Posts by elus0814

Not excessive. It seems over the top to someone whose children are good swimmers but most children of that age are not. It may also be their insurance. It could be that the only way they are able to keep their prices reasonable is to...

When my first baby was a newborn my mom somehow convinced me to stay with her for a few week so she could "help". I was very young, I had a spinal headache from the horrible epidural that was given while I was pushing and never...

Quote: Originally Posted by aylaanne When I went to see my "backup" OB this time, I stated it this way: You don't have to meet with me, and you don't have to coordinate care with my HBMWs, but if something...

Quote: Originally Posted by Kidzaplenty That does not really make sense to me. Having insurance does not showing caring. Patient care does. And if you knew how expensive malpractice insurance was for OBs you may...

Quote: Originally Posted by smpayne Fear of being sued is exactly why they fired you. Technically, you could sue them if something went wrong and since they don't have malpractice insurance, they are a greater risk of...

I had my fist appointment with my backup midwife who works at a large ob practice. I debated telling her I was really planning a homebirth but since going to their office with three little kids is a huge hassle I wanted to make sure she...

Thank you! I feel so much better about it this morning. I have morning sickness now. It's so scary when they symptoms so away, this early there really isn't much else to go on.

I was quiet until the very end. He was born in two big pushes so it was quick and super painful. I was screaming - all out screaming. I was polite enough to bury my face the the bed (the head of the bed was raised almost vertical and I...

I'm 25 dpo., about five and a half weeks. I had an ultrasound today which showed a yolk sac but they said it was too early to see the baby. They said the sac measured 5w2d. I'm probably overreacting but now I'm over thinking everything...

I don't have any suggestions because when this happened to me my insurance covered the whole thing. I started prenatal care at a practice, the doctor knew I was moving a few weeks later to another state and said he was ok with me not...