Midwives [open]

[jgonz]

Age shouldn't matter either. My favorite midwife is only 25.5... but she's delivered nearly 200 babies (between being a labor & delivery nurse, midwifery school, and her own practice).

 

[JCmyFriend]

People say and do things they really don't mean when they are in pain.

 

[-~Truth_N_Trust~-]

I had a student midwife and she was awesome, the best by far, because she wasn't being pushy, she just was supportive and left me alone!! Where I am going there is a variety of midwives, some with kids some without, some young some older, i tend to not like the older one's as much (whether they have had kids or not) because they see me as just a young girl who needs to be told everything, and I was never good at taking that kind of advice!! :o

You'll be fine, goodluck with your studies!

 

[Kazamataz]

I agree, but I doubt there are any midwives like that out there, it doesn't take much time with laboring women to see that they are laboring and it is hard work ... early labor is one thing (like before 6 centimeters), but transition or a fast labor is another thing and I'm sure they all know the difference in the way women behave.... that's what all that education and practice is all about

There is a midwife in my local hospital who doesn't think labour is hard at all!

She has no kids herself and a few of my friends have had her.
They said it was awful because she had no understanding and she made them feel like they were a failure as they found it hard!

Alot of my nursing friends say when you do the job day in day out it can seem a bit like nothing really. And thats why you'll find midwifes who don't think it's hard they see babies being born and it's just an other day at the office for them.

I'm praying I don't get this midwife there are heaps of nice ones at the hospital, but it'll all depend on who's shift it is when i go in.

 

[Kazamataz]

and I was never good at taking that kind of advice!! :o)

LOL you and me both hunny! I guess thats why we got up to so much mischief when we were teenagers

 

[seamonster]

There is a midwife in my local hospital who doesn't think labour is hard at all!

I know a midwife like that too, but her labors were all pretty quick and she said delivering the placenta was more painful than delivering the baby.

Just shows once again that labor is different for everyone. That's why it's important to understand that even though labor may not be horrible for everyone, for most of us it's exhausting. I've never been as tired as I was after giving birth. I wish I was lucky enough to think labor didn't suck .

 

[ChildByGrace]

I don't know what i think yet. But i think for me it would come down to personality rather than if they have their own.

I know people who have had a midwife that has had children and because she didn't have bad labours she had no patience with the labouring mother and couldn't see what the fuss was about. on that basis i'd rather have someone who didn't have children but didn't treat you as if you were causing a fuss over nothing.