OB now midwife later

[chai]

Originally Posted by starshine1001

Hmmm...I set an appointment with an OB today. I'm generally not a huge fan of a medically managed pregnancy, but with all of the spotting that I've been having, I'd like to at least have an early ultrasound. Also, if I should need to transfer care from my midwife to an OB, at least that Dr. will know me already. Is that terrible...to go to an OB with no intention of delivering with them?

I think this is what I'm going to do. I want to get an early scan at a particular office, which I believe only works with OBs. I figure I may want the OB ultimately - it is possible - so I'm shopping around, even if my ideal is to home birth with a midwife.

[starshine1001]

After tonight, that's what I'm going to have to do. They said that I have a threatened miscarriage, which is pretty much what they call anything when you're bleeding/spotting a lot. I really don't want to give birth in the hospital if I can avoid it, and I've already had issues with the office staff that the OB that I've chosen. I have yet to meet the Dr. herself, but she comes highly recommended by my boss, who is a conservative nurse practitioner...very much into natural health, etc. So, we'll see how it goes. One thing is for darn sure, I will NOT continue to go to someone that I'm not comfortable with...