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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pumpkin, Interloper here, random question. You said DeSouza was your old OB- why did you switch? This is very random, but I switched OBs last fall and was deciding between DeSouza and one other. After reading up as much as I could, I went with the other OB, and I'm totally happy with him, but in my typical fashion of over thinking everything, I just keep wondering what DeSouza would have been like, if he would have done this or that, etc. Anyhow, just curious![/quote]

I LOVED Desouza. Loved - loved - loved him. He is a joy of a doctor. I switched for three reasons. First and probably most major: Sibley and Spring Valley (where Desouza is located) are a far from my house. That didn't feel like a big deal last time around but this time, with a preschooler and a lot more going on, it's quite a hike when the visits are weekly and would be harder on my DH and kiddo when I'm there for L&D / postpartum or god forbid if i had to be there before the delivery for some reason. Second, while L&D was fantastic at Sibley, postpartum experience was another matter and I won't go back there. Third, as a single practioner, Dr. D is almost always available for you, but he does take vacations and has a one-weekend-a-month on call partnership with Dr. Footer. Dr. Footer was really nice, but he seemed much more conservative and keen on interventions than Dr. D. I delivered with Desouza, but right around my due date Dr. Desouza had his weekend off and it was a source of stress for me - i remember being like please, let baby come now or not for another 5 days!!! I didn't want that uncertainty again.

I have to say, Dr. Desouza himself is marvelous; everything a doctor should be: kind, trustworthy, took time to answer literally ANY question I had, was very much about empowering me with information so I could participate in the decisions he made, etc. Most importantly, he made me feel extremely safe. It was a very difficult decision to move on, considering how much I enjoyed working with him. And in fairness, he did specifically call Dr. Footer and talk about me and my preferences just in case I'd deliver on his watch, which at the time was very reassuring! But ultimately, Sibley was the deal breaker for going back. I've heard that some of the issues I had with Sibley are really different now, just in case this scares any Sibley bound moms!  [/quote]

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