9babiesgone]

yeah my pcm is on base, they assigned me her and I had no choice, and I am in the process of changing that too!! but it is a arm and leg to do so.

my pcm is all for only having people deliver at camp pendleton!!

it is so hard to get the right referrals, so I Just decided to switch to standard.

 

[Waiting2bMommy]

yeah my pcm is on base, they assigned me her and I had no choice, and I am in the process of changing that too!! but it is a arm and leg to do so.

my pcm is all for only having people deliver at camp pendleton!!

it is so hard to get the right referrals, so I Just decided to switch to standard.

Whats the main difference between standard and prime? Does it cost money for standard?

 

[9babiesgone]

Standard, is you get to choose whoever you want to see, as long as they are tricare accepting doctors. you can self-refer. At birth, you might have a small copayment. and some doctor appts have copays, where is prime, you dont have any copays, and you have to get a referral from your doctor to go out to other doctors etc.

that is what I have been told anyways.

 

[Waiting2bMommy]

Hey Ladies!! Does anyone want to make a plan to get together?

 

[9babiesgone]

I would love to!