Appointments Week of 2/15

[hurricanerek]

When is your appointment?

How many weeks will you be?

What type of appointment is it?

Any questions?

[pismoduo]

When is your appointment: Today, t-minus 3 hours.

How many weeks: 8w5d

What type of appointment: Generic first appointment, I assume we'll do blood and urine tests, a pap smear (haven't had one in 2 years) talk about everything going forward, etc.

Questions: What's next? How does the practice handle delivery/labor/etc? Things to be on the watch for in terms of issues? Recommendations regarding genetic testing?

[pismoduo]

GUYS! I got to hear the heartbeat!! Doctor wasn't sure she'd be able to find it this early with their little doppler, but after a minute or two of abdomen poking she tracked it down and it was around 160.

It's funny, H was actually the first to recognize it.

[zengal]

When is your appointment? 2/16

How many weeks will you be? 7w5d

What type of appointment is it? First appointment.

Any questions? I want to talk about genetic testing - we didn't do any last time, so I have many questions!

[LadyNymeria]

That's so exciting pismoduo!

[hurricanerek]

Feb 15, 2016 19:10:20 GMT -5 pismoduo said:

GUYS! I got to hear the heartbeat!! Doctor wasn't sure she'd be able to find it this early with their little doppler, but after a minute or two of abdomen poking she tracked it down and it was around 160.

It's funny, H was actually the first to recognize it.

So great! Best sound in the world!

[kerbear]

When is your appointment? Mine was yesterday

How many weeks will you be? 9w2d

What type of appointment is it? first u/s

Any questions? None. Strong HB of 180 and we scheduled our NT scan in a few weeks. DS protested his first sighting of his little bro or sis by throwing all of his goldfish crackers on the floor of the u/s room.

[caz1221]

When is your appointment? Tomorrow!

How many weeks will you be? 9w 1d

What type of appointment is it? First appointment - I don't even remember what they did at my first one with DD, but I'm hoping to confirm everything is going well and hear the heartbeat.

Any questions?I'll probably ask for a review of what's coming up over the next couple months - I have little to no recollection from when I was PG with DD.

[catlady22]

When is your appointment? this morning!

How many weeks will you be? 12

What type of appointment is it? normal checkup every 4 weeks

Got to hear the heartbeat which was 170! Much higher than DS's was.

[sodapop]

I finally go here!!!

When is your appointment? Wednesday @ 2:30

How many weeks will you be? 8w3d

What type of appointment is it? First appointment. I am seeing the same MW as last time, so I'm not sure how much of the usual 1st appointment we'll go through. I'll have the requisitions for the usual blood tests and NT scan.

Any questions? Not really... I need to make a list.

[danizee]

When is your appointment? Friday

How many weeks will you be? 8-9 weeks depending on ovulation date (??)

What type of appointment is it? First appointment

Any questions? Not at this time.

[thekatezombie]

When is your appointment? Today (2/15)

How many weeks will you be? 10+5

What type of appointment is it? Centering Pregnancy group visit

Any questions? Not really.  I'm mainly just going to see if the group is for me.  I like the idea, and the appointment times are good, but one of the moms from my yoga class tried it with her first child and said everyone else there was like 18.  In that case, my 30 year old self will feel very awkward.

[LadyNymeria]

Feb 16, 2016 12:06:51 GMT -5 thekatezombie said:

When is your appointment? Today (2/15)

How many weeks will you be? 10+5

What type of appointment is it? Centering Pregnancy group visit

Any questions? Not really.  I'm mainly just going to see if the group is for me.  I like the idea, and the appointment times are good, but one of the moms from my yoga class tried it with her first child and said everyone else there was like 18.  In that case, my 30 year old self will feel very awkward.

I'm interested to hear what you think about Centering Pregnancy. It was an option through the midwife group at my OBGYN's office but the appointment times didn't work for me very well so I couldn't really even consider it.

[briannea]

When is your appointment? Thursday (2/18/16) at 8:30AM

How many weeks will you be? 8+5

What type of appointment is it? first appointment, probably just a pap

Any questions? Will you give me some samples of diclegis or give me a prescription and pre-authorization for it? I've been doing the ghetto unisom + B6 but the dosage is screwy and not time-released. If I take it in the morning I have to make sure I have enough caffeine to counteract the drowsiness. I called the nurse's line and tried to get some assistance a couple weeks ago but they never called me back. I've actually lost a couple pounds so far thanks to my total lack of appetite.

Also, do they have any concerns with breastfeeding while pregnant. We're down to a couple times a day but when she doesn't feel well (double ear-infection right now) I just can't say no.

I hope I can avoid any future appointments with this nurse practitioner and just see my OB. The NP was super condescending to me during my last pregnancy. Apparently, a 35 year old needed to be told to eat fruits and vegetables. She also warned me that I was gaining too much weight (32 pounds total) because I was "overweight" by my BMI. Well, I'm 10 pounds lighter to start this time so maybe she won't give me as much grief.

[thekatezombie]

LadyNymeria, I'll report back tonight. I think group care aspect is definitely going to be interesting.

[karabear4409]

I had a great appointment today! I am 7w6d. Toady isn't loss milestone, so I am starting to feel better about this pregnancy. We could see the baby kicking his/her little legs and waving his/her little arms!

Now the exciting news....I am off bedrest! The SCH has shrunk to 1.1cm. I still have to take it easy, and I could still have some bleeding. But, it will be so great to be out of bed!

[LadyNymeria]

Yay for a great appointment karabear4409! It's amazing what a good appointment can do in terms of PGAL brain. I hope the good news is helping you past today's loss milestone without too much stress.

[zengal]

That's great news karabear4409!

And hooray for a booming heartbeat catlady22!

We had a good appointment too! They gave me a new due date of 10/4 and that makes me 7weeks exactly...but I'm invested here so...yeah. Heartbeat was 138 and I could see it on the screen! I also got to see the yolk sac, which was so cool. I'm pumped!
I will get whatever genetic test is covered by insurance, and my OB was supportive of that. She also said breastfeeding was great, and it's okay if I keep drinking my herb tea, just drink a lot of water too!

PS briannea go eat those fruits and veggies now

[catlady22]

zengal yay for a good heartbeat! and it really doesn't matter what bmb you want to join...I was technically O14 but only chatted with N14 and now I'm technically A16 but in S16...oh well!

[LadyNymeria]

Yay for the good appointment zengal ! No one is going to kick you out of S16 because you technically have an October EDD now!

ETA: You weren't on the Roster when I went to go update your EDD! There are spots for Team (Green / Finding out / Undecided, etc) and pregnancy history if you want to go fill them in or let me know what to put.

[briannea]

Feb 16, 2016 17:06:51 GMT -5 catlady22 said:

zengal yay for a good heartbeat! and it really doesn't matter what bmb you want to join...I was technically O14 but only chatted with N14 and now I'm technically A16 but in S16...oh well!

Well, N14 was the best anyway. I stayed in N14 even after they pushed my due date to December (and then back to November). 

[ashleysparkle720]

When is your appointment? Friday 2/19

How many weeks will you be? 8 weeks +1 day

What type of appointment is it? Ultrasound to see if there have been any developments. Probably more blood work to see if my hcg levels are dropping. Hopefully everything will be great and we will see all that we should !

Any questions? At this point I'm done asking questions. I just want all the answers.

[thekatezombie]

Centering Pregnancy was kind of fun. It was a pretty small group though. There was some general chatting, GYKY stuff and a little info session about nutrition and avoiding harmful substances. You could also write a topic on the board if there's any questions you have, and then we can talk about it as a group. Our clinic's program has a lending library too with like every pregnancy book ever and prenatal workout DVDs, which is cool.

[LadyNymeria]

Feb 17, 2016 11:24:12 GMT -5 thekatezombie said:

Centering Pregnancy was kind of fun. It was a pretty small group though. There was some general chatting, GYKY stuff and a little info session about nutrition and avoiding harmful substances. You could also write a topic on the board if there's any questions you have, and then we can talk about it as a group. Our clinic's program has a lending library too with like every pregnancy book ever and prenatal workout DVDs, which is cool.

Glad you enjoyed it!

[sodapop]

Had a great 1st appointment. I learned that the province now includes a dating ultrasound as part of the regular pregnancy ultrasounds. I have to call tomorrow to make an appointment. My MW was like you don't need it and I was like but I want to see what's inside of me!!! She suggested I get it because I went early last time, this could be good to have an better dating.

[caz1221]

So excited for everyone who's had good appointments this week! My first appointment also went really well - we got to see the baby, listen to the heartbeat, and confirm there's only one bean in there! Thanks to my inability to eat anything but carbs and lack of working out due to nausea and exhaustion, I have already packed on about 8-9 lbs. Same thing happened when I was PG with DD (gained 12+ lbs. in 1st tri but only gained 30 lbs. overall), so my midwife isn't concerned. I just need to start feeling better so I can exercise again!

[fem]

Feb 18, 2016 8:54:25 GMT -5 caz1221 said:

So excited for everyone who's had good appointments this week! My first appointment also went really well - we got to see the baby, listen to the heartbeat, and confirm there's only one bean in there! Thanks to my inability to eat anything but carbs and lack of working out due to nausea and exhaustion, I have already packed on about 8-9 lbs. Same thing happened when I was PG with DD (gained 12+ lbs. in 1st tri but only gained 30 lbs. overall), so my midwife isn't concerned. I just need to start feeling better so I can exercise again!

Congrats on the good appointment!

Also thanks for sharing about the weight gain. I'm in the same boat, I have to constantly eat carbs to feel okay, and my scale shocked me a bit this morning. Nice reminder that I'm not the only one!

[caz1221]

fem, I completely freaked when I was PG with DD when I gained so much during 1st tri (especially since I knew a bunch of ladies who didn't gain anything until their 2nd tri), but while others were gaining 2 lbs/wk during 3rd tri, I never even came close to that. Everyone's body does pregnancy differently (and mine is currently telling me to eat my second bagel of the day...)

[fem]

Enjoy that bagel .

[karabear4409]

Add me to the bagel club...I just finished an Asiago bagel from panera.

I had pretty heavy bleeding again this morning. It's slowed down, but back to the RE I go this afternoon.