I spent hours upon hours, weeks upon weeks researching OBs. I had heard that some OBs would not take on overweight patients such as me, and when combined with my age, I decided to just email my OB shortlist and ask if they'd take me on or not. Dr. Elgey replied almost immediately saying he 'sees no problem at all' and asked if I would like an appointment the NEXT day! His attitude towards my concerns made me feel completely at ease and I didn't hesitate to book an appointment.

So very early on, Dr. Elgey picked up on me being a bit of a stresser and overthinker. He told me not to worry about things that might not even happen and to 'cross that bridge when we come to it'. Thanks to his advice, I become very chilled out during my pregnancy, and had the easiest and smoothest pregnancy - even better than pregnancies of people half my age! lol Throughout the entire pregnancy, Dr. Elgey keep me calm and practical.

Hubby and I honestly attribute having a great pregnancy and a beautiful healthy bouncing baby boy to Dr. Elgey. We will definitely return to Dr. Elgey for our second child.

Approximate cost: $2200

I had my first child at Sunnybank Private Maternity in July 2015. I cannot speak highly enough of this hospital. It seems that everyone is going to Greenslopes since it's renovation coz it's 'like a hotel' but someone pointed out to me that Sunnybank Private has numerous other benefits. These include free parking; really easy access from the carpark to the maternity ward (no elevators/stairs etc); plus it's across the road from the shopping centre should you need something, plus if hubby gets hungry, he can grab something from the dozens of restaurants across the road!

Another benefit of Sunnybank is that it is much quieter than the popular hospitals which are much busier. When I was in the maternity ward, there was only a couple other mums there so it was really really quiet.

The midwives and staff were really great, the food was pleasantly surprising and overall, I had a really good experience!