I am 8 months pregnant and have seen just about every doc in this practice. With one exception everyone is nice. Cohen btw was really great - he's one of those people you either love or hate, so give him a chance. What I have found though is that a few docs, though nice, are not very supportive of a woman's choice to not have an epidural. I have made a birth plan, which includes not having an epidural or spinal unless the life of the baby is threatened in some way. I have another child and had an epidural and it was a horrible experience. I was so sick afterward and my labor went on way longer than it needed too. Because of my past experience I decided this time around, I would go without. I think it's the best choice for myself and the baby. However, in discussions with Canterella and another doc, she seemed to try to discourage me from this and scare me into getting an epidural. I felt like maybe the practice gets some bonus or incentive from it in some way the way she tried to pressure me. It was like dealing with a used car salesman. It is my choice to go this route and it is not a blind choice but rather based on my own experience and the experiences of family and friends. This was not a decision I came to lightly by any means. However, the docs seemed so unsupportive. It really made me wish I had chosen to go with a birthing center or midwife rather that VFOBGYN.
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