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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here: Thanks so much everyone!  I'm 22 weeks, so it might be too late for me to switch to a midwifery practice - and it scares me a bit to switch in the middle like that since I've just discovered all this info. I'm thinking I should try the doula route so I can get the support of working towards a natural labor in the hospital and learn techniques to cope.  And since it's my first baby, I'll still be there with my Dr. in the hospital if anything goes wrong. 
I actually live in Woodbridge, VA. I liked my ob/gyn a lot and just stayed with her, and she delivers at Sibley - she assured me I'd have plenty of time to get there and she's had patients who live further away than me.  I'm going to talk to her next time I see her and see how receptive she is to natural birth. Hopefully all goes well and the next time around I'll feel comfortable choosing a midwife![/quote]

I switched to the Loudoun Community Midwives at 28 weeks pregnant.  :) I am SO much more relaxed and happier since I did that, and so regret not doing it the first time around-- I liked my OB, prepared for a natural birth, but ended up with an epidural and Pitocin and vacuum extraction at Fair Oaks. Now, maybe that would have happened no matter what, but I really trust my midwives this time around. If you have any doubts, it's not too late to switch to most practices, Wisdom being an exception. Best wishes![/quote]

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