I went with a midwife when I had my son, and with this pregnancy I'm going with them again. They are wonderful! I saw my midwife every month for the first and second trimesters. Then in the third trimester I saw her every two weeks, then every week leading up to my due date. On the day my son was born, she was right there beside me (in fact, she made it to the hospital before I did!).
The reason why we went with a midwife was because they are guaranteed to be there with you when you give birth. My SIL had an OB throughout her pregnancy, and even the OB said that she may not be at the birth. When she finally had her baby, there were at least 6 or 7 different OB's in and out of her birthing room for two days, asking her the same questions. Her original OB was never there.
A midwife is more personal. You get to know them over the course of your pregnancy and develop a relationship with them. By then end of my pregnancy I was so comfortable with my midwife and knew that I could rely on her to be there when I gave birth.
I went with a midwife when I had my son, and with this pregnancy I'm going with them again. They are wonderful! I saw my midwife every month for the first and second trimesters. Then in the third trimester I saw her every two weeks, then every week leading up to my due date. On the day my son was born, she was right there beside me (in fact, she made it to the hospital before I did!).
The reason why we went with a midwife was because they are guaranteed to be there with you when you give birth. My SIL had an OB throughout her pregnancy, and even the OB said that she may not be at the birth. When she finally had her baby, there were at least 6 or 7 different OB's in and out of her birthing room for two days, asking her the same questions. Her original OB was never there.
A midwife is more personal. You get to know them over the course of your pregnancy and develop a relationship with them. By then end of my pregnancy I was so comfortable with my midwife and knew that I could rely on her to be there when I gave birth.
This exactly- even if your midwife can't make it to your birth, your secondary midwife will help deliver and you will have already developed a relationship with her.
I find OB's to be great for crisis situations, but a midwife provides a continuity of care. And not to mention how relaxing it is to know the same care provider will be with you the whole time. No nurses and doctors running in and out of your room. You can deliver where you like. You can have medicated and non-medicated births. Its like an OB and Doula all in one
I went with a midwife when I had my son, and with this pregnancy I'm going with them again. They are wonderful! I saw my midwife every month for the first and second trimesters. Then in the third trimester I saw her every two weeks, then every week leading up to my due date. On the day my son was born, she was right there beside me (in fact, she made it to the hospital before I did!).
The reason why we went with a midwife was because they are guaranteed to be there with you when you give birth. My SIL had an OB throughout her pregnancy, and even the OB said that she may not be at the birth. When she finally had her baby, there were at least 6 or 7 different OB's in and out of her birthing room for two days, asking her the same questions. Her original OB was never there.
A midwife is more personal. You get to know them over the course of your pregnancy and develop a relationship with them. By then end of my pregnancy I was so comfortable with my midwife and knew that I could rely on her to be there when I gave birth.
This exactly- even if your midwife can't make it to your birth, your secondary midwife will help deliver and you will have already developed a relationship with her.
I find OB's to be great for crisis situations, but a midwife provides a continuity of care. And not to mention how relaxing it is to know the same care provider will be with you the whole time. No nurses and doctors running in and out of your room. You can deliver where you like. You can have medicated and non-medicated births. Its like an OB and Doula all in one
That's very comforting. I know I'll be absolutely freaked out so I want to be in the hands of someone I know. We've discussed me giving birth at home but I think I would still choose a hospital. Not sure which one yet. We moved in to a new area so I'm not familiar with their hospitals.