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Moving-Doctor/ Hospital Change

erinchrisitne424erinchrisitne424 member
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I am currently living in NKY, and I have been traveling up to michigan to see my OB/GYN that I saw in the past. Initially the plan was to be moved back to Michigan by the end of this summer, now it looks like we will be staying in the Northern KY region or moving down to TN, which is going to put me way to far to make the drive to and from my old doctor once I start getting to my every other week/ weekly appointments. I don't know what to do to look for a hospital in an area I am not familiar with or even how to look for a new doctor. Any suggestions are appreciated. I have been seeing a group of specialists since I was pregnant with my son and I kept going to them because they knew my health history and I was comfortable with them. I am really nervous to seek out a new doctor, but I can't be 7-12 hours away from the hospital I planned on delivering from. Also I am having a repeat c-section, if I go into labor how in a different area how to I make sure I have another c-section and they don't try to make me have a vaginal birth. Lots of questions, not sure where to start finding answers.

Thanks for any advice, ERIN
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  • persephonerosepersephonerose member
    Have you asked your doctor for suggestions? He might have some connections or friends in the same field but in different areas that might be useful.

    For me when it came to picking an OB I wanted someone who was familiar with IF issues, high risk pregnancies, and had privileges at a hospital with a high level NICU. We also wanted a hospital that was family friendly and had lactation consultants on hand. 

    Maybe make a list of what is most important to you in your OB/hospital and then look for reviews in the area that have those items?
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  • erinchrisitne424erinchrisitne424 member
    @persephonerose Thank you for the advice, I have an appointment on Friday afternoon and I plan to talk to my docs about it a little then. Only problem is I am not sure which doctor I am going to be seeing on Friday. 
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  • vrj0522vrj0522 member
    Pull up your insurance website and do a search for OBs or Midwives in (or around) the area where you would be moving to. That's a place to start and you should get a good number of listings and lookup where they deliver. Then you can also look up reviews for the specific hospitals. 
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  • DaddysHeartDaddysHeart member

    This is such a hard choice.  I'm going through something similar.  My family is from Michigan, but my husband and I live in Chicago.  We just moved to Chicago and haven't really developed many social relationships.  We have no one to care for DD when I go into labor, and I am scared to complete labor and delivery by myself while DH is at home caring for DD.  So now we are faced with moving in with my mom (who lives in southwest Michigan) for a month or so while we wait for LO to arrive, which means I would have to change my doctor and hospital.  My husband's job will allow him to work from a Michigan office for a month or so, and he gets a few weeks leave for new baby.  The option of switching is feasible, but not desirable.  It is very hard to switch when you have developed a good relationship with your health care providers.

    This sucks.  Best wishes with whatever you decide.

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  • erinchrisitne424erinchrisitne424 member
    @daddysheart I wish my husband had the option to work from Michigan. I would go stay with my mom for the time leading up to the delivery, but I am afraid if I do that my husband won't make it back if I go into labor before my scheduled cesarean. My other concern is not knowing if a new doctor will be open to doing a repeat cesarean or if they will encourage vaginal birth.
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  • GretchenWeiners7GretchenWeiners7 member
    I am in a similar situation and will be moving out of state shortly to a new OB. I initially did an online search for OBs in the area that I will be moving to. I compiled a list of 8 or so after looking at reviews for them, and then called my insurance to check which ones were covered. After I found who was covered, I looked at each of the hospitals they use and based my decision on that. I also found that searching on the local bump boards helped!
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  • erinchrisitne424erinchrisitne424 member
    @GretchenWeners7 There are local bump boards? How did you search this?
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