Your OB Options

If you don't think you and your obstetrician are a good fit, you might consider changing doctors. It is important to have a doctor that you can easily express your concerns to and be able to effectively communicate with. Don't worry about hurting your OB's feelings, patients change doctors all the time for many different reasons. It's better if you have a doctor that you feel comfortable with, rather than suffering through 9 months with someone that you just don't click with and I'm sure your OB would agree. One reason for considering an OB switch may be considerably long waits every time you have an appointment. Waiting a few hours on very rare occasions is normal, sometimes you just happen to be scheduled when an emergency C-section needs to be performed. Waiting a few hours every time you see your doc means she or he has a patient over load and can't give you the attention you deserve. Other signs that you need to start a new doctor search is having your concerns disregarded or being brushed off, feeling pressured into unwanted procedures or interventions, a horrible bedside manner, or an abnormally high Cesarean section rate. You choose your obstetrician, so do some research and ask important questions before you decide on one. If the OB you choose turns out he/she is not the doctor you thought they were, you have every right to switch, but remember, it can be difficult to switch doctors the later you are in your pregnancy, so don't drop your OB with the drop of a hat. Obstetricians are looking out for your best interest, so if she tells you to lay off the weight gain, don't think she's out to crush your self image.