What's Up Doc?

sooooooo..... Iamthisclose to switching doctors. Well, in my mind I already have even though I haven't officially done it yet. It is surprising the number of women I talk to that either switched or wish they switched. Its not that I feel my current doc is a bad doctor - I just don't think he is interested in me or my pregnancy all that much. And what does that say for how he will be during labor? Oh, and lets not forget the fact that the practice is more of an advertisement for cosmetic surgery than women's health. And that their billing office can't get a damn thing right! Although that is minor in the scheme of things... If I liked my doc I would put up with endless calls to Cigna and the billing dept. But I don't. So back to my main point, I am switching.

Those of you who know me would laugh. I am armed with a spreadsheet of potential doctors, all received through references in the local natural childbirth scene. The spreadsheet has basic stuff like what hospital they are affiliated with, who is in/out of network, phone number, etc. It also has a list of questions that I am going to ask, which I probably should have asked my current doc, if he wasn't too busy trying to push me out of the exam room and over to the billing department. For those of you interested, here's the list:

1. I would like to have a natural childbirth, with as little intervention as possible. What labor practices do you use routinely?
2. I am interested in learning as much as possible about pregnancy and childbirth. What books / websites would you recommend?
Tangent: more books to add to the shelf! The Official Lamaze Guide: Giving birth with confidence and Bountiful, Beautiful, Blissful: Experience the Natural Power of Pregnancy and Birth with Kundalini Yoga and Meditation
3. I have signed up to take a childbirth class based on the Bradley method. What do you think about it?
Tangent 2: if anything, I will be the most informed pregger chick out there!
4. How do you feel about a doula present for support during labor?
5. For what reasons would you insist on inducing labor? What percentage of your deliveries are initiated by induction? What methods do you use to induce?
6. I would like to labor as long as possible prior to a caesarean section. For what reasons would you advise having a caesarean?

Wish me luck. My goal is to find a new doctor BEFORE my next visit with the current one!