for those whose midwives are medicare eligible, do you think this affected your relationship at all?

how much did you get back from medicare for appointments?

would you go with a midwife who wasn't comfortable with breech homebirth? are there any conditions that would be a deal breaker for you?
My m/w was not eligible last time, but is this time. I just need to get my GP to sign the referral form (which won't be a problem because my GP is supportive of my HB). Made no difference to my choice, but then, if I keep picking EDDs in the first week of Jan, I'm a bit limited for m/ws!

Not sure how much I'll get back, but at the end of the day, most of her fees I get back from my PHI. Thank goodness we kept the expensive cover, we'll practically break even over two years on HB payments.

My m/ws and the group they practice in support breech birth in hospital, but not at home. I haven't asked if it was a surprise breech what they'd do, but since they have attended I would guess it would proceed at home. They have a second m/w attending as well.

In Sydney, I think we're fairly lucky (now). Westmead has a vaginal breech clinic and a couple of the m/ws have visiting rights at that hospital. Alternatively, Dr Andrew Bisits (breech guru formerly in Newcastle) is now at RPA Randwick. If I was able to choose, I'd go with the latter, but I suspect the proximity of Westmead to my m/ws would probably win out. Mind you, as little as two years ago we had no options for vaginal breech birth here at all.

Had my first official m/w visit today and thanks to DD2 waking about seven times last night, I felt like complete crap. I am not enjoying pg with a toddler! I think DD2 might be my most high maintenance child. She takes after DP so much in personality. She'll make a lovely adult - now just to get her there!

16 wks now. Almost half way.