New Doctor

After talking with Adam, I have decided to switch OBGYN's. Dr. Finberg is a great doctor, has a fabulous staff, but I wasn't very sure if I was comfortable with his bedside manner. It wasn't like he creeped me out, more like he was very short and not as personable as I was hoping for. I had been warned by friends, that he gets straight to the point during his visits and isn't much of a chatter. I wasn't really worried about that, but when I met in his office a couple of weeks ago, I didn't feel like I could open up and talk to him.



When I brought this up to Adam, he made sure that it wasn't just because I loved my doctor back home in Houston and that I wasn't being open to the concept of a new doctor. After much assurance, we decided that I needed to be happy with my doctor and not have to worry about asking questions. (My friend Nicole goes to Dr. Finberg and is due any day and she was told by his nurse at her last appointment that she couldn't ask him any questions that day because he was in a bad mood.)



This morning I made a phone call to my first choice, Dr. Helliwell. His website blew me away and I have heard nothing but pleasant stories about his office and staff. I was so glad I made the call. Last week, I had a little spotting (sorry if this is TMI). It was brown and very small and it only happened once. I knew that as long as it was brown, that I was okay. However, I made sure to evaluate how I was feeling, but luckily I didn't have any cramping. When I explained this to his office, they asked if I could come in this morning, just to make sure and I am glad I did.



Everything looked fine and the doctor told me it was most likely due to the placenta taking over the hormones for the baby and I need not worry. We listened to the heartbeat and it was 170 bpm. I asked all of the questions that I didn't get to ask Dr. Finberg and learned that when I go in for my next appointment, I can schedule my ultrasound to find out the sex of the baby. At their office, they have the 3D ultrasound and I can find out if we are having a boy or a girl at 16 weeks. Mid October can't come soon enough. I'm happy with the my decision and so glad that I didn't settle.