Initial meeting with independent midwives

All the tips I see say to meet with a few midwives before choosing one. I just rang an IM to have a little chat and she also suggested meeting a few midwives... but then when I asked her if I would visit her or she would visit me for a first meeting she said she would come to me. And then I wasn't sure if that meant I would be paying her for that visit? I felt a bit cheap asking her so I'm asking here! :lol:

How many different midwives did you meet up with before booking one, and did you pay them all for that initial meeting?

i only met 1 (although i met alll in my area later) and she was the one for us!

Did you pay her for that first meeting?

Most doulas and midwives do a no obligation initial meeting. I would suggest speaking to a few. Email me if you would like some names, with your suburb. Its my first name, at bellybelly.com.au

I met with 3 and paid for the petrol costs for the first midwife and actually paid for consultations for the other 2 because they each spent over 1.5 hrs with me. I clicked the best with the third and have to say having an IM was the best decision I made about my care during pregnancy.

I went to a 'meet the midwives' and information session with Midwives Naturally and got to have a quick chat to a few of the Midwives there. I pretty quickly made up my mind and chose.

Ahh- that's a good idea Jackrose. We may likely go with midwives naturally as most the midwives in my area are with them so maybe I should just meet them at one of those nights.

I went with a midwife from Midwives Naturally and she was just gorgeous. It would have been a totally different experience without her care.