As someone said on Facebook - it really does look like I just swallowed a watermelon. Love it!
So I got a call from my IM over the weekend. Turns out that some of the "standard procedures" reviewed in our L&D tour really didn't sit well with her. I didn't particularly like them either but I was more resigned to a "well, that's just the way it's done" attitude. But my IM rocks and she's used to getting things done her way!
She met with some "high-up" at the hospital. So I will not have to have the IV lock thing put in my arm when I check in. And we will not have a team of 4-6 doctors, nurses, and residents all standing around watching as I deliver. 2 is more than enough.
L also suggested that I think about getting a doula to assist us. She figured they could help out and keep things the way we want, especially if there is no midwife available when the time comes. (Because remember, they basically only work bankers hours... If you deliver in the evening or over the weekend then you're out of luck.) I love the way that L understands that the delivery itself is an important thing for me and she's doing everything she can to keep it with the same spirit that we had originally intended. Apparently she even tried to see if we could get UCSF staff to attend a home-birth, which they of course couldn't do. She's also talked about having $ on hand to bribe a midwife into staying/coming in for the delivery! I'm not sure she's joking either... ;-)
My next appointment will be on 11/30. I'll see the peri again and then see one of the other midwives. I hope I like this one better! Then after that I'll meet up with one (maybe 2) of the doulas that I've been researching.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
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