Sigh...

[kim]

I have come to the decision that I need to change my doctor before this baby is born. Kind of a combination of my experiences at appts and two separate conversations I have had with nurses in town. I am not sure if this will be difficult or not, especially this close to baby arriving. I don't know if the two docs that have been recommended to me are even accepting patients. I am going to call the doctors office in the morning (Monday) and see what I can arrange. If you think to, would you keep this issue in prayer? I am kind of stressing about it....thanks.

[Israel]

If you think to, would you keep this issue in prayer? I am kind of stressing about it....thanks.

Sure thing, Kim. Praying for the Lord to guide you in the right direction and to give you peace with your new doc.

[Ashlee]

I'll be praying. :)

[MommyJessy]

Praying for you Kim. Bad doctors sure can be a pain. I'm sorry you have to deal with all of it. :(

[Timmys mom]

Yeah, after hearing about him, well I don't blame you at all. Praying...

[Skunkers]

That's not fun......[praying] you work something out that works better for you!! :)

[believeNgrace]

At this point I'm sure this is the *last* thing you want to be dealing with, so you can count on prayer here! God bless you!

[RhysMom]

I will be praying for a new doctor for you Kim.

[savedbygrace]

Hugs going your way and prayers going God's way!

[Godzgirl]

Praying for you Kim! ((HUGS))

[kim]

Thanks gals. I am pretty upset about this. I haven't shared half of the reasons why I need to switch....suffice to say I am absolutely *not* comfortable with this doc handling my labour/delivery. I had my GBS screen last week and well....yeah...its just not going to happen.

I called the docs office this morning. The earliest they can fit me in with one of the other docs is Sept 26th. I will be 27.5wks by then. I am definitely feeling like that is too late to be fighting the switch but I really need to. Still not sure if the other doc will take me on. If he doesn't....not sure what I'll do. In the meantime, I am going to cancel the appt I have with the yucky doc this week.

[PianoMama]

Any midwives in your area? I haven't used one, but it may be a better possibility for you...praying!

[kim]

Any midwives in your area? I haven't used one, but it may be a better possibility for you...praying!

I wish!! The midwife I had in Ontario checked for me before I moved. None. Even if there were, they are not covered by health care (yet! I hear maybe soon...) and we couldn't afford one anyway.

[cjropher]

That's a tough one, especially since you are in a small town (I assume from having only 3 possibly OB/GYN's in your post). I'm not sure if it's the same everywhere, but in my town, the OB/GYN's take turns with night shifts. Which means even if you have a specific doctor, he or she may not deliver your baby. Of my 3, only 1 was delivered by the OB/GYN I had been using during the pregnancy. With my first, if I wanted my dr. to deliver him, they told me to wait a half hour! He simply wasn't on call.

Not to stress you out more, but to prepare you. Is there any chance of trying to go to a bigger center for your doctor and stuff? I know I would hate to drive while in labour but if it gets you away from a yucky doctor??? I don't think it's too late to switch, if he makes you uncomfortable, then forget it. Could you lodge a formal complaint against him?

[kim]

I have thought of those things, Jay, so no worries about stressing me out more. And as far as I know, yes, there are only the three docs. I think. It is in the plans to ask this new doc I have an appt with about dealing with whoever is on call. Believe me, dh and I have already been talking about driving into Calgary, or up to Hannah or something. *shrug* I don't have any good answers to anything right now. I do know with the fast labours I have had (4hrs with ds and 3.5 with dd) that driving into Calgary (1.5hrs) is not really an option. So I would have to temporarily move back there with family and pray that dh could get into the city in time. That WOULD really stress me out, so I am hoping it won't come to that.

[MommyJessy]

Awww Kim, I'll continue praying for God to work out all the kinks and for your peace about it all! (((((hugs)))))