To re-cap
When I found out I was pregnant I had my doctor send out over 10 referrals to different OB’s & of course the ONLY one to contact us with availability was absolutely horrible. He was rude & made me feel extremely uncomfortable; he wouldn’t answer any of my questions & didn’t perform any of the testing he should have. I knew even before a midwife crossed my mind that I wanted new care.
Making the calls
Living in Ontario it is already super hard to obtain a midwife from the moment you find out you’re pregnant, let alone at 7 months! Lucky for me after calling multiple offices & individual midwifes one called me back & was willing to take me on. I was booked for an intake session & was one happy camper!
Meeting the midwife
When I arrived at the little house I was ecstatic! I walked in with the thought of “This is it this is going to be for me!” I was early of course & the secretary had told me to take a seat, feel free to read any of the books off the wall suggested a few she liked & offered me a glass of water... Amazing already! What a change compared to the OB’s office where I was told to sit by a very grouchy woman & wasn’t acknowledged until the OB walked out an hour later & called my name. So I sat down with a book & within minutes my midwife was there to take me. We went down stairs she gave me a quick rundown of where everything was on the way & then we stepped into her office, I was already over whelmed with joy it wasn’t in a small little awkward Doctors office It was a spacious comfortable room with a comfy couch & extra chairs around. I sat down & she gave me the speech of who they were & what they were about, she asked me a bunch of questions & answered all of mine & then reassured me that I didn’t have to decide now but could take a week to think about my decision. She gave me some papers to go home & look over; I knew walking out of there this was for me. I called the next day after having read the papers & booked my first appointment, the secretary told me I would be having a full hour long appointment, an hour?! Gosh was I excited! With the OB I was lucky to get 5 full minutes, let alone an hour!
Our First appointment
Although our appointment was for 4 till 5 she was running late due to something that happened in the AM so we ended up seeing her from 5 till 6. I was a little flustered waiting mainly because I was just really excited for my appointment to take place. Finally my midwife, Nadia, came out & got both my partner & I & we went into her office. There was no having to ask if he could come in the room (like we had to at the OB) it was assumed he was coming in. She started filling out a short medical history & asked not only me about my family past & back ground but my partner too! She directed all of the information to both of us, she asked us about our relationship, our feelings about a new baby & our concerns about becoming parents. NONE of this happened in my OB office! She asked me if I had any concerns about the pregnancy & my baby & encouraged me to page or call if I felt even the smallest concern & needed reassurance. Now that all the talking (for the most part) was out of the way it was time for the check up portion. She took a urine test, checked my blood pressure, checked the baby’s heart beat, measured my belly & did a feel around. Everything came back perfectly! The baby’s heart beat was 130 & my belly is measuring right where it should be, when she did the feel around it confirmed that the baby was not breech but head down like he should be which was a relief to hear. Needless to say I was very happy with all of this news. At the end of the appointment she handed us the registration form for Sunny Brook Hospital... You know what that means? It means if everything goes well & according to plan I am getting my water birth!
Final thought
I am so pleased I was able to rid of the OB & obtain a midwife. I love the midwife & how she directs everything to my partner & myself. I can’t tell you how happy I am that I am following my birth plan & getting my water birth & I am very much looking forward to my next appointment in 2 weeks.
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