Excited, but how do I ?

nomaderica22

I am so excited that the birth center has found room for me even though I am 34 weeks already! The question I have is, how do I let my current OB/GYN provider know that I will be switching?  I want to keep a good relationship with them as I will be continuing to use them for well-woman visits and things, I just don't know how to tactfully tell them that after all this time I won't be having the baby with them.  (Background, the first time I saw this practice was right after I found out I was pregnant, so I didn't have a relationship previously, and I have seen 2 of the OB's and 1 midwife out of the almost 20 doctors/midwives that could possibly be there at my birth so its not like I have a long relationship, I just feel bad or feel that they will hate me if I switch)

 Sorry if this sounds stupid, I really do just worry about things like this! 

tokenhoser

They won't hate you. They won't really care. I'd just tell them you're going to use the birthing center for your birth but plan to continue routine care with them later.

oliversmommy32912

tokenhoser:

They won't hate you. They won't really care. I'd just tell them you're going to use the birthing center for your birth but plan to continue routine care with them later.

This. Usually doctors don't take things like this personally. Just let them know you want a birth center birth. That's a perfectly valid nonoffensive reason to switch providers.