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| - I really loved Dr. Wareing when I had her. She was is super kind and attentive. She tended to ask a couple of times during the appointment, "Do you have any other questions?" She wanted to make sure I wasn't sitting at home worrying about anything. She has very good communication skills. The office staff has always been very kind in my experience as well.
But looking back at my experience I realized I wish she had been more cautious about my situation. I was having contractions for months. At my 36th week appointment she said I was dilated to 3 cm, offered to strip my membranes, but said she was going to send me to the hospital anyway, (and by the way, "you know I'm going out out of the country tomorrow, right?). She acted like having the baby before 37 weeks was no big deal. This was my first, and I liked her, and I didn't know what to think so I just trusted my doctor. She did say that the baby might have problems latching, but sort of down played it. I don't know if she really didn't think it was that big of a deal or if she really thought I was going to have that baby that day and was trying not to stress me out. But the reality is when I got to the hospital and I wasn't dilating any more, instead of sending me home she broke my water and I had the baby later that night. I wouldn't say that she pressured me to have the baby early, but I was a first time mom and I needed someone to tell me what the smartest/safest thing to do was. I didn't really get that.
For people that have complained that she only takes women who are pregnant, I can tell you that she probably already has too many patients as it is and you'd do better elsewhere. I would sometimes wait for an hour or more in the office if she was delivering a baby or something (only one Dr in the office and all). Plus, when I moved out of town and tried to get them to move my records. I have never had such a battle in my life. The (very kind) nurse at the desk said she was really sorry but Dr. Wareing had been delivering babies "non-stop, getting no sleep" that week and hadn't had time to sign off on my records. Finally my husband had to call and threaten to go all the way to Phoenix and stand in their office until they gave us the records. The sent them the next day. It took them 29 days.
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