First OB appt today

[Indi]

Each OB is different, my only advice would be if your not happy with this one keep looking till you find on you like. you have been through much in the past and I think being 100% confident and happy with your care provider, no matter what birth you chose, is really important. I hope everything goes well and you get your questions answered.

[mummydreamer]

Each OB is different, my only advice would be if your not happy with this one keep looking till you find on you like. you have been through much in the past and I think being 100% confident and happy with your care provider, no matter what birth you chose, is really important. I hope everything goes well and you get your questions answered.

no don't have a problem with him at all. on the contrary, i think he's been great, and i really support his advice. it cost $160 today, and it was worth it, i was with him for about 25 minutes, he answered everything i asked him, and was willing to sit and talk to me. pity he doesn't go through the public system, otherwise i'd got straight back to him, but i just can't afford him

[Indi]

Is there anyway he can put you on a payment plan or could family and friends help out at all?

Having care you know and trust is important.

[mummydreamer]

Is there anyway he can put you on a payment plan or could family and friends help out at all?

Having care you know and trust is important.

yeh i know i agree.....he is really good. it will be all right to begin with, he said he would see me monthly and fortnightly up until 36 weeks and then weekly until i have baby (which if i have c/s at 38 weeks will only be 2 weeks...) i guess i could ask my mum to help out Lol. i'll see how i go, but thats an option.

[SweetPea]

Can you check with your ob about the cost? I recently had all those blood tests involving blooding clotting due to a miscarriage at 15 weeks and when I went she warned me it was expensive (as you said around $300) but then said "oh it doesn't matter your dr has checked the bulkbill box - so we were bulk billed for all the blood tests (15 vials!!!). Maybe if you explain it's financially difficult he may put it through bulkbilled.

[mummydreamer]

hmmmm sweetpea, not sure if that's an option? i talked to him last night and he said he would put something on my form to do with family history..... just so i didn't have to pay!! nawww what a nice doc, just hope we don't get in trouble. but yeh, he basically said that he really wants me to get the tests, they're really important, so whatever he says, and he says he'd make it so that i don't have to pay.

also, talked to my mum last night and she said if we were to have another baby and i wanted to go to him for prenatal care, she would help me pay for him. naaaawwww i love my mum