I am completely satisfied with my midwife. I just looked her up through my healthcare booklet and figured I'd give her a shot, and had a few others that I was planning on calling if it didn't work out... but it did!

She shares the same dietary beliefs I do, so she knows the importance of me continuing my meat-free lifestyle while pregnant, which was very very important to me. And I feel like I get a lot more one-on-one attention with her than I would had I gone to a bigger practice or a doctor. She has explained every test to me and given me the pros and cons of everything involved with it. I absolutely love my midwife.

antigravity_x Feb. 22, 2009 at 10:41 AM

I'm forced to go to the Naval hospital, where the person I see, OB or midwife, varies.  The one midwife I've met, I liked a lot.  The OBs, not so much.  The midwife swears the other midwives are a lot like her, and that since I'm low risk, I'll most likely have a midwife attending my birth, so cross your fingers for me!

RanaAurora Feb. 22, 2009 at 12:58 PM

i've had a different midwife for each pregnancy. . . but i would have used my first midwife with all of them, if i could have. but she quit her practice and started working in a clinic not in our area. the lady i'm using now is a midwife also and i really like her too. of course, she and my first midwife trained together so they have a lot of the same pracitices. . . so it makes sense i'd like her :)

rachelo Feb. 22, 2009 at 2:01 PM

I liked my OB at first with my first child, but she made some bad decisions during the delivery. The other OB that she worked with I never really liked.  I LOVED my midwife with me second.  I had two of them and they were wonderful!!!!

Precious333 Feb. 22, 2009 at 2:59 PM

I wanted to add... with midwives (I think this is always true) they give you 50 min appointments as oppose to an OB that gives you maybe 5 minutes with them.  I always felt rushed with my OB, and not heard.  With my midwife I felt heard and like my time was valuable to them. They went above and beyond the call of duty, and they were always available!!!

Precious333 Feb. 22, 2009 at 3:01 PM

I am seeing an OB and I really like him.  He is very business-like.  Not in the normal, I-get-forgot-about way, but the I am a paying coustomer and if I say something he listens and takes care of it.  I also really like him because I have an ultra-sound at every appointment, so I feel confident that my son is healthy. 

J04n3ll3 Feb. 22, 2009 at 6:13 PM

I was young when I had my first child and so I went with the OB on my insurance and ended up hating her. She was so impersonal. I really hope to shop around for a Dr I'm more comfortable with this time.

veg4animals2006 Feb. 22, 2009 at 6:51 PM

I loved my OB... and so did many many others. Right before my baby was born, he got fired from the clinic, and EVERYONE is angry. Nobody knows why, and the CEO isn't talking. There is even a group on Facebook created to support him. We miss our doctor!

(I was lucky to deliver on his last day on call)

heydooney Feb. 22, 2009 at 10:47 PM

In my case- I love my midwife- but I have no gaurantee that she'll be the one to deliver my baby. I am fortunate to have had the opportunity to meet a couple other midwives who work that the birth center that I will deliver at- and feel confident that no matter who delivers my baby girl- I will get the care I deserve. I recomend to all mothers to take a tour and feel out a birth plan- make sure your doctor or midwife know right away what you want and expect during labor and delivery as well as recovery. I myself would like an epidural, and plan to have my tubes tied right after delivery- There are certain things I would like- such as being able to go in the jet stream tub until I get my epidural and be able to walk around and use the exercise ball before I recieve my epidural... Just be sure you get what you want- this is your day... and you need to be comfortable.

MotherOf3As Feb. 23, 2009 at 4:03 AM

I had a horrible experience with my doctors.. they just didn't care.. I had high blood pressure and they said it was normal.. That is until I got to the hospital to deliver and they told me it was so high that I might die.. My doctors didn't think it was a big deal.

If you don't like your doctor before you have the baby, find someone who you like and feel comfortable with.. It will make all the difference in the world when you deliver.. My nurse told me that I should say good bye to my family, "JUST IN CASE".. Nice huh??

Halsmommy Feb. 23, 2009 at 12:24 PM