Hi Mamas! I had a fantastic experience this weekend with my midwife that I want to share. Then I thought you guys could share your reasons why "midwives rule", too, if you want!
What happened to me:
I realize now that I have done this with every pregnancy, and this third was evidently no different: I get to about a month before the due date and feel like my baby is not moving like s/he should.
I called my midwife on Sunday and left a message. I got increasingly emotional, and my hubby called her pager. She was out looking for a canary for her mother for Christmas, but immediately called me. I was crying and very sad.
This sweet woman reassured me and first told me to get in the bath because the more I stress, the more the baby holds still. (A "fight or flight" thing.) She came home, called me again and told me to come over to her house. I told her I was calmer and that I could wait until morning.
She told me she didn't want me to worry one more minute, and said I could come over right then-Sunday night! I went, and we talked, she rubbed my belly, listened to the baby and did "reaction/non-stress" tests (listening to accelerations, etc.) with the doppler.
I was there for forty five minutes.
We also talked about other every day stuff in our lives (like the canary) and there was no feeling of hurry.
She hugged me as I left, and called yesterday to check on me.
I know what the routine would have been should I have had a mainstream doc. As nice as they can be (and I have had them, too), I would have had to go to the emergency room on a Sunday night if I was concerned and needed a listen to the baby.
Midwives rule!
What happened to me:
I realize now that I have done this with every pregnancy, and this third was evidently no different: I get to about a month before the due date and feel like my baby is not moving like s/he should.
I called my midwife on Sunday and left a message. I got increasingly emotional, and my hubby called her pager. She was out looking for a canary for her mother for Christmas, but immediately called me. I was crying and very sad.
This sweet woman reassured me and first told me to get in the bath because the more I stress, the more the baby holds still. (A "fight or flight" thing.) She came home, called me again and told me to come over to her house. I told her I was calmer and that I could wait until morning.
She told me she didn't want me to worry one more minute, and said I could come over right then-Sunday night! I went, and we talked, she rubbed my belly, listened to the baby and did "reaction/non-stress" tests (listening to accelerations, etc.) with the doppler.
I was there for forty five minutes.
We also talked about other every day stuff in our lives (like the canary) and there was no feeling of hurry.
She hugged me as I left, and called yesterday to check on me.
I know what the routine would have been should I have had a mainstream doc. As nice as they can be (and I have had them, too), I would have had to go to the emergency room on a Sunday night if I was concerned and needed a listen to the baby.
Midwives rule!
). And it's reassuring me that my vision for my practice is right on with what mamas need 
