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I understand being apprehensive. I almost switched to a family practice doc because they really try to be there (in my particular system). I stayed because the OBs are all partners and specialists, they all share hospital hours delivering for one another's patients. Very happy, the doc on call was awesome! Never met him before.
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@Anagram: I had yet another doc that stitched me up!
A diff doc broke my water, a diff doc delivered my baby, and another one stitched me up... lol
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@lawbee11: Totally agree! The nurses MADE me whole experience there plus they were the ones that did everything anyway!
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@jape14: LOL @ your DH's bromance!!
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With my first baby, I had a practice with rotating doctors. You got whoever was on call when you went to the hospital. That was fine with me, and I ended up liking the doctor who delivered me, but my delivery turned out to be pretty complicated and scary--long induction, forceps, etc. So for my second baby it was important that my new doctor (whom I loved and who had seen me throughout the pregnancy and knew all my concerns) was there to deliver. He was, and it was a good thing--I had a 10 lb posterior baby who needed a vacuum to get out. It was intense, and I was really glad to have a doctor I trusted there for the delivery.
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@Ajsmommy: Ugh that's awful! I'm glad you held on till she was gone haha!
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Well I'm 39 +4 weeks and my OB is out of town so....he delivered me last time and they aren't there for much so assuming all goes well, I don't think it matters that much. That being said, as tired as I am of being pregnant, the thought of him not being there makes me slightly nervous, which is weird because I really didn't think I'd care
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At this point, it doesn't really matter to me. I go to an OBGYN practice with 3 OBs and one of them is always on-call. I like all of them well enough but have a preference. I am much more concerned about the nurses. Fortunately, I met a few of them when I went in for decreased fetal movement (all is well!) and the nurses I met were SO nice. With my sis and DH there, I think I am going to feel really supported.
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@simplyfelicity: Yes the nurses really were make or break for me! Docs just breezed in and out and did their things.. Nurses are the ones to really monitor you and care for you and do all the dirty work!
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I went to a big practice with a lot of Drs and midwives, so I knew there was a chance I wouldn't have my regular OB for delivery. It was just going to depend who was on call and whether my dr was available when the time came. However, I was induced so we planned it around a time my dr was on call. It was important to me to have her there because of the circumstances - twins with one transverse. She was on board (and very encouraging) with delivering twin a vaginally, then attempting to do an external version or breech delivery on twin b. In the end, I begged and begged for a section and she encouraged me to keep going to deliver Alice vaginally. Time and time again she said we talked about how important this is to you! You can do it! I think another dr would have just done the section. As an aside, Blake was a csection but that was an emergency because we lost his heartbeat during the external version. My dr was an incredible support during the 4.5 hrs of pushing (sitting there the entire time except for 20 min when she had to check in with the nurses during shift change) and an advocate for me with all the nurses and anesthesiology staff in getting me the twin birth I hoped for. I'm really glad she was with me and not someone I'd never met!
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I cared that it was an OB I knew. My OB didn't deliver my first but it was an OB who was covering for him and I really liked her (lowest c-section rate OB in the hospital). There was a chance he wouldn't deliver my second but I was fine with it since it would be the same OB covering him.
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I go to a midwifery practice where whoever is on call when I go into labor will be the one to deliver. I think there are 9 or 10 midwives, I've met quite a few of them over the years and am comfortable when any of them delivering my child.
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It's very rare here that you would know the midwife or doctor who delivers your baby. I'd never met the ones who delivered mine.
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It mattered to me that my OB was part of the delivery decision-making process. I had an emergency c-section with my first and when she told me I had to have my baby 6 weeks early, I trusted her.
For my second, I wanted to have (and ended up getting) a VBAC and again it was important to me that she was there to help achieve that and put me in a position to do so. I would have worried that a doctor that I didn't know would push an agenda on me that I didn't want. -
I met the midwives who delivered my babies for the first time whilst I was in labour. In Australia, you don't have a particular midwife you see - you visit the antenatal clinic and see whichever midwife is on duty. The midwives who are actually working in the delivery suites are an entirely different group of midwives from my understanding....
I didn't care that I hadn't met the midwives before - once in labour, you're assigned one midwife who stays with you, and only you, throughout the duration of your labour. She was in the room with us nonstop and I felt like we got to know her better than we would have known a midwife we saw for our regular appointments.
And even if it had been set up differently, I would hate to have all my hopes pinned on one particular person being available to deliver my baby! Too many things can pop up and I'd hate to be disappointed and dealing with all of this whilst in the midst of labour.
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I didn't care at all. I liked all the docs in my practice. I'd love the same dr next time but I'm switching practices because we have new insurance. Oh well!
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@snowjewelz: when I went back for my 6-week pp visit I ran into that doctor and he was legit disappointed that my DH (and the baby too...kinda) wasn't there! And then when I got home DH asked if I saw him. If we go for a second kid I might be forced to induce when he's on call lol!
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I did care and was induced because my Dr seemed like he cared too and I ended up with someone else who I looooved and it didn't matter so much.
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I didn't really care, (which is good because you never know which doctor will be on call when you deliver). I was thrilled when I went into
Labor, walked into the hospital and my favourite doctor who I had seen throughout my pregnancy was there, though ! -
Im having a scheduled C section, so I would probably panic if some random OB showed up to operate on me. Im open to having someone else deliver my baby as long as they are good at C sections.
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When I was in my earlier stages of pregnancy I thought I wouldn't care if my OB wasn't there, but during the actual labour he was fantastic and I'm glad he was there for it. He's usually very quiet and soft spoken, but during the labour he saw me 3-4 times, was very supportive and firm in what he needed me to do. I met the midwife for the first time during the labour, and even though her shift was ending as I was pushing she stayed with the new midwife til baby was born. I saw OB again for my last pregnancy that ended in miscarriage, and he was incredibly supportive during/after procedures. I'd be really disappointed if he isn't there for me when I'm in labour again!
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I didn't care throughout my whole pregnancy with LO1. I knew the chances that I had ever seen the person before would be remote at my HMO. I didn't even see a consistent doctor throughout my pregnancy figuring I need to be comfortable with lots of people. However, I ended up really not getting along with the midwife that delivered my LO. So for LO2's delivery I'll take anyone but her.
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I don't care. With my first, there were three rotating doctors and I loved all three and "my" doctor ended up delivering me.
With this pregnancy, I've seen two normal OBs and one high risk doctor (all in the same office...we have Kaiser) and they have all been great. The way it works at my hospital is, if you are 35+ weeks and everything is looking good/normal, 90% of the time you will actually be delivered by a midwife! There is a large midwifery group at my hospital (I just never I initially saw them because I had high risk issues).
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When I was newly pregnant I might have worried about that too. As it turned out my doctor was out of town and I had never met the on call OB. I hardly remember that doctor at all, honestly. The people that mattered were my nurse and the team who took care of my LO.
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I wanted the doctor that I liked from our practice, even though there was no guarantee. She came on to shift and gave me a chance to push when the doctor I didn't like was ready to send me to a C-Section.
I think my labor would have been much different if she was there when I came in or if I had a doctor from the hospital.
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Well, I worked with my first birth ob because he pretty much let me do what I wanted. Then he didn't actually make it for he birth and the nurse (all of them were great) caught my son. Then I passed out and he stitched me up and was slow to intervene but did when necessary (blood transfusion).
For my second birth I knew I wanted midwife model. So we did a birth center with 4 midwives. We got to know each at the prenatal appointments. I got the one I wanted on call for my birth. I was so in control for this one that she wasn't too needed but she helped as requested. She was really good with my stitches (which was a concern of mine). So it worked out well.
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I would not have cared how well I knew the person but bedside manner and respect for my strong (rooted in fear) preference for a low intervention birth were key.
I started out my pregnancy with a practice of four OBs but switched to a sole practitioner. That was definitely not the reason for the switch but it was a nice added bonus.
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I think if everything goes pretty well it doesn't matter as much who catches the baby, but from my experience and others I've spoken to, if things go wrong/the process is long it's nice to feel like you have a friendly and competent face to help you along.
I didn't think I cared all that much before the labor began, but a horrible experience for the first 24 hours of labor has me changing my tune for any future baby. I am *SO* lucky my OB came on call and did my c-section. For a future pregnancy I want him and no one else! The woman on call the day before was horrible, and when I did research after the fact she was rated 105th worst out of 110 on a list of OBs in the area. Coincidentally, on that same list my OB was listed as #1.
I think my labor would have been much different if she was there when I came in or if I had a doctor from the hospital.
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