WWD? OB in call list concern.

cls78

At my 36 week OB appt this past Tue I asked the receptionist about the on call list for delivery. (There are 2 ob's in the group I have been seeing and I have been rotating them through out my pregnancy). I found out that this weekend and next weekend someone from another practice that I have never seen is on call for deliveries.

I am getting so close and can deliver the twins pretty much anytime at this point. Should I say something on Tuesday to my OB? Not sure what he can do since there is no way to know when my labor will start, but my husband was thinking about bringing it up.

katers79

Ugh- how frustrating!

I lack a filter, so I would definitely bring it up. I would think that this would be something they would have known about earlier, and it should have been common courtesy to let their patients know! I would want to know more about the MD who could potentially be delivering me, if I've never seen him! GL-- FX babies make their debut during the week!

cls78

I am going to talk to my OB on Tuesday! There is only 2 OB's at the practice and I have rotated seeing them, so I thought they rotated weeks on call even on weekends. I don't know if they usually don't do on call on weekends or if this just happen to come up, because both were busy on this coming weekend.

minirella

I'm not sure it would matter...meaning even if you bring it up it may not change anything. My singleton was delivered by a doctor that I had never met, I really liked her. My OB had been on call that weekend and so there was another oncall for the week. My OB office has an OB on call for the weekend, then there is another oncall for weekdays after hours. So unless I delivered on a normal business day between normal business hours or my OB was oncall, I would've seen an oncall. I am fine with this but I know lots of ladies IRL that are not okay with that policy. With the twins, my doctor did not make it to the delivery of the first (she was delivered by a nurse) but she made it in time for the second delivery (and she brought along the doctor that delivered my first).

I don't think you should worry too much - just make sure you know what your issues are and can relay them to the nurse and doctor (for example, with my singleton I had an extra lobe on my placenta and knew that the doctor delivering most likely wouldn't know that. So when the placenta was delivered she checked it for an extra lobe before stitching me up).

ktibbits1

I wouldn't worry about it. I was in labor for 36 hours so 3 different OBs were on at different points. If it really bothers you, then go ahead and say something but like you said, there may not be anything they will actually do about it.

hais_mommy

Our office has 5 different drs and I have only met 2... so odds are not in my favor to know the Dr on call. I figure they work with Dr's who believe the same they do as far as delivery etc... bring it up though- just to get some information about the possible on call Dr:) 

zazu13

My doctor did everything possible to deliver me. She let me pick my induction date and I picked a day where she was scheduled five days in a row so my chances of her delivering me were really high. As luck would have it I had complications and got induced early. Luckily she was there that day and would be the next, but my labor lasted so long that she finally HAD to leave and I ended up delivering with someone else I'd never met. It was totally fine. I saw the nurses more than the dr and they rotated 3 times during my labor. At that point I just wanted babies OUT and didn't really care who was attending to me. Good luck. I hope you get the delivery you want All of this to say, definitely bring it up if you are concerned, but the reality is a lot of women don't deliver with the dr who does all their prenatal care.  If it's really important to you maybe an induction is possible, but even that isn't a garuntee.

dal2aus

Tell the babies to wait until after the weekend.  At least that's what my OB told me when I raised concerns about her going away Labor Day weekend (when I was 37 weeks). 

No harm bringing it up, but if your body was signaling that labor was pending in the next 2 weeks, your OB would probably have already discussed contingency plans with you.  If not, then it's most likely that you'll go into labor while your OB is around.  Also, at 36 weeks, if you're not showing signs that labor is coming, don't be surprised if your OB discusses scheduling a CS.

Besides, from what I've heard, for a vag birth, the OB only shows up for the pushing, at which point, you won't care who it is.  Unless the back-up OB got his/her MD from a cereal box, you'll be in good hands.  You have enough to stress about, don't worry about this one.

cls78

37 weeks today and I go to the OB tomorrow. They want me to go in labor on my own unless I go to far past 38 weeks. I am assuming they will schedule a induction tomorrow if my cirvix is still closed. I haven't really had any labor signs that I know of. The girls seem content!

My only concern with a OB from another practice I have never met is that I am having a vaginal birth. I know my OB's don't have a problem turning baby B if she flips after A is out. If Baby A flips it is a automatic c section, but at my last growth scan at 36 weeks both were still head down.

I am not going to sweat it. I am goung to ask some questions tomorrow, but not going to worry any longer. I will post a update after my OB appt.