We were anxiously awaiting this appointment because it was the first time we met the midwife. We felt just fine about the OB we had been seeing, but part of the reason are crazy enough to drive an hour to deliver our little girl is to have a midwife experience.
The appointment was early enough that we had to wake up our toddler early. She was very sad to be woken up and we barely got in the car on time.
The morning was frigid and the drive to the office was smooth sailing. We have been thankful that, so far, no matter what time of day I have had an appointment, we do not see much traffic. It gives me hope that when it comes time for me to deliver, we will not have any anxiety over congestion. Next year, the main highway we are taking to the hospital will be closed for some period of months as they renovate it into a freeway, so we are grateful that they (probably) will not start until after my daughter's birth.
We arrived at the office and were pulled back within five minutes. As soon as the midwife walked in, I knew that she was what we wanted. I loved her bedside manner, her sweet personality, and her confidence. All my worries left. We talked for several minutes and she made us feel like we had all the time in the world with her. She assured us that as long as my pregnancy progressed normally that she would be able to deliver the baby.
We gave her brief details about my first child's birth and the midwife urged us to book it to the hospital at the first signs of labor. "Your next baby is going to come faster! If you were only in the hospital for 3 1/2 hours for your first, I do not want you delivering that baby on the side of the road." I know statistics range for subsequent deliveries, but I certainly hope my next deliver is faster (but not too fast).
As we left the office, we both commented that we loved the midwife and we were so excited to have her as an option. She is a joy and just the kind of person I want in my labor and delivery room.
I am currently (almost) 26 weeks and get more and more excited about the viability of the baby. We are all so excited for her arrival. My daughter tells me several times a day that she loves the baby so much and comes over to give her hugs and kisses. Let's hope the love continues in just over three months.
My next appointment also has my gestational diabetes testing and then we move to every other week appointments. I cannot believe how quickly time is flying.
