OB/MW poll - not what you think...

MrMrsandBaby · March 2014

Just curious how many of us see a woman or man for our OB/MW

MrMrsandBaby · March 2014

I messed up my own vote on my poll! I see a female OB!

lrobi13 · March 2014

I used to go to a man but he was rude to me so I switched to a female who had given birth before I even started ttc. He refused to help me with some concerns but luckily his nurse was nice enough to answer me. That was the last time I saw him.

Love my new doctor. She is a tad crunchy but super sweet and patient with me.

TheOtherJacobsons · March 2014

My current OB is a man. I have had both in the past, but I find that I prefer men. They actually seem to be more considerate. For instance, when they used to use metal speculums, I had a male doctor put a warm towel on it so that it wasn't cold going in. I mean, who does that? I also had a male doctor really listen to me about how birth control affects me, he recommended a diaphragm and it changed my life. It may have even saved my marriage. My doctor after that was a woman and was very against diaphragms and said she would have never recommended it to me because the current medical practice is to recommend hormones.

mandapear · March 2014

@lrobi13‌ , I had the opposite experience! Delivered with an all-women practice last time and postpartum, found them dismissive and downright rude. My new male ob has been nothing but sympathetic and lovely.

AppleGrapeMSTK · March 2014

I prefer female OBs, but my current doctor's office is a team. I get to see the only male OB at my next appointment, which does not involve an internal, so I'm OK with it because I prefer male PCPs. I don't know why, though.

RachelLily · March 2014

Snowflake over here- I go to a practice that has both male and female OBs and a group of female midwives!

irisheyes317 · March 2014

Another special snowflake. I go to a practice that has both OBs and midwives, and there are a few male OBs in the practice. I've only seen female OBs and midwives so far, but we do rotate around the practice a bit so it's possible I'll see one of the male OBs one of these days. I've actually never seen a male OB/GYN, even for annual exams, so far -- I definitely prefer female practitioners.

MollyC20 · March 2014

Man OB first time around, trying a woman MW with 2nd

mrshudson618 · March 2014

I see a team of 3 female MWs, however, they are in a practice with a team of OBs, one of whom is a man. If anything happens that could make me high risk, I will see the OBs as well as my midwives.

jesslinnn · March 2014

Male OB. Same guy that I've gone to for my other two. He's awesome.

angeltennis3 · March 2014

My normal OB is male, and I really like him. He just makes me feel very comfortable. However, at my OBGYN we rotate and see all of the doctors in the practice throughout my prenatal care, as any one of them could ultimately deliver my baby.

Honestly, when I first found that out, I started crying, because I just feel like I have a good relationship with my OB and it crushed me to think he may not be the one delivering my baby!

megaroo64 · March 2014

I have a female OB. And I LOVE her! I just switched to her for this pregnancy. The OB I had for my son, decided to no longer manage pregnancies (I guess she isn't an OB anymore just a GYN??). Anyway, they switched me to this HORRIBLE female OB who never listened to me for my PP care. As soon as I found out I was pregnant, I decided I couldn't put up with that anymore and switched to the OB that actually delivered my son. Anyway, 3 doctors in under 2 years - all women - all completely different experiences.

Sofia2529 · March 2014

I have a male OB that I love. He delivered DS2 and was wonderful throughout the entire pregnancy.

msturgeon11 · March 2014

I see both but prefer the male doc in my practice. Of course last time I got the female OB I liked the least during delivery and she was a cow. Luckily I had an amazing angel nurse that got me through and I guess I didn't really have to see the ob much during my hosp stay as she just came in periodically to ck me and caught the baby but she was around enough to piss me off. I'm sure the same thing will happen this time as it's just whoever is on call but whatev.

JessAnnJ · March 2014

I've found that the male OBs are more reassuring. The OB that delivered my daughter is actually very good looking and young which I would have thought would make me feel awkward, but doesn't. There's a female OB that I really like as well, but females in general have been my least favorites.

tucker1384 · March 2014

my practice his ob men/women and midwives, I actually like men over women. but i had a midwife during the first 12 hours of my labor and she was wonderful.

Justabean3 · March 2014

I was at a practice with 5 woman and loved it. They disbanded so I transferred. This OB has 2 males and 1 female OB and a PA.

ANGnJON · March 2014

Special snowflake as well! My practice has both male & female OBs with a staff of female MW.

msmoose511 · March 2014

I voted OB-both men and women, BUT-- with my first two I saw a male dr (same for both), we moved so now I'm seeing a female OB. I work with her so I know she's good ;-)

Firemanswife11 · March 2014

My OB is a male. Growing up, my doctor was always a male but I never saw him, just the female nurses.

This new OB I did a ton of research on and read a lot of reviews as well as asked around town. Because I'm a reporter (and practically everybody within 20 miles knows me, ugh) I wanted to make sure the OB I went to didn't fawn all over my job and want to talk about that instead of my baby. (I've had some doctors do that...awful.) Anyway, I love him! He's very reassuring, soft spoken and had small hands -- ha, ha! Oh, also, he's a vegetarian like me so he doesn't think I'm a total nut. ;-)

kindacrunchy · March 2014

PurpleHippo19 said:

I didn't even realize that male midwives existed.

I don't think they do...

MrMrsandBaby · March 2014

kindacrunchy said:

PurpleHippo19 said:

I didn't even realize that male midwives existed.

I don't think they do...

Few and far between, but yes, they are out there!

kmt104 · March 2014

I have a man who I saw for the first time today, and the only reason is bc he's recommended for VBAC patients..but the practice has women also

kittenmitton · March 2014

I'm a SS. I see my family doctor for my prenatal care. She's a woman, and either she or one of the other doctors in her practice who does obstetrics will deliver the baby. (I'm 90% sure all of them are females, although there may be one man as part of the prenatal team). I could have opted to go with an OB or midwife, but I have an excellent relationship with my doctor and the team at her office so I didn't see the point in changing things up. I also love that she is my husband's and son's doctor and will care for the new baby as well.

I'm surprised by how many people prefer one sex over the other. My priority is having an excellent physician to care for me, someone who I'm comfortable with and who has similar values to me. I think that has much less to do with sex than it does with personality, training, and philosophy.

ScientistLibrarian · March 2014

My main OB is a female but the whole office rotates (I believe) so you can at least meet everyone who might be on call during your labor. Most of the other doctors are men.

BreandMikewedding · March 2014

I go to an office that has all female providers. They have both OBs and MWs there. I see an OB. They typically have you see a few providers and whoever is on call delivers. I will be doing a repeat C-section this time, so I chose what DR I want to deliver and will be scheduled when she is on call.

Emerald27 · March 2014

I prefer male OBs. They're gentler and always super respectful. Women kind of just jab you. :P

Staciefacie · March 2014

I see a man ob. He's nice and doesn't have large banana like fingers so I'm good lol. My husband on the other hand has to be weird about. The first appointment I took him on he asked my ob is it awkward for you to do the things you do. The ob started laughing and said its not awkward but I do hear a wide range of weird crap lol.

PC0909 · March 2014

My OB is a female, but the team rotates who is on call at the hospital so DS was delivered by a man.

Runner313 · March 2014

I see a female OB but there are males in the practice. The practice encourages you to see multiple docs in case someone other than your main OB is on call during your labor. With DD, my OB was conveniently on vacation so I had another OB deliver her- but she was also a female.

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