S.L.
I've been waiting for someone to ask this question, because I just had my 3rd baby and had the BEST experience! I really thought I had good doctors with my first two, but Dr. Armstrong and OB/Gyn Associates were really great! I can't recommend him or St. Luke's Meridian highly enough!
Dr. Armstrong listens patiently to all these women complaining about things all day, but he always listens to one more. The nurses at St. Luke's spoke very highly of him, without my asking. They just have a lot of respect for him.
I have had 3 c-sections now, and I had problems with my first two. With my first, 11 days afterward I could hardly stand up straight or walk very far. I remember it still hurting a little to get out of bed 3 months later. With my second, I had strange reactions to the medications, and had a hard time recovering from the surgery. I healed a little faster that time, and thought I was doing great when a month afterward, I felt human again.
I can't put my finger on what made this time so much better, but I left the hospital early and 2 weeks later, I have no pain. Before, I also had nearly 6 weeks of lochia, but that stopped after 10 days this time. I had a phenomenal nurse who, when given the same information that I gave my previous doctors, knew right away that I shouldn't be given certain drugs (including the ones I'd reacted to last time).
St. Luke's Meridian is surprisingly small. I think there were only 5 babies on the floor while I was there. The nurses were so personal! I got so much great care and attention! You order your meals like room service, too :) And I think I only changed one diaper while I was there because the nurses were always doing things for me.
The OB/Gyn Associates office is nice, and convenient. They have on-site labs and ultrasound, and are right by the hospital. They also have a few other locations to help accommodate your schedule.
I had a L&D nurse recommend Dr. Armstrong to me via MommaSource, and I wish I knew who she is so I could send her a giant box of chocolates or something. My experience was absolutely phenomenal!
Check out their website:
http://www.obgynidaho.com/
P.S. I overheard a conversation at the front desk while I was checking in at OB/Gyn Associates one day. A woman was speaking for her very green-at-the-gills sister, saying that her doctor at another clinic refused to give her any anti-nausea medication for morning sickness, so she wanted to switch to Dr. Armstrong, who she knew wouldn't let her just suffer like this. Of course, I have no idea if Dr. Armstrong helped her, but I thought I'd mention it since you said your morning sickness is so horrible.