Friday Ticker Change!

[katespade]

Okay let's see if I get this right:  3/4. 3/11, 3/18, 3/25, you go here!

How many weeks?



How are you feeling?



Cravings/Aversions?


Questions for the group?


GTKY: What is your typical drink order from Starbucks/your favorite coffee shop?

[katespade]

How many weeks? 5 weeks!

How are you feeling? Still tired. The ladies are tender and definitely seem to have enlarged a bit. I'm also experiencing some nausea, but it seems to come mostly in the afternoon/early evening. The sea bands make a real difference.

Cravings/Aversions? Cannot do eggs. I have a hankering for pizza, but thats nothing new and I cant legitimately blame baby.

Questions for the group? What should I expect at my first appointment? The receptionist gave me little information. I'll be 8w6d, so do you think I would get an u/s to confirm?

GTKY: What is your typical drink order from Starbucks/your favorite coffee shop? In the summer, I am all about iced teas (my favorite is a passion tea lemonade but switch out the lemonade for the cool lime juice) or iced coffee with coconut milk. Fall/winter? Give me all of the pumpkin spice and gingerbread lattes.

[peachesncream]

8 weeks.

Feeling okay. Lots of nausea.

No cravings and lots of aversions.

No questions.

I am a Caribou Coffee junkie (or Dunn Bros. if I'm in MN) and I am a sucker for a caramel cooler (like a Frappuccino).

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Jul 24, 2015 8:45:50 GMT -5 katespade said:

How many weeks? 5 weeks!

How are you feeling? Still tired. The ladies are tender and definitely seem to have enlarged a bit. I'm also experiencing some nausea, but it seems to come mostly in the afternoon/early evening. The sea bands make a real difference.

Cravings/Aversions? Cannot do eggs. I have a hankering for pizza, but thats nothing new and I cant legitimately blame baby.

Questions for the group? What should I expect at my first appointment? The receptionist gave me little information. I'll be 8w6d, so do you think I would get an u/s to confirm?

GTKY: What is your typical drink order from Starbucks/your favorite coffee shop? In the summer, I am all about iced teas (my favorite is a passion tea lemonade but switch out the lemonade for the cool lime juice) or iced coffee with coconut milk. Fall/winter? Give me all of the pumpkin spice and gingerbread lattes.

The anticipation was killing me so I just called and asked if I'd get a US at mine and they said yes. I don't think they're typical that early, though. Mine was just a matter of "The US Tech happens to be free." I was 6w4d at mine. I got a physical exam (basically a pap and breast exam) and then went for the US. They also asked me and DH a lot of questions about our family history, but that's about it.

Oh, and they had me pee in a cup so they could do a pregnancy test. You know, because the eleventy million I took at home didn't count.

[LadyNymeria]

Jul 24, 2015 9:37:42 GMT -5 @pugsandwine said:

Jul 24, 2015 8:45:50 GMT -5 katespade said:

How many weeks? 5 weeks!

How are you feeling? Still tired. The ladies are tender and definitely seem to have enlarged a bit. I'm also experiencing some nausea, but it seems to come mostly in the afternoon/early evening. The sea bands make a real difference.

Cravings/Aversions? Cannot do eggs. I have a hankering for pizza, but thats nothing new and I cant legitimately blame baby.

Questions for the group? What should I expect at my first appointment? The receptionist gave me little information. I'll be 8w6d, so do you think I would get an u/s to confirm?

GTKY: What is your typical drink order from Starbucks/your favorite coffee shop? In the summer, I am all about iced teas (my favorite is a passion tea lemonade but switch out the lemonade for the cool lime juice) or iced coffee with coconut milk. Fall/winter? Give me all of the pumpkin spice and gingerbread lattes.

The anticipation was killing me so I just called and asked if I'd get a US at mine and they said yes. I don't think they're typical that early, though. Mine was just a matter of "The US Tech happens to be free." I was 6w4d at mine. I got a physical exam (basically a pap and breast exam) and then went for the US. They also asked me and DH a lot of questions about our family history, but that's about it.

Oh, and they had me pee in a cup so they could do a pregnancy test. You know, because the eleventy million I took at home didn't count.

katespade, for another perspective, everything @pugsandwine did at her appointment is split into 3 appointments for me.

Last Friday I went in for a "confirmation" appointment (5w2d). They had me pee in a cup for a pregnancy test, weighed me, took my blood pressure, and gave me a due date. That was it. We then scheduled my next 2 appointments.

August 13 (9w1d) is my OB history appointment. MH and I will go in and answer all sorts of questions about family history. I'm sure they'll have me pee in a cup to check for sugars/protein because they do that at EVERY pregnancy related appointment as well as weight and blood pressure. This is just an appointment with a nurse.

September 2 (12w even) is my OB physical. It will cover what a standard gyn annual appointment covers including a pap as well as FINALLY checking for a heartbeat. I am planning to opt-in to the first tri screening, which I believe will be combined with this appointment so my first ultrasound will be that day as well.

So long story short, each practice will have a different approach to your first prenatal appointment. You could always give them a call if you want to know.

[peachesncream]

Jul 24, 2015 8:45:50 GMT -5 katespade said:

How many weeks? 5 weeks!

How are you feeling? Still tired. The ladies are tender and definitely seem to have enlarged a bit. I'm also experiencing some nausea, but it seems to come mostly in the afternoon/early evening. The sea bands make a real difference.

Cravings/Aversions? Cannot do eggs. I have a hankering for pizza, but thats nothing new and I cant legitimately blame baby.

Questions for the group? What should I expect at my first appointment? The receptionist gave me little information. I'll be 8w6d, so do you think I would get an u/s to confirm?

GTKY: What is your typical drink order from Starbucks/your favorite coffee shop? In the summer, I am all about iced teas (my favorite is a passion tea lemonade but switch out the lemonade for the cool lime juice) or iced coffee with coconut milk. Fall/winter? Give me all of the pumpkin spice and gingerbread lattes.

Usually my practice does a dildo cam ultrasound at the first appt (supposed to be around 8 weeks). This is what they use to determine EDD. If I remember correctly we get brief "is everything okay in there" ultrasounds at 12 and 16 weeks (not typical) and then the anatomy scan. I opt out of the NT scan. There's the anatomy scan at 20 weeks and then that's it for ultrasounds until 36 weeks or so when they do a super quick one to make sure babe is head down (not necessarily typical).

The only medically necessary ultrasound is the anatomy scan so that is all some practices do.

[readinglove]

How many weeks? 6 weeks!

How are you feeling? Oh God, the nausea. I haven't puked yet, but kind of wish I would if it would help the nausea ease up a bit. And the boobs. Hugging people is torture. Peeing all of the time. I drink anything - BAM! Must pee NOW.

Cravings/Aversions? I've been craving french fries with ketchup - which is odd for me, because I'm not usually a ketchup person. Aversions...food just doesn't sound good. I can usually eat something more substantial in the evenings - usually after 6. Before that? Ugh. No.

Questions for the group? Best ginger candies for nausea? 

GTKY: What is your typical drink order from Starbucks/your favorite coffee shop? I'm not a coffee person. Yuck. I'll have a couple of caramel apple spices from Starbucks when it's cold and I can't warm up, but that's about it.

[readinglove]

katespade My first appointment (Monday) will be an ultrasound, but my care plan is different because of my loss history. I'll be going in every 2 weeks until I'm 20-22 weeks (whenever I start feeling baby move consistently). I think I'll have the "usual" first appointment around 10-12 weeks, where they'll do the STD testing, pee in a cup, etc etc type stuff.