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Surprise! My doctor is going on vacation.

supernat3supernat3
in September 2011 Moms

I found out at my 36wk appointment yesterday that my doctor is going on vacation for the next 3.5wks, and that his office will be open only part time (1-2x/week), covered by his colleagues, but otherwise, the nurse & receptionist are also taking their vacation time.  My doc will be back to work on my due date - September 6. 

Oh well.  Am I freaking out?  No.  Am I a bit bummed? Yes, because my hubby and I really like my doctor - picture a tall & handsome mid 50s doctor, with the bedside manner/personality cross between Dr.Ross (from ER), and House.  (DH likes his personality, I like both the personality AND the good looks! Wink )

My doc is one of the senior OBGYN's (he's also one of the high-risk Perinatologists) at my hospital.  My doc's office is across the street from the hospital, which is 5-10min away from my house. 

I'm honestly not worried, I know I will be taken care of well, as my hospital is one of the larger ones (maternity ward is entire 2nd floor), and it has a great reputation.  Regardless of who ever I do end up getting to attend/look after me, I will have no problem voicing my opinion. Wink 

My hubby is following my lead and taking it in stride as well, but my mom & the rest of my family are NOT impressed - LOL - and are now getting even more anxious.  Some people are actually a bit shocked at my confident & "laisse faire" attitude, considering I am a FTM.  However, in the grand scheme of things, as long as me & Baby are happy and healthy, that's all I care about.

Anyone else with doctor surprises of their own?

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  • SMcCullickSMcCullick
    My doctor takes vacation at least once a month, I think. This month he will be gone the week of the 22nd, which is the week before I'm due. He told me I can't go into labor that week. I'm not worried about it, though, I am also going to a very large and reputable hospital so I'm sure I will be well taken care of.
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  • supernat3supernat3
    Exactly...doctors need to take vacations too!
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  • nybride10nybride10
    im due around one of the most important jewish holidays on the calendar and both my dr and pedi is jewish. we also found out that the other dr (female) is leaving on the 23rd.. im due on the 22nd. so i have NO idea who the person is on call.. its pretty scary.. i hoping LO will come in the middle of september! 
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  • supernat3supernat3

    imagenybride10:
    im due around one of the most important jewish holidays on the calendar and both my dr and pedi is jewish. we also found out that the other dr (female) is leaving on the 23rd.. im due on the 22nd. so i have NO idea who the person is on call.. its pretty scary.. i hoping LO will come in the middle of september! 

     

    Woaw...good luck with that! Just tell your LO to stay inside for a while longer. Wink

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  • LaComtesseLaComtesse member
    Mine is on vaca this week. I keep telling little one he just needs to hold tight one more week a) to be considered full-term and b) to be delivered by my doctor. The idea of someone else delivering isn't the worst thing in the world, but I really like my doc.
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  • SusieBWSusieBW member

    I really, really like my OB too, but I have no delusions about the fact that she may not actually be the one to deliver my baby.  Frankly, I don't really care who delivers my baby, as long as they are competent.  I'm delivering at one of the best hospitals around, so I'm sure that anyone there is competent and able to deliver my child and make sure that both of us are healthy and happy throughout the process.  My OB and her entire staff has been wonderful throughout my pregnancy and I feel like that is really what I'm looking for in an OB more than the 10 minutes when she'll actually come in the delivery room to catch the baby.

    If I were high risk or knew in advance that I was going to be having a c-section or something like that, my attitude might be different, but with my extraordinarily normal and healthy pregnancy, it doesn't seem all that important to me who actually delivers LO.

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  • Amanda&EricBAmanda&EricB member
    At this point, shouldn't you be seeing the doctor every week? Are you seeing an associate of his, or someone else? I hope you are getting some sort of care. :)
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