New doctor

I really wish I would have put my foot down and insisted on living in NY 2 years ago, taking the Path train everyday is slowly driving me insane. No matter how great I smell in the morning when I get on the train, I can't help but to feel stale when I get off! I am sitting at my desk right now and I can still smell cigarettes and just general subway stench on me. ok, I am done with my complaining for now.

My appointment this week was uneventful, all my blood test came back normal and I learned that I was a B+ instead of A+ blood type and somewhat anemic; I could identify the baby's head and heartbeat but I couldn't hear the heartbeat because the machine at this office doesn't pick it up so I was disappointed. I did come to the realization that I need a new OB because apparently, you have to pick your doctor based on the hospital in which they deliver. We were totally against St. Vincent's in the city so I made a short list of hospitals in NJ by looking at the boards. Then I checked out their credential's and C-section rates on the BCBS website (apparently NJ has one of the highest rates in the country at 51% so I wanted hospitals with a rate of under 36%). Then I ran them by DH because he has been in most of the hospitals in NJ and he knows which ones are not that clean. So my shortlist of Hospitals is: Mountainside, Morristown, Holy Name and Summit. All have private maternity rooms which would cost me $700 per night at the NYC hospitals, wuh-huh!

I then called up everyone I know in Jersey to get their OB recommendations and I matched them up with my chosen hospitals. Finally, I called the OB office and asked the questions on my list. Full disclosure, my insurance company has a very helpful hot-line where they gave me a full list of questions to ask like: How soon will you come to the hospital once I am in labor? I would have never thought of this question! I have settled on Dr. Winsome Parchment in Maplewood for now because she came recommended by someone who was extremely picky and went to a number of OBGYNs. Also, when I called her office they were the most helpful and did not rush me and she is ranked in the list of top 100 doctors in NJ and has been a activist on natural birth. I am in favor of all painkilling drugs but I really don't want to be forced in a c-section because the doctor has other things to do :-/

So I get to meet my new doctor in 2 weeks and now I have to break up with my ex-doctor...hopefully they will be nice and send my medical records without any drama.