For my first pregnancy, Intown Midwifery sent me to See Baby for my ultrasounds. I was impressed from start to finish. The offices are beautiful, the front desk staff is friendly and courteous. My ultrasound techs were are all well-trained and friendly, too. The ultrasound rooms are spa-like and much kudos for the warm ultrasound gel. After my ultrasound, I met with Dr. Bootstaylor who instantly put me at ease. He walked me through my ultrasound results, showing everything to me on a large, easy-to-see screen. I came back for a few standard ultrasounds and a genetic test. All came back fine, and we just continued on with Intown Midwifery. My son was born a few months later.
However, my second pregnancy took a very different turn and this is when Dr. B truly shined. The process began very similarly to my first pregnancy. Standard ultrasounds and new genetic test at 13 weeks, anatomy scan a few weeks later. All seemed right on track until about 25 weeks when my blood pressure decided to skyrocket. I was hospitalized at AMC and Dr.B was now my main doctor. I was diagnosed with pre-e. I was given a round of magnesium and steroids, just in case I had to be delivered right then. But Dr.B, who is the coolest man under pressure, was patient enough to see what my body could do and how long I could stay pregnant for. Prognosis for a 25-weeker is brutal. To say I was devastated by the turn of events would be a massive understatement. But Dr.B was a steady force, watched my numbers and was hopeful that I could be discharged from the hospital.
I knew a full-term pregnancy was no longer a possibility, but I needed to get to at least 28-weeks. The statistics dramatically turn in favor of a healthy outcome. I was home for another two weeks, with weekly ultrasounds. My second visit showed my BP affecting blood flow to the baby, even on meds. So Dr.B thought it best to get back to the hospital. We held on for another full week until my body said it was enough. Dr. B swooped in like a super-hero and the nursing team responded by prepping me for surgery. (Natural-birth advocates, I being one of them, can say what we want about the medical establishment, but when you're having an emergency, you want that strict hospital mind-set in place. It's a life-saver.)
I was rushed into surgery, my BP was stabilized enough so that we could wait for my husband to arrive (seriously? such consideration given the circumstances). Once he got there, my son was delivered a few minutes later. He let out a cry and everyone in the room rejoiced. He weighed 2.4 pounds and sounded like a full-termer. He was taken swiftly to the NICU, while Dr. B closed me. That process took twice as along as the delivery. He took great care in his sutures. And now several months later, I have a thin, smooth, barely noticeable line. When the nurse checked my incision the next day, she nodded approvingly, and call Dr.B an artist.
Afterward, he came to check in on me before being discharged and I felt that my pregnancy and delivery could not have gone any better. Dr. B not only saved my son's life, but his patience, medical experience and crystal clear judgment has given my son a healthy life.
He's now six months adjusted and is CRAWLING! He tries to put everything he can in his mouth and wake us all very early in the morning with litany of babbles. His pediatrician told us that if he didn't know our son was born at 29 weeks, he would never have guessed. (Our course much, much kudos goes to the NICU staff at AMC. Want to see angels on earth? Go there. But that's a whole other post.)
So anyway, if you're pregnant, healthy or not this is the place to go for superior medical care. read more
