Did you deliver with a Dr/support person you didn't know? Did it

FromKeener · February 2009

Question for new moms:

When it came time for you to deliver did you have to deliver with a doctor/midwife/nurse that you didn't know or hoad only met a few times? Did it matter to you in the end?

Backstory: I am 29 weeks pregnant with my first, only to find out that the midwife I have seen all along is no longer with my practice. There is at least one other midwife on staff and I have time to meet her but I just wonder what about those ladies that are due any day now?

JARbaby · February 2009

I saw 16 different OBs in my 96 hour failed induction. I trusted the hospital and did not care. I saw the OB who did my 2nd c-section once before I had delivered #2 but only because I set up an appointment with him. Otherwise I would have just seen my regular OB NP.

Lucky_Dragonfly · February 2009

no but my delivering OB was the one that MH really didn;t care for when I had my check ups. He was really good in the delivery room though.

Gina418 · February 2009

My doc wasn't on call the day I delivered - so another doc from the practice delivered me. I had only met her twice before. No big deal at all. I find that most like-minded doctors work in the same practice, so most likely the "new" doc will be just like the old one in many ways.

At the end of the day, I didn't care who was in the room!

TakYelgif · February 2009

I went through most of my labor with my OB/GYN's partner I had only met with her once during my actuall pregnancy. My OB/GYN came in last minute on his day off because he wanted to be there for the birth of my son and didn't know that I was in labor til he checked in with his partner.(he's a keeper) Smile

FWIW it wasn't that bad though really in the end it doesn't matter

102503Natalie · February 2009

Yep! On Thursday my ob specifically said not to go into labor that weekend b/c she was going out of town. My water broke at 4:45 a.m. on Friday morning - she left that day. I've never gone to a male doctor in my entire life, and, wouldn't you know it, the OB on call that weekend was male. At first I was a little upset, but as the day progressed, I honestly couldn't have cared less. All that mattered was that he delivered my child safely - which he did. Trust me, in the end it doesn't matter b/c most OBs aren't even there throughout your labor experience - what really matters are the nurses and other support staff that are with you that day.

violetvirgo · February 2009

i would have loved if my OB would have delivered Emma, but she wasn't on call. There are 4 female OBs in her practice and I ended up with the one i disliked the most...turns out she was pretty great in the end. she was a little impatient with my whole birthing center birth but it was fine. my OB came the next morning to check on us and see how I was.

MrsRenee · February 2009

The doctor who ended up doing my c/s was a doctor I had only seen twice and very early on in my pregnancy. It didn't bother me. They really don't spend a lot of time with you and when they are there, there's usually so much going on that it's not like you really have time to socialize- it's all business. The nurses are the ones that really see the most and are the ones who can make or break your labor experience.

candreco · February 2009

At my OB/MW practice, patients don't pick one doc/mw. Since there is always one doc and one mw on call at the hospital, they try to schedule check ups with as many different practitioners as possible because you never know who will be on call.

Despite all that, I had never even met the doc or mw that delivered DD, and it really didn't bother me.

CMDR513 · February 2009

I saw 5 OBs (including my own) during my stay (12/31-1/7). The delivering dr I met the day/night before. It wasn't bad at all.

ncbelle · February 2009

I switched over to a midwives practice 2 weeks before I delivered. The midwife who delivered me I had met once - it didn't matter at all but that might have been because she was super awesome.

Sunny1inTucson · February 2009

I ended up with my practice's on call doc, who wasn't my OB. But all she did was essentially catch the baby and stitch me up. I mean, I know she monitored me from wherever she was, but she wasn't in the room with me.

Thd L&D nurse is who coached me with my pushing and she did a good job. I'm thankful I had a good nurse.

So it didn't matter to me in the end, even though my OB had a nicer bedside manner than the one I got - she was only there for a few minutes!

roshybride · February 2009

I had never met the doc that delievered Ezra until about two minutes before I started pushing. At that point I didn't care who delivered him, I just wanted him out.

CEO1197 · February 2009

Yep, everyone in my delivery room was a total stranger. My OB does deliver at that hospital, but she doesn't come in if it's not her shift. I also saw three other drs in the practice while I was pg, on the chance that one of them would be on call that night. Turns out none of them were.

I also delivered at a teaching hospital, so there were tons of people in the room. Probably 8 total between the three drs (attending, resident, med student) and all the nurses. Honestly, it didn't bother me one bit.

I had a very routine vaginal delivery though, I probably would have felt less comfortable if something had gone wrong.

alshepherd · February 2009

My OB left my practice a week before I had DS. I went to another doctor for my last appointment and he also helped me deliver. I had a c-section with several complications so he was very involved in the delivery and my recovery. I actually liked him better than my original. In my case, everything worked out better than I could have hoped.

M&D06 · February 2009

I had only seen the doctor who delivered me once, didn't get a good impression of him at all and was hoping he wouldn't be the one I ended up with. Welp, he was the one on call so he was the one who delivered me. His bedside manner was SO much better during/after delivery then it was during an office visit and my dh and I were very happy with the care he gave me and the baby. So, nope, it didn't matter to me in the end!

MayDayGirl · February 2009

I really thought it would make a difference. It didn't.

I of course ended up with the ONE dr I hardly new from my clinic. Had only seen him 2x and had a great relationship with all the other obs. In the end it didn't matter, honestly!

Megan Briggs · February 2009

My OB was coming off of a night with 6 c-sections and needed sleep, so another OB delivered me. My OB handled the transition. I wish she had been there only because I love here, not because I got poor care. There were so many people I'd never met taking care of me (nurses, anesthesia, residents, etc.) that it didn't matter at all.

kim1730 · February 2009

I still have no idea who delivered me. I was in the hospital being monitored for pre-e when I had a placental abruption. I was ran down the hall in my bed and knocked out. I guess it was whichever dr could be there at that second was the one that did the c-section. Looking back on it, it didnt matter too much but I would have been really mad if he was not covered by my insurance

Mjmksb04 · February 2009

There are two OBs in my practice. The doctor that I saw was not on call the morning I delivered, so his partner delivered my DS. Not a huge deal to me because I basically walked in to the hospital ready to push and only dealt with her for 15-20 minutes. I had never met her prior to that day either.

KamiSuzanne · February 2009

I had never seen any of the 20 people that were in the room. DS was almost a month premature and potentialy had kidney problems so there were a bunch of "extra" people there. There was also a med student who was there.

I didn't give a hoot who was in the room as long as he was healthy. Everyone was great and we saw the pedi several times and he was great.

CelticWife · February 2009

My doctor made it to my delivery (he is a resident family doctor) and the attending I'd never met helped him. And I saw three OBs during my labor that I'd never met.

Honestly, it didn't matter to me.?I've always known that, no matter how much they want to be there, there is no guarantee that the doctor will be available/well enough to deliver your baby.?

Whirlgirl01 · February 2009

My OB's office has you make an appointment with all of their doctors just in case you go into labor while someone other than your doctor is on call. As luck would have it, I had to be sent to another hospital with the advanced NICU because DD was 6 weeks early, so I ended up with a complete stranger anyway. It didn't matter to me, however, because this guy was wonderful. He was from the same higher risk clinic that I had my NT scan and amnio done at.

Sexy_Caramel · February 2009

I had never met the Dr who delivered my daughter. When she walked into the delivery suite that was the first time I had ever seen her. My Dr was not on call the weekend I went into labor, so she wasn't available. I had preterm dilation at 29 weeks and so she and I worried together whether I would make it to full term and worked together to get me to there. So it kinda bothered me her not being able to be there, cause of all that we had gone through during my pregnancy. But in the end, all that mattered was that my daughter was born happy and healthy. I think I will continue to see my OB as my GYN even though I am a vet and get free medical care at the VA but I don't care for my GYN there so I may switch over for that and continue to see her that way.

rissa_n · February 2009

I had never met either of the midwives who were on call the day/night DD was born, but they were both wonderful. I was scheduled to be induced and likely have DD the next day b/c my midwife would be the one on call that day, but luckily for me I went into labor 5 hours before my induction appointment and DD was born in the middle of the night, before my midwife came on shift. She came to visit me once she got to the hospital though, which was nice.

Echowysp · February 2009

The doc who delivered me wasn't even from my office. She ended up being so nice that I plan on seeing her for the next baby.

Tnkrbelle · February 2009

i'm late coming in, but i never met the two doctors who were there through the 30 hours i was in labor, didnt matter to me at all. i just wanted relief and to deliver the baby safe so all those worries i had while pregnant about having someone i didnt know went away. they were both great and caring. in fact, i was kind of glad,i didnt like my dr.

dexie21 · February 2009

I had previously had the opportunity to meet the Dr that ended up delivering my son. Although it would have been nice to have my own Dr, in the end it didn't really matter much to me. She did a great job and my son was born healthy!

AlmostDunn · February 2009

My DS was delivered by a doc I had met for 2 min earlier that day. It did not matter to me at all. The L&D nurse was the person who I really depended on and unfortunately you cannot pick that person.

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