Matt and I decided to switch doctors. I’ve only heard nightmares about the Lompoc hospital and have received an overwhelming amount of advice to switch to the Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital. It seems that the facilities down in Goleta are quite a bit nicer. I was worried about the drive; it takes us 45-60 minutes to get to the hospital from home. I’ve been assured that we’ll have enough time and that the distance shouldn’t be an issue. I’ve also been a little disappointed with the doctor we’ve been seeing. He’s fine and didn’t do anything wrong, but I just didn’t feel warm fuzzies when I went. I felt that he was a little condescending when answering my questions, wasn’t very personable, and every one seemed to be in a bad mood whenever we went. I was also really ticked off that our 22 week ultrasound experience wasn’t quite what I was hoping for. So we picked a new doctor down in Goleta.

The office is really cozy and the nurse was super-nice. I liked that I was more involved in the appointment and was told what my measurements were, what was going on, and was asked questions and if I had any. I’m a little disappointed again because I think the new doctor and I don’t quite see eye-to-eye. I have been looking at birth plans and thinking about what I want and what I don’t when I deliver. I asked when I should bring that in to talk about how it will go. He just flatly says that he doesn’t pay those any attention and there’s “a lot of weird things out there.” I was really interested in a water birth as well, and saw that the birth center has tubs in the deliver rooms. Apparently a water birth isn’t an option either, he doesn’t seem to approve. I brought up medications and how I don’t want any and he just turned away and said “well, we’ll see about that. You’ll change your mind when the time comes.” I very well may change my mind, but I felt like he was pretty rude about it and wouldn’t even talk to me about what I want. There’s a few things that I’d like when the time comes and I know it shouldn’t be a big deal to them, but it is to me, so I’m hoping they’ll listen to me. Matt will have to be my voice, too, and make sure they don’t give me anything I don’t want. I like that we switched doctors because the facilities seem a lot nicer, but I’m not as thrilled as I was hoping I would be with my visit.

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