I interviewed the first midwife and I LOVE HER.

[nova22]

For those of you who have been through this process before, how would you suggest that I proceed? We really loved the woman we consulted with tonight. She seems to be right in line with all our philosophies about birth, she had a really friendly and laid-back kind of personality, she has a ton of experience, will take women who OBs may consider "high risk," and she gave me some tea and the two latest issues of Mothering magazine. :

As someone here at MDC adviced, I asked her about her most recent births. She described the four most recent births she had attended and she did so very lovingly; it seemed like she really enjoys the whole process. She missed the birth of the last baby by about ten minutes (fast labor) but her associate was there. She has two or three associates right here in our town.

She was just wonderful. I can't imagine what another midwife could offer that this woman could not. We were planning to interview a midwife who is ever so slightly closer (not by much) but since the woman we interviewed tonight has people in the area, and my labors aren't usually super-fast, I don't know that distance will ultimately matter.

I don't even know if I'm looking for advice...maybe a little bit. Really I wanted to gush about how wonderful she was. Do you think it is wise to go with the first choice or would you interview some more people?

[amygoforth]

Sounds like she's a keeper!

Look, first midwife or not, you clicked with her. You all connected, and that counts for a WHOLE BUNCH. For peace of mind, you could go ahead and interview a couple others, but if deep-down you feel right about this one, go with her.

[lovemysunshine]

I felt the same way about the first mw we interviewed, but still went ahead and talked to 2 others. I ended up choosing the first one anyway, but it was good to know what my other options were.

My only hesitation about the first mw was she HAD to be out of town for 2 days right around my EDD to sit some exams. I decided it would work out the way it was supposed to and it did. DS was born a few hours before she had to be on her plane!

I'm glad you found someone you clicked with right away! I'd still suggest interviewing the other mw you have lined up just in case.

[MamaSong]

i say just go with it...i had the same experience...if it feels great, then it probaby is!

[Jilian]

Follow your instincts, if you really like her then hire her! I only met with one HB MW and hired her. I didn't feel the need to interview others.

Congrats on finding a great MW that you clicked with!!

[Belle]

Sounds like a winner if you clicked with her right away. We ended up interviewing four midwives. After leaving the fourth midwives office my dh and l looked at each other and said "We like her"

[^guest^]

I agree with the PP, the first midwife I interviewed, I kept. She was the best I could possibly have asked for, I absolutely adored her and her assistants. We had the same "click" feeling, we would constantly keep my husband waiting an extra 10-15 minutes while we discussed things I'd researched, things she'd been researching, etc. If there were no little red flags and you got along that well, she certainly sounds like a keeper

[velcromom]

I'm going thru the process right now. I'm finding there's a kind of "high" I feel from talking about it all with someone like-minded and that a few days later I have had time to process some of the details of the conversation. I just interviewed a midwife today and told my husband that I'll see what my instinct says a few days from now.

[AugustLia23]

We chose the first midwife we met with and it was great. i vote to listen to your gut, if it feels right, it probably is!

[starlein26]

Originally Posted by amygoforth

Sounds like she's a keeper!

Look, first midwife or not, you clicked with her. You all connected, and that counts for a WHOLE BUNCH. For peace of mind, you could go ahead and interview a couple others, but if deep-down you feel right about this one, go with her.

Exactly! Go for it!!

[huggerwocky]

Interview more anyway. I was dumped the day I wanted to sign the contract, 10 weeks after first contacting her. In hindsight it was good she did, but right then it wasn't.