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OB vs Midwife if hope for natural but want option for epi
I was 100% positive with my son that I wanted to have the epidural and didn't care to plan how my delivery went. I just wanted him born healthy and happy. But now that we are thinking about baby #2, I look back and know there's so many things I want when we get pg.
I'm hoping to avoid an epidural, because it made me feel miserable and I hated being immobile for the next 24hrs. And I'm hoping to be able to labor in positions besides sitting in bed or walking in circles. But I also want to be able to change my mind and have an epidural if I decide I need to.
So, any recommendations on OB vs midwife when I want the option to do either still available? And any specific OBs or midwives in the WichitaKS area anyone would recommend?
Thanks
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Re: OB vs Midwife if hope for natural but want option for epi
Yeah, I went the CNM option because I wanted a midwife, but my husband insisted on delivering at a hospital. The first CNM I went to, though, was very against my choice to avoid medication. I was expecting some granola nibbling, fuzzy haired hippy-style midwife (don't flame, I truly mean that it the best way possible, that's the style I was hoping for) and instead, this tiny woman who reminded me of my high school science teacher walked in and pretty much told me how the rest of my pregnancy and labor would go! My husband and I freaked! He said, 'That's not a midwife' and we left. So definitely snoop around. I eventually found a CNM that worked with an OB, and I've been with them since. They're great! Very labor pro-choice. Good luck!!
Depends on where you deliver. If you are delivering at a hospital and your midwife has prevliages there then you will have access to an epi should you want it. That is how it is at the hospital I work at.
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There is only one CNM in all of Wichita, Sharon Foster. I have my first appointment with her in 2 weeks, so I can let you know how I like her then
I have heard super great things about Dr. Daran Jensen. I almost went with him because I'm worried that I might get risked out of a midwife attended birth. Last time I had severe swelling and borderline high hypertension, and my water broke just shy of 37 weeks. I don't know if my situation with DS would have necessitated OB care, but the experience has made me a little more worried that complications may arise. However, I decided to try Sharon Foster first. They are in the same practice, so I figured that if I do need to go to an OB, I will ask to transfer to Jensen's care.
I am going for a Natural Birth; however, my MW is in a practice with a NP and OB, and I am delivering at a hospital (with the lowest C-section in the state) so I am getting as close to a birth center/home birth as I can but with the full medical protection should I need.
Essentially, I will pretty much be left alone unless I request something or there is a true medical emergency.
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I have heard of some cnm's in the US only delivering at hospitals though so I guess make sure you get one who gives you options.