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Re: Natural Child Birth/Midwives
From: Mary (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 24 Aug 2000 11:34:51 -0500 (CDT)
Thanks to all who responded so far to my post. It's great to hear about
other people's experiences. I guess I need to make a bunch of phone
calls. First & foremost, I need to find an obgyn who has a clue about
PCOS or at least someone interested in learning. I already have the
best PCOS IR in the world! (Unfortunately, he doesn't know of any obgyns
in my area.) I'm looking at obgyn practices that include midwives - due
to the possible complications, the dr. has to come first. My massage
therapist worked with a midwife when one of her clients was in labor, so
I'm starting my search looking at that practice, the drs., the midwives,
etc. If I don't feel comfortable there, I'll have to look elsewhere,
but I hope that doesn't happen since I don't know anyone else who has
used a midwife.
To a certain extent, I feel like I'm putting the cart before the horse
(since I'm not pregnant YET), but good health care is hard to come by,
and it's better to the legwork now than AFTER I conceive.
Thanks again,
Mary P-C
At Wed, 23 Aug 2000, Patt wrote:
>
>When I was 26 years old I still didn't know what I wanted to be when I
>grew up. Then one day I was the labor coach for my Sister-in-Law. After
>witnessing that awe-inspiring event, I knew that as an infertile woman I
>may not be able to bring children into the world. But I could make the
>choice to HELP bring them into the world. I decided at 27 years old, to
>start college and realize my dream of becoming a midwife. Then into my
>first semester I found out I was pregnant. I started out with the
>ob/gyn who told me I was pregnant, but she was also the same Dr. who
>informed me that I was to FAT to concieve. So I went with my heart and
>sought out a midwife. I absolutley loved the choice that I made. She
>was amazing, she spent more time in my prenatals than any Dr. would
>have. I never felt like I was bothering her when I called her with
>concerns. And when it came time to deliver my baby, I knew I wanted
>little intervention from the Dr. If there was an emergency I knew that
>she was compentant enough to let the Dr. handle it. When she met my
>parents for the first time my mother thought she was another delivery
>nurse, because she came in very unassuming, and unauthoritive. She
>listened to my needs and desires of how I wanted things to be. I
>trusted her completely. I was sad when the birth was over, and I would
>no longer have the need to see her. She was so caring, and nuturing.
>Then when I got pregnant (ten weeks later), she was shocked and
>delighted, and supportive. Although she did not deliver my second son,
>I was able to establish a relationship with another midwife, and I was
>actually one of her first deliveries. The nice thing was I trusted her
>completly also. I have no ill fears of Dr.s, but I felt since I wanted
>to become a midwife that this was the perfect opportunity to really see
>if this was for me. I delivered in a hospital, with an epidural ( I am
>a puppy when it comes to pain!) and both times I regret nothing. They
>both had to do epsitomities, and they both felt bad that they had to do
>it. I was relieved that they had the good sense to do it, because
>ripping I'm sure would have been worse. I know I have let this get
>long, but it is a subject that I am very passionate about. So in a nut
>shell, I am a woman with pcos who has had 2 miracle babies, and a
>midwife was the only way to go! I hope this helps.
>
>--
>Patt
>
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