Let me start by saying I am really grateful for my midwife and very excited to have a HB. That being said, I swapped care providers at 30 weeks in order to have a HB. The only HB MW covered by my insurance lived 2 hours away, but agreed to take me as a client (I think because she felt how strongly I wanted a HB). I made three trips (2 hours one way) every 2 weeks until 36 weeks for prenatal appointments. Her web site states that they do home visits every week after 36 weeks. She came to my home at 38 weeks with her assistant / doula. At that meeting, they mentioned doing a fear release exercise next time I came up (her assistant is a hypnotherapist). I paused and said, "Next time I come up"? We decided that if everything was going fine that we would just speak on the phone. I didn't hear from her again until I was 41 weeks and she said that if I go to 42 weeks, she would not feel comfortable not having seen me in awhile...that she feels like she should be monitoring my B/P and the baby's HR at this point.
Of course I agree, but she didn't suggest coming down here. By now, she would have made 4 home visits to a client that lived closer and I'm assuming it's because I live so far that she is not willing to come until the birth. Usually they do PP checks 1 days, 3 days, 2 weeks, and 6 weeks PP too, but it sounds like she is only planning on coming for the 6 weeks if I need it. She is planning on staying for 4 hours after the baby is born to make sure we are doing OK.
I am now 41 weeks and 3 days pregnant. This is my third child. I am low to no risk. I checked my B/P yesterday and it was 125/64 and my HR was 71. The baby is active. I am nervous though as the days wear on and am considering calling my prior OB to go in for an NST. I was induced with both prior pregnancies - my first for being "overdue" and my second for PROM. I am not planning an induction this time around and my MW is sending some herbs (blue and black cohosh) to start this week.
Would you go to the hospital 3 minutes down the road just to "check things out" with the baby? I am not driving a car for 4 hours so that she can check the baby's HR and feel my belly and I don't feel comfortable bringing up my concerns because she is willing to come and help birth this baby. Please help!
-Frustrated
Of course I agree, but she didn't suggest coming down here. By now, she would have made 4 home visits to a client that lived closer and I'm assuming it's because I live so far that she is not willing to come until the birth. Usually they do PP checks 1 days, 3 days, 2 weeks, and 6 weeks PP too, but it sounds like she is only planning on coming for the 6 weeks if I need it. She is planning on staying for 4 hours after the baby is born to make sure we are doing OK.
I am now 41 weeks and 3 days pregnant. This is my third child. I am low to no risk. I checked my B/P yesterday and it was 125/64 and my HR was 71. The baby is active. I am nervous though as the days wear on and am considering calling my prior OB to go in for an NST. I was induced with both prior pregnancies - my first for being "overdue" and my second for PROM. I am not planning an induction this time around and my MW is sending some herbs (blue and black cohosh) to start this week.
Would you go to the hospital 3 minutes down the road just to "check things out" with the baby? I am not driving a car for 4 hours so that she can check the baby's HR and feel my belly and I don't feel comfortable bringing up my concerns because she is willing to come and help birth this baby. Please help!
-Frustrated
