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<p>Brief history:</p>
<p>2004 - natural birth ended when I consented to letting the CNM break my water; my daughter got stuck, and I had a c/s <span><img alt="irked.gif" src="http://files.mothering.com/images/smilies/irked.gif" style="width:15px;height:15px;"></span></p>
<p>2007 - started planning for HBAC but lost 3 pregnancies in 2007-08 <span><img alt="angel1.gif" src="http://files.mothering.com/images/smilies/angel1.gif" style="width:38px;height:15px;"></span></p>
<p>2009 - homebirth was taken off the table because I was pregnant with twins. OB was mostly supportive of my insistence on VBAC. Both babies flipped breech in the 3rd tri. Baby A chose their birthdate with her feet. <span><img alt="2twins.gif" src="http://files.mothering.com/images/smilies/2twins.gif" style="width:16px;height:16px;"></span></p>
<p>2010 - oh my, I'm pregnant again. I need progesterone supplementation, which meant re-establishing with my OB. However, no OB in town will support VBA2C, and I'm not interested in "fighting" them on it.</p>
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<p>So, due to my history of loss, I've been on progesterone supplements and have had 2 quick u/s to check viability and growth. But it is certainly not my plan to continue with an OB. I may have to stay with him through 20 weeks for my campus's "well baby" program to cover the u/s.</p>
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<p>So how do you sever ties with an OB? What if I end up needing obstetric care later in the pregnancy? OTOH, I think being cared for under the medical model is making it harder for me to really plan for and believe in my upcoming homebirth. Don't know if that makes sense. It's just too much access to intervention, and that keeps me in a somewhat interventive mindset and makes me think I need access to all of that stuff. I'm sure it's complicated by my history.</p>
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<p>TIA for any advice!</p>
<p>2004 - natural birth ended when I consented to letting the CNM break my water; my daughter got stuck, and I had a c/s <span><img alt="irked.gif" src="http://files.mothering.com/images/smilies/irked.gif" style="width:15px;height:15px;"></span></p>
<p>2007 - started planning for HBAC but lost 3 pregnancies in 2007-08 <span><img alt="angel1.gif" src="http://files.mothering.com/images/smilies/angel1.gif" style="width:38px;height:15px;"></span></p>
<p>2009 - homebirth was taken off the table because I was pregnant with twins. OB was mostly supportive of my insistence on VBAC. Both babies flipped breech in the 3rd tri. Baby A chose their birthdate with her feet. <span><img alt="2twins.gif" src="http://files.mothering.com/images/smilies/2twins.gif" style="width:16px;height:16px;"></span></p>
<p>2010 - oh my, I'm pregnant again. I need progesterone supplementation, which meant re-establishing with my OB. However, no OB in town will support VBA2C, and I'm not interested in "fighting" them on it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, due to my history of loss, I've been on progesterone supplements and have had 2 quick u/s to check viability and growth. But it is certainly not my plan to continue with an OB. I may have to stay with him through 20 weeks for my campus's "well baby" program to cover the u/s.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So how do you sever ties with an OB? What if I end up needing obstetric care later in the pregnancy? OTOH, I think being cared for under the medical model is making it harder for me to really plan for and believe in my upcoming homebirth. Don't know if that makes sense. It's just too much access to intervention, and that keeps me in a somewhat interventive mindset and makes me think I need access to all of that stuff. I'm sure it's complicated by my history.</p>
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<p>TIA for any advice!</p>