Is anyone else using a midwife?

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I am 6 weeks 6 days.. And meeting my midwife Wednesday. Horribly bloated! :( feel very very pregnant.. Very tired! Concerned about how I'll handle actually being big and pregnant! Hopefully 2nd trimester is easier like ive been reading! 24 years old, first baby, 135 pounds... Feeling like 140! No vomiting yet.. But some nausea and foggy head feeling. Self employed and working 50 hours a week (desk job)... Anyone else feeling similar??
​Also usually a very healthy diet/lifestyle and all I've wanted are chips and sweets! Thankfully not missing alcohol though! Don't think I'll be eating Mexican till I can have a margarita! I'll happily wait :)

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If you use a midwife, use one at a hospital. My friend just delivered with the assistance of a midwife at a "birthing center," had a pretty severe vaginal tear, and had to be rushed to the emergency room, but not before losing a lot of blood. The birthing center did not have doctors on staff.  It was a close call that could have been easily avoided with the assistance of doctors. Not worth the risk! From what I hear you can get the best of both worlds at some hospitals that offer midwife services!

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My OB practice has a team of midwives who work closely under the doctors, and all deliver AT the hospital. Every week they update the docs on my progress so everyone knows who I am and my situation. I am not high risk (so far) and I like the nurturing of the midwives (a bit more encouraging & gentle) so I'm going to stick with them unless I get gestational diabetes, which I am at risk for. My mother works at an ON clinic in another state and they just lost a newborn because the mother's midwife (not in the practice) did not get doctor intervention in time. So a home birth may be your plan, but DEFINITELY have an emergency plan lined up and ready to go! If nothing else, for peace of mind.

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This is my 3rd pregnancy , in the uk we only have midwifes but doctors are around if there are any complications ..

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Me too, living in Holland we have the mid-wife only policy... Kinda scarry for someone comin from a country where you see a doctor all the way through(romania). Moreover, they encourage future moms to give birth at home, actually the insurance wont pay for the hospital unless you have a serious medical reason. But Im ok with the midwife idea...they are nowadays so well informed and experienced, sometimes even better than doctors, so all is well i guess. ?

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My doctor has me meeting with 3 midwives. She said they make the process easier and I may rather have one but to me it's a little odd. This is my first pregnancy and I just figured I'd see me doctor the entire time and everything will be fine. But idk I will decide once I've met then whether or not I actually want one. And I really haven't even decided if this is the hospital I'm definitely going to go with. I live in Maine btw.

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I'm in Oklahoma and using a midwife that works under a doctor if anything goes wrong.  I'm high risk but she's still okay with seeing me.  Looking forward to it!

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It's so crazy how places are different! In the US everyone goes to the hospital... Everyone! My friends and some family members have given me a lot of grief about choosing not to go to the hospital and do home care with a midwife. I've read and totally agree with in the US they act like pregnancy is a sickness and you MUST have a doctor to get you through it! I think it's a natural process and if we have complications of course I'll go straight to the hospital! And they try to force every test and ultrasound imaginable on you... If you want to opt out of that kind of care you def catch grief! At least in Ohio!
​I hope everything goes good for you girls! I'm sure it will! :) after I read a little more I seen that in other places midwives are A LOT more common! Nice to see!

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I'm using a midwife but that because that's all you have here in uk unless high risk. xx

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I'll be using just a midwife because where I live in Aus, it's pot luck whether or not your dr is going to be there to deliver it if it'll be someone else. Unless you're high risk I'm told you don't need a dr.

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I have a midwife :) I'm 23, living in Maine, and this is my first pregnancy. I meet her in two weeks (I'm 6 weeks along now). The midwives I'll be seeing practice in a hospital so it's the best of both worlds for me, because I have that peace of mind that doctors are nearby if something does go wrong, but I can still have the personal approach a midwife offers.

Is anyone else using a midwife?

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