Hey guys!! So, we're workin' on baby #2.. and I'm wanting to figure out a new OB GYN.. I had one that was OK, but might like to try something new.. a little younger and not quite so old school.. my other one did the BARE MINIMUM ultra sounds.. i didn't find out until i was 23 weeks the gender of the baby.. i just want a little younger dr.. female!! Thanks so much!
I STRONGLY suggest Dr. Michelle Harden. She's my OB-GYN and she also delivered my grandson. His delivery by Dr. Harden was just beautiful and my daughter sings her praise to whoever will listen. She's located in the Medical Center. Her # is ###-###-#### and she's located at 4499 Medical Dr.,Suite 140 in San Antonio, TX 78229. Good luck. You are blessed!
I was checking out my Dr.'s office the other day and one of Dr. Murdock's patients was checking out at the same time. I was so impressed with the relationship the patient had with Dr. Murdock. Apparently it was the patients last post delivery appt. They hugged and the Dr. said for her to call her for anything and she would talk to her. I just thought wow, that is the Dr. I would want if I was pregnant. You could just tell that the patient loved Dr. Murdock. My daughter is pregnant and I am trying to get her to go to her.
I see Dr. Tammy Murdock with Northeast OB/GYN. Their office is in Stone Oak behind N Central Baptist Hospital. She is really great and delivered my baby via C-Section this past March. I also saw Dr. King for part of my labor while in the hospital and she was also very nice. I'd recommend either one of them. Both are young, easy to talk to and seem up-to-date on the latest with childbirth. I wanted to attempt a natural birth and Dr. Murdock was very encouraging throughout that process. When it turned out that I was going to need a C-Section, she was very empathetic and made me feel at ease during the entire process.
Dr. King. She is awesome. She's young and most of all, very kind and sensitive. Her office is at the hospital, behind the ER. The hospital has a feel of luxury. They treat you and baby like royalty. When the baby is born, they play music that sounds really angelic throughout the whole hospital. They even arrange a special romantic dinner for mom and dad while there.
I would NOT recommend Dr. Harden! She did not listen to my concerns and acted annoyed when I had questions. My phone calls and emails to patient portal were not returned for several days and then she was very defensive once she would call. She was very Pro C-section and I am not. Once I was in labor and admitted to the hospital, instead of coming to see me even once...she went home for the day. We were left in the hospital overnight without any help to continue the labor process. In the end without just reasoning, she got her way and wheeled me in to the c-section. I felt very defeated and scared, while she was very insensitive...laughing and telling me in 10 years I won't remember how my child was born! The worst part of it all, is the last time I have seen her was that day on the operating table. She did not check on me afterwards in the several days I was in the hospital, did not discharge me, did not show up for the 2 week incision check up, and did not show up for the 6 week post-partum check up! This CANNOT be considered as an appropriate standard of care given to a patient! I strongly recommend finding a different doctor!
Tammy Murdock is a wonderful passionate and straight forward OBGYN. She delivered our son May 2007 and was great, knows all the signs and precautions of any trivial situations and serious ones.
I have used Angeline Wiliams in SA for years. My 1st child is now 17 but I remember she was very laid back with the delivery and still is in the office. One of the things I like the best is I am in and out of appt's within 30 min-never any longer than 45 minutes. My 2nd child's middle name is Angeline (my mom's also) lol.
Funny thing is, I can't remember the name of the building but it is the 10 story building connected to Methodist Hospital.
I can't say enough about Dr. Kelly Wilson. She's young, sweet, very knowledgeable, and will work with you to have the kind of birth that you want. She works out of the Texas Women's Hospital Professional building next door to Texas Women's Hospital in the Medical Center of Houston.
Hi J.,
I'm from SA originally (now living in Katy), and had all three of my daughters at Methodist hospital in the medical center. My doctor was Michelle Hardin and she was great, but I have to say that the doctor who actually delivered my 3rd baby (I had this habit of delivering on Saturdays, so I got whoever was on call) was Shannon Gallagher and she was AWESOME! Dr. Hardin always made me push in one particular position which I found uncomfortable...when I was ready to push with my 3rd, I got into the position I wanted to be in and looked at Dr. Gallagher and said 'is this okay?' and she looked at me like 'why are you asking me that?' and said 'whatever position you feel comfortable in is okay with me!' I had my 3rd baby pushed out in a matter of seconds. She was just so laid back and easy going about everything. She was my sister-in-law's ob for my nephew (now 18 months) and my SIL and brother loved her too. Best of luck to you!
I'm not having another baby, so I can't say how she is in delivery, but I recently went to DR Robin Womack and was very pleased. She just had her first child, so I'm sure that she is very intune with delivery. Bedside was good, which is hard to find.
http://www.ne-obgyn.com/Dr_womack.html
It is northeast OB/GYN. they have an office off of stone oak in the atrium part of the hospial.
Good luck and congrats.
Please look into midwifery care for your pregnancy and birth. There are some great midwives in your area. There is also a great birth center in New Braunfels and one in San Antonio. http://www.birthcenternb.com/ http://www.birthcentersa.com/
The midwives at both birth centers are wonderful and young.
Research has proven time and time again that birth with a midwife is at least as safe if not safer than birth with an OB. Also, you really should not have a lot of ultrasounds. It is not good for the baby. And you can not find out the gender until you are close to 20 weeks anyway so that is why your doctor waited until you were 23 weeks which is the perfect time to find out the gender.
Congrats on your upcoming pregnancy.
Lisa
I'm still looking for a new OB myself. But, a low number of ultrasounds is definitely not a good way to judge a doctor. In fact, that's just good science. You shouldn't have any ultrasounds beyond what is medically necessary and 23 weeks is a normal time to find out the sex of the baby. There has been no comprehensive study of how ultrasounds effect fetuses, and then our babies, in the long term. In fact, there is some speculation - but I emphasize no proof yet, that the increase in ultrasounds is one of the causes of more autism cases. Many ultrasound experts and OBs strongly recommend against ANY novelty/keepsake ultrasounds as well. A great doctor is one that keeps up on the latest research, cares for their patient, and only performs tests & interventions when necessary.
There may be other reasons why you'd like a new OB, but that really shouldn't be your main criteria. Hope you find someone that works for you.
I used Dr. Elizabeth King for my 5th baby. We moved in the middle of my 5th pregnancy, so finding a new doctor was tough. I went through 3 doctors actually before I was satisfied. Dr. King is pretty young, about 33 or so. At the time of my baby's birth she had one infant son herself. I had my c-section at North Central Baptist and she did a really nice job. She is very gentle and understanding. I felt comfortable talking with her about everything. I saw her at the office on Toepperwein and in the medical office building beside the hospital. Here is the address and phone number of that location:
502 MADISON OAK #240 San Antonio TX 78258 ###-###-####
Hope this helps!
