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thanks for the answers, I have another quite general question, are there
midwives and/or birth centres? It would be quite likely that we would have another baby out there. I'm fairly demanding in what I want, I'd want to be cared for by an obstetrician antenatally as I don't seem to have easy pregnancies, but I'd like to be midwife attended at the birth, hopefully at home, which is possible in the UK, but from what I understand midwives in the US tend to pass you over to complete consultant care if anything goes wrong. Anne |
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Anne Rogers wrote:
thanks for the answers, I have another quite general question, are there midwives and/or birth centres? It would be quite likely that we would have another baby out there. I'm fairly demanding in what I want, I'd want to be cared for by an obstetrician antenatally as I don't seem to have easy home, which is possible in the UK, but from what I understand midwives in the US tend to pass you over to complete consultant care if anything goes wrong. It would be unusual to have an OB-attended pregnancy followed by a midwife-attended birth, particularly a homebirth. Most homebirth midwives wouldn't be able to take you on as a client if you had significant complications during the pregnancy. In general, in the US, homebirth midwives do *not* work in cooperation with OBs. You probably could, however, find a mixed OB/CNM practice where the CNM could handle the delivery (assuming a normal delivery was expected) even if the OB was involved during the pregnancy. Those would almost all be hospital births, though. You might get lucky. It's a little more earthy-crunchy out there than in many other parts of the country, but I wouldn't hold my breath for getting an OB attended pregnancy followed by a midwife-attended homebirth unless you're willing to just be "late" getting to the hospital ;-) Best wishes, Ericka |
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It would be unusual to have an OB-attended pregnancy followed by a midwife-attended birth, particularly a homebirth. Most homebirth midwives wouldn't be able to take you on as a client if you had significant complications during the pregnancy. In general, in the US, homebirth midwives do *not* work in cooperation with OBs. You probably could, however, find a mixed OB/CNM practice where the CNM could handle the delivery (assuming a normal delivery was expected) even if the OB was involved during the pregnancy. Those would almost all be hospital births, though. You might get lucky. It's a little more earthy-crunchy out there than in many other parts of the country, but I wouldn't hold my breath for getting an OB attended pregnancy followed by a midwife-attended homebirth unless you're willing to just be "late" getting to the hospital ;-) that was what I thought :-(. The reason I would plan a home birth is after having gone fast twice now I'd expect it again, I wouldn't have got to the hospital if I'd not already been there when I went into labour this time. I'm not sure if it would be possible to manage things with a regular doctor and a midwife, the situation here is that to control the pain both early and late on I needed painkillers that a regular doctor wouldn't prescribe. Plus, I really feel I need to option to be able to decide to have a c-section at a late stage as I am not happy to risk the damage that Ada did again (btw, this has now been confirmed by the physio, that I have an injury to my lower back and SI joint that must have been caused by some trauma and isn't mucsle weakness, the only traums that are has been through is birth), which would mean considering size and position quite late on. Whatever the situation ends up being I don't think it would be enough to stop us from having a third, it's just worth knowing what you are letting yourself in for. Cheers Anne |
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Anne Rogers wrote:
that was what I thought :-(. The reason I would plan a home birth is after having gone fast twice now I'd expect it again, I wouldn't have got to the hospital if I'd not already been there when I went into labour this time. I'm not sure if it would be possible to manage things with a regular doctor and a midwife, the situation here is that to control the pain both early and late on I needed painkillers that a regular doctor wouldn't prescribe. Plus, I really feel I need to option to be able to decide to have a c-section at a late stage as I am not happy to risk the damage that Ada did again (btw, this has now been confirmed by the physio, that I have an injury to my lower back and SI joint that must have been caused by some trauma and isn't mucsle weakness, the only traums that are has been through is birth), which would mean considering size and position quite late on. Whatever the situation ends up being I don't think it would be enough to stop us from having a third, it's just worth knowing what you are letting yourself in for. Well, you could hire a homebirth midwife as a doula, and then just not get to the hospital in time if things were going well. Also, if you were under the care of a CNM (which would probably mean a hospital birth, or perhaps a birthing center birth if you got lucky), the CNM *can* consult with an OB as much as needed and still retain you as a client as long as the consults don't turn up any reason the believe the *birth* will be more complicated. So, if it's a matter of pain relief and size monitoring during pregnancy, that could likely be handled by a CNM with OB consults as needed. If you decided on a c-section, there would obviously be a transfer of care. The sticky wicket would be if you had a disagreement about what constituted a need for a transfer of care, but since you have a pretty good idea of what you might be in for, you could certainly discuss things ahead of time to find out what the transfer criteria would be. It's just that it's much more difficult to find that degree of practice-sharing between an OB and a midwife who does homebirths, as most midwives who do homebirths are DEMs/CPMs and there tends to be a lot less of a relationship between them and OBs than between CNMs and OBs. There are some CNMs who do, but given that most OBs in the US are not supportive of homebirth, those CNMs tend to have less of a direct relationship with OBs. Best wishes, Ericka |
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Anne Rogers wrote: I'm in the area also, and DH worked at M$ for a year as a tech writer, although he was at one of the satellite campuses in Bellevue. We're actually in Edmonds which is Northwest of where M$ is by about 30 minutes when there isn't any traffic. ;-) do you know what things are like in terms of being able to walk or cycle to work, DH currently cycles to work and enjoys it, it keeps him fit as well as saving money. Anne Totally depends on where you live in relation to the campus. If you're close, then it shouldn't be a problem. Walking prob. won't happen as I don't know of any housing right close to there. Also, depending on where you're at, there are some good bike trails around there. While there's a pretty good contingency of cyclists in the area (my husband being one of them, and I'm trying), drivers of cars really don't watch for you, and in fact, some are very hostile toward cyclists (My husband was run off the road a few years ago by a car on purpose), and you're not supposed to go on the sidewalks as those are for pedestrians. So it can get tricky. If you want to email me privately, I can get you maps of the bike trails, etc. Sharalyn mom to Alexander James (9/21/01) |
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Anne Rogers wrote: thanks for the answers, I have another quite general question, are there midwives and/or birth centres? It would be quite likely that we would have another baby out there. I'm fairly demanding in what I want, I'd want to be cared for by an obstetrician antenatally as I don't seem to have easy pregnancies, but I'd like to be midwife attended at the birth, hopefully at home, which is possible in the UK, but from what I understand midwives in the US tend to pass you over to complete consultant care if anything goes wrong. Anne The is a midwife group right near Evergreen in Kirkland (within 30 minutes driving) and a midwife birth center. I believe the OB/midwife group isn't working together anymore, but there is a separate midwife group that will refer to the OBs for consultation if needed. Ok--I had appendicitis, hyperemesis gravidum with severe weight loss, severe preeclampsia at 34.5 weeks, and have some thyroid issues. I can still give birth next time at the birth center as long as I don't have repeat preeclampsia earlier than 37 weeks (and it's not severe) and my thyroid stays stable. So there's hope! I have names if you want recommendations (Oh BTW, I gave birht at Evergreen, so I can honestly say that if I have to have a hospital birth again, that is where I want to go. Despite the issues last time--those were all with a specific OB, not the hospital.). Sharalyn mom to Alexander James (9/21/01) |
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There are midwives and birth centers here (www.birthcenter.com) and they are
covered by company health insurance (which is really really good insurance, dang near everything is covered without co-pays or deductables) You can always consult with one of the midwives and see if they would take you on, they took me on after a high risk pregnancy and things were great but we had a complication at the end and they did transfer me to University of Washington. As far as your previous question about biking to work, if you're planning on renting at first there are several apartment complexes within a mile of main campus. There are a lot of people that ride to work, one of DH's friends rides 5 miles each way to work without problem. You can also get a free bus pass and ride then take the bus. A lot of the buildings have showers to clean up after they ride as well. There is housing off of 156th to the east that's close to main campus. "Anne Rogers" wrote in message ... thanks for the answers, I have another quite general question, are there midwives and/or birth centres? It would be quite likely that we would have another baby out there. I'm fairly demanding in what I want, I'd want to be cared for by an obstetrician antenatally as I don't seem to have easy pregnancies, but I'd like to be midwife attended at the birth, hopefully at home, which is possible in the UK, but from what I understand midwives in the US tend to pass you over to complete consultant care if anything goes wrong. Anne |
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