Thursday Randoms?

[desirrek]

I know there are only a few of us here but let's start to get to know each other!

What are you up to today?

[desirrek]

I had my first OB appt yesterday. She wants to keep a closer eye on my progression this time and sent me for my first round of betas. I have been stalking the patient portal like a crazed person waiting for the results. I know the first round won't really tell me much but I really need the peace of mind.

[thatgirlrachel]

Hi! I just scheduled my first appointment for Feb 22. It seems like years away. My OB doesn't see you until 8 weeks along, and the 4 weeks between finding out and getting confirmation at the doctor are so long. The shock of my BFP is finally settling down and excitement is setting it!

Question about estimating due dates...when I do a basic due date calculator using the first day of my last period, I get EDD of Oct 2nd. However, I did a more detailed calculator this morning that asked for the average days of my cycle which is 32, and that gave me a date of Oct 6th. My OB will just go by my period though, right? So I should consider EDD as 10/2/17?

[desirrek]

Jan 26, 2017 9:20:15 GMT -5 thatgirlrachel said:

Hi! I just scheduled my first appointment for Feb 22. It seems like years away. My OB doesn't see you until 8 weeks along, and the 4 weeks between finding out and getting confirmation at the doctor are so long. The shock of my BFP is finally settling down and excitement is setting it!

Question about estimating due dates...when I do a basic due date calculator using the first day of my last period, I get EDD of Oct 2nd. However, I did a more detailed calculator this morning that asked for the average days of my cycle which is 32, and that gave me a date of Oct 6th. My OB will just go by my period though, right? So I should consider EDD as 10/2/17?

I hated that wait with my first pregnancy! It feels like forever. Hopefully it goes super quick for you!

Yesterday my Dr said that Drs will typically use LMP and that's what I should go by. It puts me at 5 weeks 2 days although if I go by ovulation I am only 16DPO.

I think different doctors may do it differently. Sorry that's probably not super helpful!

[mommaashley12]

Just being lazy this morning with my 2.5 year old. Still in pjs. Need to get up and motivated. Scheduled my first OB appointment for Feb 9. They will do a dating ultrasound. I hope we see a healthy baby bean and heartbeat.

[desirrek]

Jan 26, 2017 10:05:30 GMT -5 mommaashley12 said:

Just being lazy this morning with my 2.5 year old. Still in pjs. Need to get up and motivated. Scheduled my first OB appointment for Feb 9. They will do a dating ultrasound. I hope we see a healthy baby bean and heartbeat.

A lazy morning sounds amazing!! My next OB appt is the same day but I don't think they will be doing an u/s until the following week.

[thatgirlrachel]

Jan 26, 2017 12:05:47 GMT -5 desirrek said:

Jan 26, 2017 10:05:30 GMT -5 mommaashley12 said:

Just being lazy this morning with my 2.5 year old. Still in pjs. Need to get up and motivated. Scheduled my first OB appointment for Feb 9. They will do a dating ultrasound. I hope we see a healthy baby bean and heartbeat.

A lazy morning sounds amazing!! My next OB appt is the same day but I don't think they will be doing an u/s until the following week.

Our office is like that. When I had DD, I had my confirmation appointment and an u/s the same day. But when I called this morning, they said they do the confirmation appointment first, then schedule the ultrasound for 1-2 weeks after that. (Torture!) But, I do think they use a portable machine to let us see the baby at the first appointment so that's better than nothing.

[desirrek]

Jan 26, 2017 13:02:41 GMT -5 thatgirlrachel said:

Jan 26, 2017 12:05:47 GMT -5 desirrek said:

A lazy morning sounds amazing!! My next OB appt is the same day but I don't think they will be doing an u/s until the following week.

Our office is like that. When I had DD, I had my confirmation appointment and an u/s the same day. But when I called this morning, they said they do the confirmation appointment first, then schedule the ultrasound for 1-2 weeks after that. (Torture!) But, I do think they use a portable machine to let us see the baby at the first appointment so that's better than nothing.

You are exactly right, it really is torture. The lady at the front desk also mentioned that my doc may use a portable machine as well but she didn't seem sure. We moved since my DS so I don't know what to expect at this new Dr. 

Do you remember how often we go in the early days? Is it just once a month until the 3rd tri. It's crazy how quickly I have forgotten all of this! 

[thatgirlrachel]

desirrek, I think you're right. Every 4 weeks for now. I'm pretty sure that around 30 weeks last time, I started going every other week, then once per week more toward the end.

I agree about forgetting everything though. Even things like the symptoms. Although, my pregnancy is already started off different than with DD so I'm curious to see how all of my symptoms will compare.

[desirrek]

thatgirlrachel yeah I know! It will be interesting to see!

[booklover811]

I had a fairly quiet day! After the disaster of a day I had yesterday, it was really nice!

My first OB appointment isn't until 2/24. I'll be almost 9 weeks. And they don't do a dating ultrasound. It's just an intake appointment with the nurse. I'll see my actual doctor for the first time at 12 weeks and she does an ultrasound then I guess. Very different than how it worked with my son and my previous OB office!

[kboyet]

Hey ladies - hope you had a good Thursday! I had a pretty busy day at work today and then also made the decision to switch daycares for my 2 year old son. THis is based on where I am comfortable sending an infant and I want them both together. It was a pretty hard decision to make and I think my hormones made me even more emotional about it.

I have my first dr appointment with this LO on Feb 20 and I can't wait! How have you all been feeling? Any early symptoms? I have had a little cramping and a whole lot of bloating this time around so far.

[thatgirlrachel]

Jan 26, 2017 20:00:43 GMT -5 kboyet said:

Hey ladies - hope you had a good Thursday! I had a pretty busy day at work today and then also made the decision to switch daycares for my 2 year old son. THis is based on where I am comfortable sending an infant and I want them both together. It was a pretty hard decision to make and I think my hormones made me even more emotional about it.

I have my first dr appointment with this LO on Feb 20 and I can't wait! How have you all been feeling? Any early symptoms? I have had a little cramping and a whole lot of bloating this time around so far.

I went to the store to buy body wash today and while I was smelling them, every single one made me want to throw up. Well hello, over heightened sense of smell. I also have a consistent pain in my lower right back but I'm unsure if I can attribute that to pregnancy or not.

[desirrek]

kboyet the only real symptom I have is tender boobs. Other than that I feel pretty normal.
When I was pregnant with my son, I was also pretty symptom free so we will see how this one progresses!