Anyone else love their doctor/mw appointments?

[honeybee]

I was on a local mainstream pg board, and one of the thread titles was "What do you dread most about your doctor's appointment?" People mentioned long waits, 5 min appts, the doc poking into various places, various tests, etc. About the only one I could identify with was peeing into a cup, and that's just a minor inconvenience, nothing I actually dread.

It made me SOOOO greatful to be going to a hb midwife this time around. Although, actually, I had a great doc last time and never really dreaded a prenatal appt. then either.

I LOVE my prenatal appointments and really look forward to them. How does everyone else here feel about their appts: love 'em or hate 'em?

[nepenthesea]

I LOVE my mw appointments, too! :love I look forward to them every month. My mws are the only AP/NFL people I know, so I enjoy talking to them and asking questions. They're just cool women. I am going to be sad when this pregnancy is over and I don't have them to talk to anymore :( .

[MamaChel]

My MW calls to chat sometimes! I live right down the street, LOL. I'm starting my every 2 week visits early b/c i just love talking to her. I look forward to my visits.

(complete turn around from my 1st, i hated going to the ob appointments they were awful!)

[Mrs Dimples]

I LOVE my appointments too! I forgot about the whole waiting-an-hour-only-to-be-seen-for-5-minutes phenomenon, LOL! I don't wait at all, I walk in and am seen for 30 minutes at least, depending on how much I want to talk. I weigh myself and am praised every time (I have gained between 24 and 29 pounds so far, I'm not exactly sure where I started), I am informed of everything that is happening or will happen, it's fantastic. My MW is the best. she's so sweet and I just wish I had thought to do it this way last time! :lol

[RedOakMomma]

I love my OB appointments....every visit to him feels like a marker, a milestone. I get that same happy feeling that I did when I used to count the rings on trees....so slowly moving toward something so substantial. :sunshine

Appointments with my OB are brief (15 minutes), but I don't have to wait at all, and I think they're so brief this time because they were so long last time ( :D First pregnancy was a question-a-thon). He's always so friendly, so calm, so encouraging, and so willing to just sit right down in the office and have a talk about anything that worries me. At the last visit, he wanted to do the glucose screen, but he apologized for forgetting to warn me about the 1 hour wait, and said "well, you didn't get GD with twins, so it's highly unlikely you'll get it this time...how about we just test you sometime next month?" THIS from a high-risk OB?! :thumb I love his attitude! He's so skilled, and on top of things, and yet he's able to stay so completely chill about everything. He's even the one that introduced me to NFP and charting! He's the best doctor or health professional I've ever had, hands down. :love Feels like family.

[corhorvath]

I did love my appointments. I love my OB. She really is great. But, I'm likely going to be switched to a perinatologist and I'm dreading those appointments. I just want to go and talk and enjoy the little heartbeat.

The perinatologist is so serious and pessimistic. My OB will talk, answer my questions, talk to other doctors, she even talked to the nurses at the hospital after they told me they dont support natural childbirth. She rocks!

And, even if I do have to wait, I don't care. Sadly, it's the only time to myself. And, since it's totally out of my hands, I can just sit there and be quiet for a while without any stress.

[nubianamy]

I love my MW too. Our appointments go on... and on... and on... and THEN we remember to talk about the baby! :) I had dinner at her house last month with Tom and my best friend Krysta, and her husband and her kids. It was chaotic and delightful, just what I wanted!

[RedOakMomma]

I did love my appointments. I love my OB. She really is great. But, I'm likely going to be switched to a perinatologist and I'm dreading those appointments. .

:hug Is there a team of perinatologists at the hospital? When our pregnancy went high-risk last time, we found one of the three perinatologists was MUCH better than the others. We were seeing them so often that we got a feel for them really quickly, and the one we liked ended up being serious (but not too serious) while still being kind and comforting. No matter how much of a downer the ultrasounds were, she always make an effort to spend a little time letting us _look_ at and bond with the babies...even letting us tape some of the ultrasound and get adorable pictures each time. The other peris were grim, and all business. If you don't feel completely comfortable with the one you are seeing, ask if you can make an appointment with one of the others. You can always suggest it as if you "want to meet the whole group" :wink.

You'll continue seeing your OB, won't you? In our case, the peri just kept track of the serious medical conditions (and the fetal monitoring), while our OB maintained the normal pregnancy appointment schedule and was there at the birth. If you really like your OB, do your best to keep her on the team. There's almost no reason a qualified OB can't be there to help you through the delivery.

Have you posted what's happening? It sounds like it's rough. :hugs and more :hugs.....

[Jenny0116]

WOW! I love my OB appts too, but I am changing to a mw in Jan b/c it will then be covered by ins. I really can't wait for the mw appts after reading all of your posts! What is the difference? I have never been to a mw. I really wanted one for the birth though.
Thanks!
Jen

[3-30-06 in seattle]

i love my midwife! there's no waiting, the appts are about an hour and we talk about fun stuff. she's a cool woman, a grandma and she runs half marathons...how much cooler can you get?
cheers,
marcy

[Daisie125]

I love my OB appointments :) I'm not a big fan of the peeing in the cup thing.... I can't seem to pee on command to save my life :lol But I still wouldn't say it's something I dread.

[Heart.Revolution]

My Midwife rocks. She has her own private practice, so when i go it is all about me! No lines, no waiting. She is super nice and loves to talk.

[Mom2Abaigeal]

I am on the other end of it I can't stand going to see my CNM, I am thinking about switching but will have to drive 30-45 min to find another CNM. Dh will NOT go along with a homebirth. As it is now I wait 30-45 min ( when I am on time) and am lined up with other moms to be weighed then into individual rooms. I see her for 5 min tops she listens to the hb, asks if I have questions then I leave :( I am told though all OB's here are like that and I have found 4 CNM's in this city, this was the closest one. :(
Erin

[FaeKind]

I love my OB appts! I never have to wait more than a couple of minutes, then the nurse spends 10 minutes or so with me chatting about how things are going (even topics other than the baby) and the dr comes in within a few minutes of when she leaves. My visits with the dr are only around 10 or 15 minutes, but that's only because I usually don't have very many questions... I'm big on researching things myself. He makes it very clear that he will spend as much time as I need him to. Plus, he's very open to new ideas and knows a lot about alternative therapies.

I recommended him to a friend who's been TTC for almost 5 years and was getting very bad advice from her dr (like "if you're having a period, you must be ovulating so stop worrying about it" and he wouldn't even talk to her about fertility until she lost weight, even though she's not that big). Mr dr spent 30 minutes with her before starting anything, just calming her anxieties and answering her questions.

[CaliMomof5]

I love my appointments with my midwife! I see her at her house and always spend 1-2 hours with her. I really missed her after I had dd two years ago - maybe I got pg again so I could visit with her - hmmmm. She's just a really nice, honest person and she's so laid back - doesn't freak out about little things. I know that if I was seeing an ob, I would be stressed out constantly.