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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I haven't posted on this thread before, but I delivered with Wisdom and had GD with my first.  They told me that as long as I could control my sugars with diet and exercise, I could stay with them.  I was told if I had to go on insulin, I would need to transfer to OB care.  I think that's reasonable.

That said, I had the misfortune of seeing Whitney the appointment when I received my GD diagnosis and she all but said it was my fault.  I followed the diet very closely and gained little weight in pregnancy (in fact my baby ended up being only just over 7 lbs even though I had GD and went 10 days past dates).  Some of the Wisdom midwives get that there are factors with GD beyond the woman's control, but Whitney doesn't.  This time I am going to be sure NOT to schedule my post-GD appointment with her.[/quote]

I haven't met with Whitney yet. She sounds like a nightmare. How often do you have to meet with her? When I scheduled my third appointment, Tiphanni said I had to schedule with her, so I guess I'll find out myself if she's as awful as she sounds in a few weeks. [/quote]

This is the PP you quoted.  I'm not sure there is a specific number of times, and now that there are 6 midwives you could probably legitimately see her maybe 2-3x.  I am currently in the same boat as you (told I had to see her at my 3rd appt), so I am curious to see if there are other times that I am going to be told I have to see her.  But right after the GD will be one of the times I try my damnedest to avoid her!

Honestly, she's not ALWAYS a nightmare, but she is much more ... dogmatic ... than the other midwives in the practice.[/quote]

I'm the PP you're quoting. I'm seeing her in a few weeks. I really hope you are right. It is so hard not to be prejudiced against her from these boards. I think someone who thinks GD is the mom's fault is psycho, frankly. I think if she told me that, I'd tell her I thought she was psycho and that would be that - i guess I'd be looking for a new care provider. So I guess I'm in this weird place of going into a meeting with someone feeling like I have a chip on my shoulder, which isn't really fair or productive. Yet, it is hard to do otherwise after reading these boards for a while. I only occasionally see someone profess love for Whitney and it seems to be one of two variations. First, they meet her and are like "she was a complete drill sergeant during my pregnancy but clutch for the delivery" or they imply they actually liked the "tough love." I don't like tough love. I want to be respected and treated as an equal. If I go in there and get demeaned, criticized, or patronized, I'll vote with my feet. I can't imagine trying to "avoid" her. But....I'm doing my best trying to reign in my feelings of rancor before I even meet the woman! But I've put in a call to FHBC to see about transfering if I really don't like her after my appointment so I guess I probably (and maybe unfairly) already have one foot out the door.

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