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Re: PREGNANCY: What doctor should I see?
From: Ashleigh (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 6 Jul 2007 11:45:11 -0500 (CDT)
Thank you for the information! I had success losing the first 30 by
eating healthy food and exercising every day. But when my pack injuries
started in March I wasn't able to exercise much if at all so I have only
lost about 5 pounds since March! I'd really like to get pregnant now but
I think that I'm going to focus on getting healthy in the next 6 months
and try after that.
At Fri, 6 Jul 2007, Pat Sonnenstuhl wrote:
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>You need to find an OB provider that you really like, really feel
>comfortable with, and also with the clinical background. All OB
>providers make referrals if something is out of their scope. Family
>practice doctors specialize in the family, and a lot don't do OB. Nurse
>midwives are frequently used and are good for support, encouragement,
>and helping you have a positive birth experience. OB doctors are expert
>at high risk and surgery. Perinatologists are experts at the abnormal.
>So, a lot depends upon your personal health and preferences.
>Nurse midwives and family practice don't do cesareans but they assist.
>They would call on a OB back up and usually they assist with the
>surgery. The key is finding someone you feel comfortable with.
>
>Losing weight is always helpful. Do it in healthy ways, eating healthy
>food and learning healthy ways of eating. Also, get in that regular
>exercise.
>A concern with extra weight is further inflaming your back injury, and
>diabetes.
>
> At Fri, 6 Jul 2007, Ashleigh wrote:
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>>I have a hypothetical question since I'm not even pregnant right now ...
>>when I do decide to get pregnant, what's the best kind of doctor to see
>>for the pregnancy? I really like my family doctor and she (and one other
>>doctor at the practice) deliver babies. I like the idea of going to the
>>same doctor I go to for everything else, having a doctor that I already
>>have a good rapport with and being comfortable knowing everyone there
>>(since I've gone there since I was a child). But I wonder if a general
>>practitioner is the best choice in pregnancy? Do they have the training
>>needed if something goes wrong? If I have to have a C-section, can they
>>do that?
>>
>>Also, in planning to get pregnant in a few months (I had back surgery so
>>I need to wait a while) I'd like to lose some more weight. I have lost
>>30 pounds and would like to lose about 30 more to be at a healthy
>>weight. What are the complications that occur during pregnancy if I
>>don't get the weight off?
>>
>>Thanks for your insight. This is an awesome forum!
>
>--
>Pat Sonnenstuhl, CNM, CHT
>
>Hypnosis for Healing and HypnoFertility Therapy
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