My first and subsequent appts with the midwifes were great. I guarantee though, when you're at 40 weeks and visiting the midwife you'll be thinking - why am I still sitting here??????

You can ask all sorts of questions. I was TOTALLY ignorant - until I started frequenting this website. I had no idea what a fundal was either. A lot of the time they would say stuff and I would just nod my head. DH and I would leave the appt and I would ask him what he thought a blah, blah was and he'd say, "I thought you knew."

I tell you what though, my first Drs appt left little to be desired. He yelled at me because he said I hadn't gone in early enough in the pg. If I had my time again............ boy, oh, boy.......... I'd smack him in the gob.

I was perfectly relaxed b4 that. Don't ever let anyone force their opinions on you. You'll get plenty of it - ESPECIALLY when the baby is born. All the experts come out of the woodwork then.

I found all of the midwives to be extraordinarily knowledgeable, trustworthy and kind. I always looked forward to talking to them and asking them questions. Never be afraid to ask them questions. Most midwives have had children themselves - unlike male doctors........ grrrrrrrrr......

I must say, I never got that dr again and the dr at the birth was great...