Interviewing midwives

[Lolafanana]

If you are planning on using a midwife, how many midwives do you interview? Do you just keep interviewing until you find "the one"? Or, if you like the first one, do you stop there or should you interview a couple more just in case?

I just interviewed my first homebirth midwife today and I'm not sure whether I should interview another one. I really liked her but should I interview someone else just to make sure she's a good match?

[Jes'sBeth]

We just called up our really cool midwife friend who helped us with Annie's birth and asked if she'd take us again this time

Otherwise, I'd probably interview a couple and book the first in the end because I liked her best anyway but I'd feel better knowing that I'd interviewed a couple. Unless I REALLY liked her then i'd just book her...

Helpful aren't I :

[Fish Face]

Silly question, but how do you FIND good midwives to interview?

[FoxintheSnow]

Fish Face- This message board is a great resource. Where do you live? Go to the forum Tribal Areas and find your city or state and ask for recommendations.

[Fish Face]

Thank you!

[Gracecody]

I am interviewing midwives right now, too. I LOVED the first one I interviewed but felt obligated to interview others too. I have interviewed one other so far and didn't like her quite as much personally, though she also seemed to be a wonderful midwife. I am interviewing one more and then can't wait to call the first and set up my first prenatal appt. In my heart I know I would be thrilled to have the experience of working with her.

[Lolafanana]

See, I feel that I'll probably go with the one I interviewed but i feel like I probably SHOULD interview a couple more. I feel like it's the more thorough thing to do, ya know?

What does everyone else do?

[cicely_m]

I didn't much like the first one I interviewed, but I thought I was just being nervous or too picky.
I loved the next one. Loved her.
Interviewed a third just in case. Felt that I connected with her slightly less, but though that she might have been better because she gave a lot of advice, and I didn't know if that was good or not. She seemed very competent.
Luckily, I did all this interviewing months before even TTC, so I had a long time to mull it over in my head. And eventually I just knew that I should go with the one who made me feel at ease. As my mother (who hates the idea of midwives) pointed out, when I don't like somebody, I get really tense and defensive around them, and that would be disasterous during a birth!

[jerawo]

Originally, I called four, interviewed two in person, and decided on one.

Then we moved out of state, so I had to start the process all over again. I called three and had long conversations with them, met with one, and decided on that one.

[FoxintheSnow]

Just about every single person Ive talked to in this town has told me the midwife Im going to see is THE midwife to have. She seemed nice on the phone so I went ahead and made an appt with her.

[mn_mom]

With our last birth our the first midwife team we interviewed felt and seemed really great. But, not wanting to miss out on meeting more of our midwife community and to give ourselves more of a chance to decide, interviewed a few more. In the end we chose the last ones we interviewed. It was the best decision we could have made. Our personalities and philosophies matched well and it made for a wonderful birth.

[zonapellucida]

I picked the first I met as she was AWESOME besides there was no other choice, LOL