Subsidised switching to Private KKH

Hello! Does anyone know when’s the best time to switch to private route? I’m currently under subsidised route in KKH and my previous appointment made me question, if I really had to waste this much time just to get to an appointment which lasted under 5 mins. For context, I’m 15 weeks 4 days today and I left KKH after 4 hours of doing nothing but just waiting :D hurts my butt I’m not gonna lie. For my previous pregnancies, I was with Dr Heng at Parkway East Hospital and the waiting time wasn’t this bad (45min-1hr) so it was a culture shock for me when I had to wait this long just to see Dr to get my blood test results and listen to baby’s heartbeat. Not even a scan. It felt like I waited for so long and came back with nothing. Totally not worth my time!!! On top of that, I must have caught some virus while lingering around the hospital for hours and I’ve been feeling awful for 2 days now. Even my 18 mth old daughter is down with fever. Enough with ramblings, I’m actually more drawn to Dr Ada Ng, a close friend of mine recommended her for being empathetic and thoughtful which is what I feel like is the most important aspect for a mummy-to-be. Does anyone know what her charges are like? And if there’s a package, how much does she charge you? I’m also open recommendations to other doctors in KKH. TYIA! #3rdpregnancy #2ndbaby #kkh #subsidisepatient

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Hi. I think im in the same situation as u. I did 1 scan at week 8 and FTS scan so far. My last appt at 15 weeks they also merely gave me my blood test results and check baby’s heartbeat (dr was nicer so did a quick scan of baby but not clear). The wait time for me was about 1 hour for me. Im also thinking of switching to private as i find that the visits are not really value-adding. But have not made any concrete plans to switch as i am not sure if i should wait till after 20 weeks scan (at subsidised rate).

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