Best OB for C-Section

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Dr. Lauren Nelson, GW

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Anonymous wrote:Seriously? I had a medically necessary planned c, my OB at capital women’s care did a great job. Just stick with your OB.

Mine did a hack job and I had complications from it. I went to an MFM for my next one and it was so much better. A lot of OBs are terrible surgeons.

OP here. Thank you for bringing up that point. It's very true that the surgical skills of OBs are questionable. I debated seeing an MFM for my first pregnancy, but was told it was optional since my Graves' Disease was behaving at the time. I'm going to inquire about having an MFM now for my entire pregnancy and C-Section.

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Anonymous wrote:https://nyulangone.org/doctors/1942422902/clarel-antoine

All my orthodox Jewish friends in New York use him for c sections and pay out of pocket if necessary. He is the known top doc for c sections especially if you want to have a lot of kids after having a c section.

And he's African American as well. Truly a brilliant medical mind, and good hands.

Perfect! Thank you for sharing.

How does this work if you live in DC? Can you go to another local doctor and just go to NY with your files when you are ready to deliver or do you have to do all appointments in NYC?

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I had used Dr. Reiter, who was a very skilled surgeon, for my first C, but I think he's retired now.

I'm curious about the stitching -- for my second C, the doctor used staples. When I expressed surprise to a friend that is a surgeon, she said staples made sense for an incision like that, and she thought it would likely heal better than stitches. I can't remember why she said that, but I'd be curious to hear what other surgeons think of that. Maybe she was just trying to make me feel better!

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Slash and burn!?! Wtf!?!

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What do you do that you see other c section scars? I have literally only ever seen my own. I have many friends who had them and I have never seen their scar.

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I asked this awhile ago and it basically went nowhere.

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/872742.page

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Dr. Osmun at Bloom.

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Anonymous wrote:I had used Dr. Reiter, who was a very skilled surgeon, for my first C, but I think he's retired now.

I'm curious about the stitching -- for my second C, the doctor used staples. When I expressed surprise to a friend that is a surgeon, she said staples made sense for an incision like that, and she thought it would likely heal better than stitches. I can't remember why she said that, but I'd be curious to hear what other surgeons think of that. Maybe she was just trying to make me feel better!

I had stitches with my first c/s and then staples with my second, same OB. It’s been a while now, but I think she did say staples would be better, maybe because it was #2? Visually, the second healed the same as the first, which is to say it’s barely noticeable now a few years later.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://nyulangone.org/doctors/1942422902/clarel-antoine

All my orthodox Jewish friends in New York use him for c sections and pay out of pocket if necessary. He is the known top doc for c sections especially if you want to have a lot of kids after having a c section.

And he's African American as well. Truly a brilliant medical mind, and good hands.

Perfect! Thank you for sharing.

How does this work if you live in DC? Can you go to another local doctor and just go to NY with your files when you are ready to deliver or do you have to do all appointments in NYC?

I know people who travel from nj and Connecticut. Yes, it's annoying and you do have to do some appointments in NYC. Not all.

If you're trying for a vbac you'll obviously need to hang around ny, for a scheduled c section you just need to schedule it and maybe travel in earlier if you're having issues.

I personally live in Boston but I have family who would host me in N.Y. so that's how I would do it. Now we work from home anyway so not as difficult

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Anonymous wrote:What do you do that you see other c section scars? I have literally only ever seen my own. I have many friends who had them and I have never seen their scar.

This! As the on call OB was rolling me into the OR for my unscheduled c, she told me “don’t worry, the scar will be below your bikini line, and if you are wearing bikinis that don’t cover this scar, we need to talk about other things...” it broke the tension, made me more relaxed and she was also absolutely right. Only my husband and I have seen my scar.

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It's not about the scar for me. (Not OP). It's about wanting to have more than 2 kids after a c section. To increase chances of this possibility, you need to be sewn up carefully.

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Dr. Jaclyn Apgar did two of mine. I thought she was excellent. I plan to use her for my fourth c-section.

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Anonymous wrote:What do you do that you see other c section scars? I have literally only ever seen my own. I have many friends who had them and I have never seen their scar.

This! As the on call OB was rolling me into the OR for my unscheduled c, she told me “don’t worry, the scar will be below your bikini line, and if you are wearing bikinis that don’t cover this scar, we need to talk about other things...” it broke the tension, made me more relaxed and she was also absolutely right. Only my husband and I have seen my scar.

OP here. It's not about cosmetic issues. I want to know my uterus is being stitched correctly to minimize scar tissue and adhesions. I already have chronic pelvic pain and I'm not looking to make it worse from shoddy work. I also don't want an OB who's careless with the scalpel perforating my bladder or colon (these things happen).

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Dr. Jackson at Reiter Hill. She is excellent. I agree that there is no reason to go out of state for a C-Section as it is common surgery....