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I like that it's all in one place (blood tests, sonograms and doctors), and I LOVE 3/5 of the doctors. I appreciate the care and concern they show, and like that they refer to each pregnancy as a baby as soon as the stick turns pink (they don't use terms like "spontaneous abortion" or "chemical pregnancy" or call it an embryo...it's always a baby)

I HATE one of them. and the front office gets so overwhelmed, they really suck at communication (sometimes calls aren't returned or tests take longer than normal to be communicated.

Twords the end of my pregnancy my AF levels were getting low I was told ny one MW anything <6 was in the danger zone...
The next check I was @5.7 but that OB stated I was fine....
I know they are 2 different doctors, but if you are under the same practice at least have a consensus on what you tell patients or put it in the notes for the next one to see......

My pregnancy during prenatal care was super low risk and "normal" (once I went into labor it was another story!). So I was glad that every appointment was quick and easy, that I didn't have to wait a lot, and that I had no copays. If I was paying even a small amount for all those appts, I would have been more annoyed!

My OB is very chill and lowkey. Luckily I am fairly educated about medical issues being a nurse and big researcher, but that could have been irritating if I actually had more questions or concerns.

Up until my last appointment where I felt like my concerns were totally dismissed and I was told bad info, I generally have no issues with my midwives. I think the only problem I had was that they didn't do a great job communicating with each other, so I'd be told that at my next appointment x would happen, but then when I got to that next appointment it didn't. Since at least once they said they were doing a pelvic exam and I was stressed about refusing it, I'm actually glad it wound up not happening! Overall I love that they already do everything I planned to ask for, so I basically don't need a birth plan, and rarely have to debate whether I agree with a course of action they recommend.

The MFM office is a lot more frustrating, in that I have to wait forever every time. They're always booked way out in advance, and I think they're overbooking because they're literally always running late. But the doctors and ultrasound techs there have always been great, and that's the main thing really.

@YouGotMe: Yeah, I've noticed a definite difference between my RE's office and my OB's. My RE did u/s almost every week and would take so much time and care in letting us see everything. I was definitely spoiled at my RE's office. Though, I do have to remind myself that I paid 90% out of pocket for the procedures I had. So they better treat me like I'm their only patient. I miss my RE's office. They were so happy when I graduated. I'm definitely going to bring the babies by when they are born.

Now my OB, the doctor and the other drs in the office are great. They are so nice and helpful. The only gripe is the u/s tech is all about work. She would get in there, do my u/s and get out. I guess I could say she is efficient. I wish she was a bit nicer. She's not mean but I would never look forward to seeing her. It might take my excitement for having u/s done down a notch. DH says she's probably that way because of all the patients she has. Like I said earlier, it probably has to do with how I was treated at my RE's office and how they would bend over backwards to do anything for me.

I liked that they could do everything in one place and I love my OB. I had to have extra ultrasounds to monitor LO's growth and the doctor that read them was not a people person, very intelligent and I'm so glad he was carefully monitoring our baby and trying to prepare us for things, but he didn't explain things very well!

@autumnlove: calling people idiots would make me consider leaving.. On the one hand maybe he is smarter than everyone else and on the other maybe he just fails to understand other people. I don't know..makes me a little uneasy!

I didn't like that when I was pregnant they made me feel like I basically needed to SAH in order to accommodate their availability. I work a stressful job and it's 40 minutes to their office from home and from work. So going to an appointment that went long or needed blood work could kill half my day. Everybody just seemed to think I had all the time in the world to hang out there. I even got asked a bunch of times if I was still working. Um yes, our family depends on my pretty significant income, thanks.

I also didn't like the endocrinologists that they made me feel like I HAD to work with. One of them was terrible and every time I saw her she made me cry. And I felt like they were using outdated methods.

I went to a small office with only one OB and 3 nurses. I was able to get to know them all very well and I felt so well cared for. She takes a lot less patients, and when the time came she wasn't on call when my baby was born the second time so another doctor did my c-section, but she works with a bigger practice that takes over for her when shes not on call so it was no big deal. It was such an awesome experience having such a small practice.

I like the location and ease of making appt's. I liked 95% of the dr's.

I disliked how they handled my borderline high bp. At my first 2 appts they didn't do anything, then when I went to see the specialist he immediately put me on meds. Then every time I went to my normal ob they always freaked out about how high my bp was. Then I'd go to the specialist and he'd be all calm and either increase my meds or tell me everything was ok. It was stressful and worrisome when they'd freak out. When I went to have my rh shot my bp was slightly elevated and they made me stay overnight in the hospital. It was a nightmare. The next morning when I was released I had to go see the specialist to make sure all was ok and they basically said that my overnight stay was pointless and unnecessary!! I was so upset. The on call dr had even told me I might have to deliver that night!! It was terrifying and not needed.

I am enjoying my prenatal experience. It helps that the medical offices are connected to the hospital and the lab so I go to one place for everything, I also have a nurse caseworker assigned to me to give me weekly progesterone shots so I'm in there a lot and they know me well. I am always seen on time and I always get a print out of my info afterwards (we have Kaiser). It's pretty great!

I like that my doctor's office can do sonograms and most blood tests right in the office. And the hospital where the doctors deliver. And they've been very good about squeezing me in if I needed an emergency appointment. And they always have evening hours - it's so awesome that I've only had to take time off work twice for appointments!

I don't like that the doctors seem really over-scheduled lately. So my care this time has been kind of odd - I feel like I was poked and prodded all the time with my first pregnancy, but this time I'm 7 months and the doctor only examined me once. Not that I'm complaining, I hate stirrups. What's worse is that she forgets stuff from my medical history, and I had to remind her at the last appointment that I needed an important shot. And at one of the early appointments she asked me if this is my third baby... ok, I don't expect her to remember if I got that shot on time or how many weeks I am, but I wish she'd at least remember that she treated me five months before that when I lost the second pregnancy...