Thanks for the sympathies ladies. I really do wish I could switch, but it's just not an option right now. They were short-handed before, and now with one less midwife on staff, there's just no room to switch - I barely made it in! This midwife has been qualified for 4 years, or so, I think. She is actually the most experienced one in the local practice currently. There's another one who I've visited with a couple times, who has been qualified for less time, but seems much more confident and competent. I'd rather be with her, I think, but she's on vacation when I am due. The one I have now was there when I was delivering my third baby, at home. She attended that birth as my secondary midwife, and was fine in that role. Very calm and organized according to DH. (I wasn't paying attention at that point!) I think she probably will be fine when it comes to the actual birth part. I might wait to call her though, just because she irritates me.....

About the due date - I do think it's important to get the best guess at a date, but here's the thing - The first ultrasound (at 7 weeks) said October 5 or 6. The second (at 14 weeks) said September 28. My guess, before any ultrasounds, was October 2 or so. I figured it would be best to go with something like October 2 on my paperwork, and be right in the middle, likely only out 3-4 days one way or the other. She picked September 28. That's fine with me, and I am measuring right about there, (I do always measure on track - I know not everyone does, and so that's not a reliable way of figuring your dates!) but I wish she could just leave it now! We made a decision with the information we had, and lets go with it!

Anyways, I think we will be fine in the end. I'll just have to try to be patient with her, and hope that my old midwife is able to come back sometime soon! There was talk of her retiring.....