[Astrid]

For me, either is fine. I have had great male drs & great female drs. My GP is a female & both DH & I go to her although I haven't seen her in well over a year. I'm generally a very healthy person. My OB was a male & my RE (reproductive endocrinologist or infertility dr) is a male. I see his NP more than him & that is a female. The perinatologist I would like to see is a female. For me, it is more about what they are good at. The only reason we picked this peri is b/c she works w/ multiple pgcies.

What about all of you?

[SurroDoula]

I'm good with either. I'm lucky enough to know who all the GREAT OB's in the area are, so if I ever had to switch, I have a list of who I would go to. On the flip side, I also have a list of who I would NOT want to be delivering this baby, a couple of them I would even switch hospitals if they were on call when I am in labour.

[emills]

My GP is female, as is my OB. I will not see a male OB. My Peri however is male, but that wasnt really by choice. He is the top Peri in my area and the only one that has privlidges where I want to deliever.

[illinoismommy]

either is fine!

I see mostly male OB's they are the majority out of 6 of the 7 OB's at the practice I go too. I don't mind it!

[Lila's Mom!]

For a general I am fine with either. We're dealing with non-gender specific issues here. When it comes to OB/GYN I'm strictly FEMALE.... I always put it this way: Would you go to a mechanic that had never owned a car? I just like the fact that a woman has not only gone through the training, but is familiar with women, b/c she is one!

[emills]

For a general I am fine with either. We're dealing with non-gender specific issues here. When it comes to OB/GYN I'm strictly FEMALE.... I always put it this way: Would you go to a mechanic that had never owned a car? I just like the fact that a woman has not only gone through the training, but is familiar with women, b/c she is one![/b]

exactly

[Crystal423]

I'm usually fine with either, as long as they know what they are doing.

[mshel]

Either is fine for me, as long as they come highly recommended. I had a male with my dd and he was awesome, I wish I could have him this time around, but we are in a diff. state now. This time I have a woman, and so far she seems fine. I just had a great experience with my last doc, and I really liked how he got my DH involved and could talk to him man-to-man about the whole process. I think it helped my DH, especially since he was a little scared at the time.

[JLFagan77]

as far as ob/gyn, I usually prefered women drs just to avoid the icky factor. But my friend was seeing a male dr who had delivered her daughter and she would NOT quit talking about how wonderful he was. I was engaged at the time and needed to go see someone anyway, so I figured I'd give him a shot. My husband(fiance at the time) sat in the room with me. I was so nervous but the dr came in and talked to me before I even got undressed. He has always been so comforting and wonderful. Now every time my husband mentions moving even a few years from now I nearly cry at the prospect of losing this dr.

[Astrid]

Isn't it funny how attached we can become to a dr?

[angabre]

All I have ever had is men doctors! With my last 2 kids I went to a big pratice and saw a different dr. almost every time. But I had no real complaints. But now I am going to a smaller pratice with just on dr. He is very nice and takes time to set down and talk. He's pretty funny too. So I'm really looking forward to the next few months. And his office is right next to the hospital so maybe he'll even get to deliver it. He doesn't have a fancy 4-D ulrasound like others in my area but I feel so comfortable with him.

[Hannahsmommie]

I've always had males, so that's what I'm used to I guess!!

[koakoba]

Mine is male. My last two where female and (although I'm not blaming it on the gender) they were HORRIBLE. So I'm sticking with him. He's a DO, not an MD, which I like. My high risk OB is a male too - and I like him. Even being high risk, he was very supportive of my birth choices (as natural as you can get with an induction) and respected how important that was to me. I was afraid he'd push for a c-section without letting me try natural. I got close to needing an emergency one, but we got her out in time.

[~Annissa~]

Well at my current office they rotate so I see both sexes. I prefer females normally because I find that they are more sensitive to our issues and better at answering specific questions, especially if they've been pregnant. Where as men could never get it no matter how many years they've done it/babies they've delivered they still don't sympathize with feeling like there's a watermelon between your legs simply because they've never felt it.
Physically though I am comfortable with whoever for exams and such, doesn't bother me at all.

[luvbnamomm]

My OB is a male and he is so great. I have went to him since i was 18 and he delivered all 5 of my babies. We have a great relationship and i love his nurses too. I also think it has a lot to do with the whole staff if the nurses aren't very caring and nice it can make for a very long and stressful pregnancy. I like to feel that i can call with any questions and know i will get a call back and they also have a nurse on call at there office...

[neonhorn22]

When I was in high school and college, my OB was a female. She is also my sister's OB. But, when I moved, I switched, or else I'd still be with her. Her name as Dr. Rhonda Badeen-Lunn and I only say this because her and her three children were killed in a plane crash a few weeks ago. I was so sad to hear the news because she was an excellent doctor.

There are no female OBs in my area. My GP is a man and I was referred to him by several of my friends who used to live in my area. Turns out, he's a fantastic doctor and I really felt comfortable with him. However, he doesn't deliver babies anymroe so I had to find an actual OB and he's a man and so far, I'm comfortable with him.

[tjo9]

We lived in a very small town so for my daughter there wasn't any real choice so I had a male OB and I liked him just fine. But we had a job transfer and now live in a much larger town and go to a practice with 12 female OB's . But you just see one but anyone that is on call that day could be the one to deliver you that is the only thing I don't like .

[JadeS]

well if your talking about OB/GYN drs..i'd rather have a female dr b/c i rather not have another man looking at my "private areas" it might just be me..but that's just how i am.

[amy1980]

Truthfully....I've only ever had male Dr's (my dentist is female....LOL). I'd be okay with either though Seems to be alot more male than female around here.