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post #21 of 33
5/20/09 at 6:11pm
Thread Starter 
This is all good news, and to boot, I got a +OPK this morning!
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post #22 of 33
5/20/09 at 6:58pm
Carrin!

Thanks for the hugs, doulaclara. I'm sure you know what it's like. Glad to see you had a successful vbac!
post #23 of 33
5/20/09 at 9:12pm
The midwives are all very hands-on and will be there with you as much as they can be. I arrived at the hospital at 9:21 pm, Jan got there around 11 and she had no other patients, so she was with me almost nonstop until I delivered at 3:18 am. That being said, a doula (IMO) serves a totally different purpose and I highly recommend having a doula no matter who you are delivering with! I had one and I don't think I would have gotten through labor without her, plus she came back to the hospital when I had trouble nursing to help me with that.
post #24 of 33
5/21/09 at 10:45pm
So, we did the tour last night. They had seats for 90 and I would say there were about double that who showed up. The CNMs were there but I didn't get to meet Jan. We also were told they don't have NICU certification because they have to be open for a year to qualify, however, they can take babies 28 weeks and older.

The doctor on our tour did say that they are transferring to the overflow rooms but that is for women who are closest to discharging.

The doctor also said no birthing in the tubs - she said they were not big enough but they did encourage dads to bring their swim trunks to massage mom while she is in the tub.

I had a few questions for the NICU nurses because I'm having twins and they said that their team comes down to check on you regardless of whether or not you are at 'full term' or not. Why is that? I want as few people as possible in and around me. Anyone know what that means?

Also, I limited my questions because I seemed to be the only person asking questions and the doctor seemed to be getting annoyed with me. Whatever, she's not coming near me!

I feel better now that we did the tour. But, I think I really need to check out the Doula scene. Any recommendations on where/how to start?

Thanks!
Shelley
post #25 of 33
5/21/09 at 10:46pm
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This is all good news, and to boot, I got a +OPK this morning!
Carrin,
CONGRATS!!! Baby blessings!
Shelley
post #26 of 33
5/22/09 at 1:05pm
You will get tons of doula recommendations. You can check out dona.org - that lists the doulas in Michigan registered with them. The Center for the Childbearing Year in Ann Arbor also has a list of doulas.

I will also shamelessly plug my doula, Alicia - www.cradleofbirth.com. Jan and Alicia worked together to help me deliver my baby and I think they both had a lot of respect for each other, and that helped me a lot!
post #27 of 33
5/22/09 at 1:06pm
Good luck, Carrin
post #28 of 33
6/25/09 at 10:34am
Thread Starter 
Just found this blog post, w/tons of great photos of the hospital! http://babylundberg.blogspot.com/200...loomfield.html
post #29 of 33
6/26/09 at 12:36pm
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So far, I am happy with Lynn. I do get the sense that they are a bit *freer* than most other hospital midwives. For example, I am going for (hopefully) another VBAC. As opposed to St. Joe Ypsi, there is no mandatory internal monitoring and they will use pitocin to try and get labor going to avoid the section.
Uh, Kelly, I don't mean to sound alarms, but adding pitocin to a vbac is not a fabulous idea statistically, you may want to do some homework on that one
post #30 of 33
6/28/09 at 2:07pm
harrietsmama -

Thank you for your concern. I think I should rephrase my earlier statement, No, pitocin will not be used to start labor. Rather, it will be used to help labor along if needed. They use it only on an as needed basis in small doses. (Honestly, I don't expect needing it after the speed of my labor last time). Trust me, as this will hopefully be my second VBAC, I have researched things to death.

Kelly
post #31 of 33
7/4/09 at 12:57pm
i just had my birth there(with jan and lynn) and it went amazingly! it was an excellent experience! i especially loved how they asked permission before doing anything--even before cutting the cord while my baby was having breathing difficulties.

but i was a little upset that they wouldn't remove my hep-lock(GBS+) until after i urinated
post #32 of 33
3/9/10 at 2:36am
I know this thread is older, but I wanted to add a big recommendation for Jennifer Schumann. Jennifer started out as a doula and massage therapist, then became a homebirth midwife, then became an RN, and finally, a CNM. For her clinicals in the nurse-midwifery program, she attended homebirths instead of hospital births. (That's almost unheard of in CNM programs.) Of all the CNMs at HF, I personally think she is the most naturally-minded because of her years as a doula and homebirth midwife.

Also, someone earlier mentioned that if you want to have your baby at HFWB, you have to switch to a HF doctor or midwife. Actually, that is not the case with West Bloomfield. When it opened, they announced that any doctor in the area could attend their patients there, regardless of whether or not they were affiliated with HF.
post #33 of 33
3/12/10 at 4:40pm
gentlespirit,
thanks so much for this post! I'm not planning another pregnancy for several months, but I was planning to ask for recs when we get closer. This is helpful, and I'll keep her name in mind. She sounds like just what I'm looking for!
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