jumping ship

i have mentioned to a couple people that i am considering switching my ob...and everyone reacts like this is sacrilege and i must be crazy. well i cant contend with the crazy part, but i am so excited about changing doctors.

my obsession with all things baby goes way back. i was researching midwives and doulas when i should have been considering china patterns! i want it to be an intimate experience for us, and i hope to be as mentally present as possible (meaning, hopefully, no drugs). of course i really dont want to make any hard and fast plans, because you know what they say happens when you tell God your plans! however, i want to make choices that make a natural birth with a doc i trust and care for as likely as possible.

i wasnt sure about where to go when we found out we were pregnant in april. i made an appt with atlanta obgyn based on good advice and hoped for the best. i am sure it is a great practice for some people....but remember, this is me you are talking about, not someone normal! i did not like that i saw different docs every time that i went for an appointment. i did not like the impersonal staff or the fact that i would be stuck with the doc on call for the night (1 of 7) and not the doc of my choice. i had almost 100% decided to jump ship when some insurance issues made the decision for me.

my new doc is dr. tate, who seems like a dream. he is known for not having taken a vacation in 13 years, for being a pillar of his local synagogue (he is orthodox) and for delivering babies other docs would decide to c-section. his wait times are notoriously long, but i think that is a small price to pay for a real relationship with your ob! i look forward to going through this experience with a doc i know is a man of faith.

so here i am; jumping ship. and smiling!