I didn’t switch, I was with the WHC OBs the whole time but I saw different people all along the way and the doctor who actually delivered the baby I had never met and never did again! You’ll be fine, OP. If you’re not happy with your doctor you definitely should switch!

I did at 8 months because I moved to a different state. I picked the hospital when I wanted to deliver in the new state, then cross referenced all insurance-covered practitioners there. Made a list, went to all of the top contender websites/pages/bios, then started calling from the top. Got in with the second place I called. My DC-area doctor was a big practice where, up until that point, I had not seen the same doctor/nurse twice. My new place was two women, both of whom I met in that last month. I had no flags except being “geriatric” (ha!).

My doctor unexpectedly retired when I was 26 weeks. I loved my OB and the new practice, frankly, was horrible. They had one excellent practitioner who I saw twice (and is who my original doctor recommended them based on) but there are eight doctors and the odds in that situation are not favorable. Baby is healthy and lovely but they were amazingly unimpressive on both prenatal and postpartum care.

Yes. I moved across the country at 39 weeks for one pregnancy. Delivered at Cedars Sinai everything was fine. With another pregnancy, I dismissed a practice while in active labor because they were pushing incredibly hard for a c-section, and I didn't want that. So, I asked for a high risk OB who was experienced in delivering large babies, and had my 10lbs baby without any issues.

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Anonymous wrote:I switched from a huge practice that was being bizarre about over-medicalizing my pregnancy (constantly referring me out for unnecessary tests and scans and even an MRI at one point, and nothing was ever wrong) to midwives at 20 weeks. No regrets.

Do you mind letting me know what the practice was? I am actually looking for a more medicalized approach, ironically lol. Glad things worked out for you!

Sending someone to an unnecessary MRI doesn't sound like a more medicalized approach. It sounds like an excuse to bill your insurance.

NP with a related anecdote. I went to Foxhall but my insurance required ultrasounds elsewhere. When an ultrasound came back inconclusive, the doctor had me do one at the office. She confirmed that my insurance was the one that didn’t pay for in house ultrasounds, then said they would work with me on cost. When I left she waited for me to check out to confirm I wasn’t charged for it. They did try to submit to my insurance and I think it was declined but they never billed me for it.

Anonymous wrote:I switched at 36 weeks from a practice to a sole pracitioner bc I felt like a number and no one had even talked to me about L and D. So glad I did. Now about to have my 4th with the doc I switched to.

Yea, I have the same concerns exactly! Who is your obgyn?

I'm thinking about leaving Bloom because they are hot messes lately. Anyone else?

I switched at 36 weeks from a practice to a sole pracitioner bc I felt like a number and no one had even talked to me about L and D. So glad I did. Now about to have my 4th with the doc I switched to.

I switched around 30 weeks because I was at Kaiser but wanted to deliver with the WHC midwives. Kaiser lets you do that, but my OB wouldn't till 30 weeks because you still have to do all your tests and ultrasounds at Kaiser. I liked my doctor, but since there was no guarantee she was going to be who was on call when I actually delivered, I was really happy to switch to the midwives since I wanted a more natural birth and appreciated the extra support. The only issue was their offices were farther from my office for appointments, but it was worth it for me.

I had to at 30 weeks because mine stopped doing obstetrics and switched to gynecology exclusively due to medical malpractice premiums. I liked the new doc more!

I did, and it was overall very good, but I did find it hard to start trusting a new person when I was that pregnant. But if you don't like your current provider, definitely switch. My number one advice for pregnancy is find a provider you like and then trust what they say.

Anonymous wrote:I switched because I had a feeling something was wrong. Turns out something was wrong. I’m convinced that DD would have been stillborn if I’d stayed with the first doctor. Who knows.

Where did you switch to?

I switched because I had a feeling something was wrong. Turns out something was wrong. I’m convinced that DD would have been stillborn if I’d stayed with the first doctor. Who knows.