It's great that you feel so comfortable with him - everyone should be so lucky!
I gotta say though, that the shoe thing really is a crock. Really.
There are some out there (often older) who still use their gut to practice and they are gems. I know of one here in Brisbane who does, and I had one in the public system with my first child. He was as old as Adam and I saw him for the first time at 36 weeks...he was like a grandad. He felt my belly so gently, and said "You've got a 7 pound citizen in there, and I hope you have your bags packed because she's coming sooner rather than later". There was no u/s or anything, he just ran his hands around my tummy. I've never had (or seen as a doula) an obstetrician palp a belly in such a gentle and intuitive way.
Four days later I went into labour and had a 7lb3oz daughter.
Man Tobily, that sounds like a great ob. I've mostly been looked after by midwives in the past, but if I had to have an ob regularly for whatever reason, I'd be wishing for one like that I reckon.
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