As you might recall, my midwife waited until directly before Thanksgiving to mention that I needed to see her supervising ob/gyn (NY State law - all midwives practice under an ob/gyn even if they never see that person) now that I was classified as 'high risk.' So off I trundled this afternoon, having been warned by the receptionist that their waits tend to be -very- long.
The wait wasn't actually that bad, and the moment the doctor walked into the room I realized it was all going to be fine. Of all things, it was the doctor from 'The Busin.ess of Being Bo.rn,' the one who rants about how doctors do everything during labor for their own convenience and the one who lands up doing a C-Section. Turns out he'll be doing my C-Section should it be necesary. And he couldn't have been more relaxed.
He told me I can go as far past my due date as I feel like, although I should try to go into labor sooner rather than later. He was all for massage and acupuncture and primrose oil and anything else I feel like trying. The one odd thing he recommended was to stop taking prenatals - he thinks they may delay the onset of labor. Has anyone else heard of this? I'm sure I have plenty of folic acid in my body by this point (and it's really most important in the 1st 1/2 of the 1st trimester) so I'm going to give it a try. Other than that, I was in and out of his office in under 5 mintues and he scrawled a very cheerful note to my midwife which his nurse dutifully made official with a big, bright stamp.
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Great that you glided through the appointment so well, and glad that you are in good hands!
Wooohooo! That's fantastic!
I'm hoping my OB visit today goes as well, but I'm not counting on it.
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