Meeting Dr. Brown

So I met Dr. Brown December 17th.  I didn't have to wait for him at all.  He was calm and relaxed.  I like that.  He came in, sat down, leaned back in his chair, smiled, and asked "OK, what are your questions?"  He acted like there was nothing else on his mind, but listening to me.  He said he saw in my chart I was coming from the midwives, and assured me that so long as Baby A was head down, I could deliver these babies vaginally and I would not be required to have an epidural.  (He did tell me that no doctor in the Nashville area would deliver vaginally w/ a breech Baby A.)  He also assured me that all the doctors in his practice were very comfortable with delivering a breech Baby B vaginally, but added that for the most part they all deliver their own babies.

He also was comfortable with monitoring my thyroid (I've had lots of hyperthyroid issues in the past.)  That is nice, knowing that I don't have to add more doctor appointments to my schedule.  Since this is a multiple pregnancy I have to go every 2 weeks, not every month.

After we talked, he quickly looked at the babies thru ultrasound.  They already, at 10 weeks, were moving around quite a bit.  It made me feel guilty about wanting them to miscarry.  I now want to make myself as healthy as possible, because they are here to stay, and they're depending on their mommy.

I left the office feeling really good.  A nice change.  Now I needed to decide on a doula!