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Made the official switch to birth center w/midwife

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I wanted to thank every one of you who took the time to respond to my post a few days ago about switching from an intervention-happy OBGYN to a midwife at a birth center. H and I had our consultation at the birth center today, and we were SO happy with everything. We met with the midwife and her assistant (who is training to become a midwife herself), and she spent over an hour with us giving a tour of the birth center and answering all of our questions. The center itself is very nice, and definitely the calmer/gentler atmosphere I was looking for. I brought up my concerns about the cost (it's $3200 OOP, since our insurance won't cover the birth center), and she once again said that if we were comfortable having her student midwife handle the birth, with the main midwife supervising everything, she would bring the total cost down to $1500 for us. That is definitely do-able, and well worth it IMO. H agreed, and I just feel like this huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I was stressing so much about having to fight for every single little thing with my current OB, and as H quite rightly pointed out, even if I was able to have a med-free birth at this hospital was all that stress really good for our LO? I just feel so much better about everything, and I'm really looking forward to a peaceful, low-intervention birth.

Thank you again, ladies! The support on this board is absolutely wonderful. 

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  • mom2be0912mom2be0912 member
    Yay! I'm so happy for you! I know when we made the switch from an OB to a birthing center that DH and I felt so much more calm and relaxed about everything. Glad to hear it's going to work out for you!
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    I'm glad it worked out and good luck with your delivery!!



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  • CleopatraBlueCleopatraBlue member
    I'm glad you found a place you can be comfortable with, and they are so affordable. Good luck. I visit my chosen birth center tomorrow. I hope my luck is as good as yours.
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  • principessa81principessa81

    imageCleopatraBlue:
    I'm glad you found a place you can be comfortable with, and they are so affordable. Good luck. I visit my chosen birth center tomorrow. I hope my luck is as good as yours.

    *keeping my fingers crossed that it works out for you!* Let us know what you think. Good luck! :)

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  • ahhitsjessahhitsjess member
    We are in the process of making the switch now! I've just GOT to be confident in myself that I can do this, and do not need unnecessary interventions. But your fee is less that what our birthing center costs. I live in NC and there is only one birthing center in the entire state, and the fee is $6,000 OOP. Still a heck of a lot better than the $15,000 we were anticipating at the hospital! We are insured, but do NOT have maternity (ugh, don't even get me started on that rant). But I can't wait to be in my own element and not controlled by nurses and doctors who want to rush, rush, rush. Best of luck! Can't wait to read your birth story!
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  • CindelightfulCindelightful member

    Congratulations!  I recently had to fire my OB and am on the hunt for a new one.  Good luck, you give me hope!

    https://blogs.babycenter.com/mom_stories/10122012-week-15-im-firing-my-ob/

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