Dear baby: don't show up during Dr's vacation

tokenhoser · July 2013

I love my doctor. I took in my birth plan today and she pretty much said "yeah, looks good, mostly how we do things anyway".

But she's on vacation for week 39 of my pregnancy. Sad I'm sure the on-call is nice enough and I can book an appointment to meet her in advance, but I KNOW my doctor is cool with my plans and was awesome last time. She's family practise, so she generally does deliver her OB patients herself.

A37licia · July 2013

I'd feel the same way. You'll have a lot less push-back to worry about if you get your own OB. Meeting the backup like you said would be good - you could make her remember you pretty well with how sure you are of what you want and don't want at the hospital if she shows up for your birth! Yes

Each pregnancy is different, but at what week did you have your first? Mine both came at 39w and my midwife said that women CAN trend the same gestation with subsequent pregnancies, even though each labor itself can be wildly different. That might either encourage you or worry you, sorry! Stick out tongue

tokenhoser · July 2013

DS came at exactly 40 weeks. If I go 2 days late, she'll be back. If I go before 39 weeks, she'll be around. If not, well, DH and the doula will have my back.

hilwithonelary · July 2013

I hope your baby cooperates! My MW was at a conference when I was 40w1d40w5d. I was a nervous wreck because the back up was an OB I'd never met known for being natural friendly, but still not the ideal situation. I ended up going into labor at 41w.nbsp;

Edit because I'm an idiot

aylafsu88 · July 2013

I understand how you feel! Knowing that your provider understands and supports your choices takes away some of the stress. I hope baby wait to make an appearance until the doctor gets back.

KERJF · July 2013

i am praying my OB is on call again when I go into labor.

he is the same OB that delivered me when i was born, my brother 12 years after that, and then my first DD.

my mom warned him at her lady appt last week i was going to start "harassing" him for his on call schedule at my next appointment lol. he came over from the office special to deliver my DD when he switched his on call day last time!

JCWhitey · July 2013

In the same boat here, too! My doctor (also family practice) is on vacation right now actually. On Thursday I have an appointment with the back-up to meet her but if I got into labor before then I won't get to meet her. Although I am sure she is great and I'm not worried about her... it would still be nice to have my doctor there.

My doula is on vacation the week after that, too. Haha! I better go until my due date or I won't have everyone there I want there!

AmyRI · July 2013

I really really want to wish that your DD stays put for you... but I'm not sure I can. I was so miserable going to 40w6d with DD (after only 39w3d with DS) and that was in January! It's been 90+ degrees here for a week and I can't fathom being pregnant in this heat. Tell me it's cool where you are in Canada?

tokenhoser · July 2013

I'm rooting for a baby in week 38 over week 40, that's for sure. Wink It's hot and I'm already kind of miserable. She keeps stretching into my ribs so I can't breathe and it hurts to sit.

I have my suspicions that DS was actually a bit before 40 weeks, but that's just based on when I had negative vs. positive pregnancy tests... he always measured about on track.

rooftop · July 2013

hope it works out ya

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