I think i am switching doctors.

Unfortunately, these things happen.  Really, to avoid this you'll need to go with a much smaller practice.   Are you high-risk or have any complications?  

no, i have had a completely normal pregnancy and i just want to make sure my baby is healthy. Every time i go in there its like they rush me right out. I didn't even really get to hear his heartbeat last time i went in because the doctor was so quick, it was so faint i don't even know how she heard it.

I always say that if you can't trust your doctor 100%, then you need to find another doctor.  I have a chance of having another doctor deliver my baby.  I'd prefer my own doc, but I found last time that the nursing staff seems to be more important in the delivery room than the doc (unless there are complications of course).  The clinic I go to has an agreement with the hospital, so I've made a couple trips to the clinic and been sent home (almost 1/2 hour drive during working hours) because the doc had to do an emergency c-section or something at the hospital.  It's annoying, but at the same time, I guess that if it were me in the hospital needing an emergency c-section that I would hope the doc would blow off his clinical patient that day.  The staff does a great job of trying to call all available numbers to warn me before I drive over that the doc isn't available, but it doesn't always work out.  But, like I said, if you can't trust your doctor, you need to find another.

• ONE WORD ........MIDWIFE!!!!!   I would never see an OB for that right there.  Midwives all, at least all the ones I have ever met or heard of know  you with out looking for your name on your chart, dont rush you out ( my shortest appt was about 1.5 hours. ) an only take on as many patients as they know they can handle.  The thing I like about midwives is most of the time if they have a conference, vacation on plans around your due date you know WAY ahead of time so you know that they may not be around for those days. 

I'm sure that you can still find a doctor to take you even though you are already 23 weeks. I know that when my friend was pregnant, she didn't realize until she was 3 months in because her period was always irregular. She had never even been to an obgyn, but she had no problem finding one who she loves!

-krysten

"There is no fear in love; for perfect love casts out fear ... " 1 John 4:18

that late in preg. docs are going to hesitate to take you on so you have to say  you are going for a "second opinion" to get your file over there and to get into another doc. tell them about how you dont feel that you are getting good care, what happened to your friends and etc. they may take you good luck everyone deserves a good doc, pregs is hard enough despite that fear!  try to get a new one!

If you find a good doctor, he or she will let you know if he or she has any vacations planned around your due date.  Midwives are a good option too - I've never tried one, but I've heard good things. 

One question about midwives - would they know exactly what to do in the case of excessive bleeding that she mentioned in the post?  Or, would a doc then be called? 

Quoting Trish1820:

• ONE WORD ........MIDWIFE!!!!!   I would never see an OB for that right there.  Midwives all, at least all the ones I have ever met or heard of know  you with out looking for your name on your chart, dont rush you out ( my shortest appt was about 1.5 hours. ) an only take on as many patients as they know they can handle.  The thing I like about midwives is most of the time if they have a conference, vacation on plans around your due date you know WAY ahead of time so you know that they may not be around for those days. 

If you're interested, you can investigate birthing in a birth center with a midwife.   They are Normal Birth Specialists and can handle you maternity care more lovingly.    OBs are High-Risk Interventionists/Surgeons.  The hospital is a dramaticaly different environment and you can get more one-on-one care with a midwife.
Have you already looked in to this-  would you like to learn more?

Quoting ash654321:

no, i have had a completely normal pregnancy and i just want to make sure my baby is healthy. Every time i go in there its like they rush me right out. I didn't even really get to hear his heartbeat last time i went in because the doctor was so quick, it was so faint i don't even know how she heard it.

Not ALL obgyn's are like that! She just had a bad experience, just like I'm sure you could find a midwife with the same problem. It's possible to find a doctor to give you the birthing experience you want, including a lot of patient attention and not rushing you out!

Quoting Trish1820:

• ONE WORD ........MIDWIFE!!!!!   I would never see an OB for that right there.  Midwives all, at least all the ones I have ever met or heard of know  you with out looking for your name on your chart, dont rush you out ( my shortest appt was about 1.5 hours. ) an only take on as many patients as they know they can handle.  The thing I like about midwives is most of the time if they have a conference, vacation on plans around your due date you know WAY ahead of time so you know that they may not be around for those days. 

-krysten

"There is no fear in love; for perfect love casts out fear ... " 1 John 4:18

If the pregnancy is going smoothly I would personally go find me another doctor.  All you have to do is take your OB chart with you and the new doc should be able to catch up fairly smoothly.  I started with one doctor while I was in Germany and then when I moved I ended up with another in Idaho.  I had to go about 1.5 months with no prenatal care while some paperwork and insurance was being worked out and my new OB had an opening. 

If you don't feel comfortable with the docs in that practice start looking for another but don't leave your current OB until you have an appointment with a new one for sure.  It's important for you to trust the person that is going to be delivering that baby.