Blackstock Melanie Russell MD

So we’re having a baby! We’re currently around 7 weeks along and it was very stressful trying to find an OB to help us through this first baby experience we’re going through. Yesterday was our first doctor’s appointment and while we haven’t been able to meet Dr. Blackstock yet I did have a wonderful experience at this office with a great, patient staff that dealt with me crying only twice (my nerves were super duper shot and my anxiety was pretty high). Drew, my nurse practitioner, was so stinkin’ wonderful and I really, really love that she was given to me to walk me through what to expect.
November 5 is our first ultrasound! I’ll update this review and we go through our pregnancy!
** Update: February 27, 2015 **
The nurses and staff here were wonderful but Dr. Blackstock was 100% not the right fit for me. After 6 weeks of being extremely happy to be pregnant I all of a sudden developed prenatal depression and was going through the worst time of my life. I was crying nonstop, I couldn’t eat, I felt completely disconnected from the pregnancy that we planned for and were extremely happy about, and I had no idea what to do. I researched online and everything said to speak to our OB. So at week 8 we went to see our daughter’s heartbeat for the very first time and I missed the joy of this experience because of how I was feeling. After the ultrasound we waited for nearly two hours in the waiting room to see the doctor (which we had an appointment for) and then waited another 45 minutes IN the room for her to come in. This was our first time meeting her and she barely acknowledged us. The entire time she had her back to us while typing on her computer all while I cried behind her telling her that I didn’t know what was wrong with me but I think I’m experiencing prenatal depression and I don’t know what to do.
She said, «Sometimes women just don’t want to be pregnant and that’s okay. There are ways to fix that.» I’m pro-​choice. I have no problem with women that make that choice to terminate a pregnancy. To tell me, however, that I could consider that option if I wanted to when I’m telling you that we planned this pregnancy and that something is wrong with my brain and I’m scared made me sick to my stomach.
My fiancé was infuriated with what happened and we decided we needed to find another doctor.
This doctor may work for you if you don’t mind being treated like a warm vessel growing a baby and don’t really care to be acknowledged. Give her a shot if you would like that. For me I will never utilize her services again and I won’t recommend her. The only reason why I gave this place 2 stars is because Drew, the registered nurse, is a wonderful woman and I loved speaking with her. If she could switch to the place I went to I would be super happy!