For real!!?!?

minervacullen

I just got a call from my OB's office. I don't know why, but apparently they were just informed that my OB will be on "leave" from now through next week. They didn't say anything else about it. They scheduled an appt for me with the NP for next Tuesday, the day after my OB wanted to induce me if the cervix ripening thing doesn't work during my NST's Saturday and Sunday. Of course we hadn't scheduled the induction because we were optimistic that I'd go before then or after my NST. He said at my appt on Monday that if during my NST Sunday it was obviously not happening that we would schedule me to come in Monday morning for the induction. Now I don't know wtf is going on. They told me to still go to the hospital this weekend for them and that the on call OB would take care of me. Great, some person I don't even know. I have discussed all of the issues with delivery in great detail with my OB, now he's not going to be there. I had to have the on call OB deliver DS, and was so looking forward to actually knowing who was delivering me this time. My concerns are hemorrhaging again and tearing like before, hence the induction to try to avoid tearing, or control it so I don't have even more issues down there. He was going to make sure the medicine to stop a possible hemorrhage was in the room in advance and if it looked like another tear was inevitable go to a cs. I don't want a cs, but I can't very well have fecal issues on top of my urinary ones from DS. I am just SO frustrated. I've been in prodromal for 9 days, 9 days of misery, pain, no sleep, moodiness, on edge because "oh this is it, they've been regular for 2 hours" then I go 30 minutes until the next one. Just gah! I might just go in the basement and hit DH's punching bag a million times.

kerbear135

I'm sorry..that really stinks!

Meli B

That is just terrible...I would be upset. I hope you have a better and smooth delivery this time around.

minervacullen

peanutrach1:

That's awful - I am sorry. Sounds like your OB had an emergency or something since the office just found out and called you. When you go see the NP I would ask if everything you had talked about with your OB is in your file and how that information is going to be given to the on call OB when you deliver. Hopefully he wrote everything out, if not I would write down some detailed notes of what you discussed with your OB to bring to the hospital with you (also I would make sure your DH is well versed in this information so he can communicate everything if you cannot). I wish you the best of luck - I can see how unnerving this would be!

Oh writing it all down. That will make me feel better. I am such a note freak, I have notes for everything. I usually handle things by reading or researching solutions or information. But that won't do me any good now. Off to make notes! 

ilenegrace

My doctor is in France for the next week (week before my induction). He is the same OB that delivered DS and I am so not happy about the timing! I was hoping to go into labor before my induction but now I am just hoping to make it to my induction so my dr can be there. Good luck!

ObLaDi

How frustrating!

Honestly, I'm so glad I'm not an OB--it's totally impossible to be there for your patients consistently and to have a decent work-life balance.

Hope the on call guy is awesome!

choppinbroccoli22

Sounds like he may have had to travel unexpectedly for a funeral or some other emergency.
I'm sure you will make sure that the other staff is up to speed, and that's why they have charts. Hope you feel in good hands with the rest of the staff! GL!

LittleFish1

He could have caught the flu or had a family emergency, but definitely can understand the frustration; I would be VERY upset as well given that your birth is going to need more delicate attention.  Given that is known ahead of time, can you get assigned to another OB so that you can at least see the same person and know that they have already gone over your special circumstances?  Maybe you can contact the hospital's administrator and explain the circumstances and find out which drs they expect to be on call in that time period and meet with the person who has the most shifts?

spencermaegan

I'm so sorry I know it really stinks not being able to see your own OB and especially not have them their to deliver when this is what you planned. My guess is it's probably a family emergency for your OB if he/she had said they would be there and never mentioned it. I too get extremely frustrated when I have to plan an appointment with the NP instead of my OB. Don't get me wrong nothing against NPs here but I get extremely frustrated because numerous times the NP has told me one thing then the next week I ask my OB and she tells me something else. 

I would try to make sure it is noted in your file to have the hemorrhaging medication available at all times and the concerns you have regarding tearing vs. cs. Hopefully this will help should your OB not be there to deliver. 

mama2many

I'm so sorry - I was hoping you'd have a better experience & timing. How crappy that your OB didn't bother to tell you he'd be on leave. My MW let me know she'll be gone Christmas week clear back the beginning of Oct.