1st appointment set

[TheSneetch]

I have my first appointment set for March 19! I have fibroids so the Dr. will need to take a look to see how big they are. I am hoping to see a little blinking light!

When will you first appointment be?

[Lovely]

Mine with my midwife (she was the assistant midwife at my homebirth with my first) will be sometime at the end of March. We haven't set a date yet, but I'm looking forward to having it!

[southernmommie]

Good luck with the fibroids and your dr. I hope everything is fine and won't get in the way of your baby.

I'm not making an appointment. I will get a blood confirmation for my own record. I haven't exactly made up my mind. I want to homebirth unassisted, but if I don't want to go through with it, I will just go back to the birthing center I had my last baby at. It was a great experience. But I don't want all the unnecessary appointments and tests.

[marie1080]

I have my first appointment set with my midwife too! March 11. I'm planning a homebirth this time and am so excited.

I need to set up an appointment with my regular doc too for thyroid blood testing, but that's not quite as exciting

Hope your fibroids are not bothersome, sneetch!

[TheSneetch]

Thanks for the Fibroid well wishes. All went very well last preg, so I am hopeful.

Is this pregnancy real for anyone yet?

[Bena]

I got a midwife!!!!

I called the midwifery group in town as soon as I got my BFP. I`ve been told by so many people that you have to get in line as soon as possible, because there aren`t enough midwife in the city to cover need and alot of people end up meeting theirs late in the pregnancy. I was super lucky, because when I called, the lady I spoke with said that I was the first November call, and gave me the name of a midwife and an appointement for late March right away!!!

[ShwarmaQueen]

I made my appt. this morning- April 15th. I know that's a long way away, but I really want to avoid the u/s as early as possible. They wanted to do it between 8-10 weeks, but the doc was going to be out of town then, so we scheduled it after she returned. Fine by me. Unless we have bleeding or something, we're chillin'.

[southernmommie]

Originally Posted by TheSneetch

Thanks for the Fibroid well wishes. All went very well last preg, so I am hopeful.

Is this pregnancy real for anyone yet?

Oh it's real for me! I knew when I implanted! I got so nauseas that I threw up, and that happened twice in one day! Extreme morning sickness that day! I tested that day, for hubby's sake, and it was negative. I told him it was too early. Then I tested that Sunday morning and it was a faint line. Tested a week later, a darker line. Tested last week and it was as dark as can get. I've never showed up on an hpt at 3 weeks!! NEVER! My stomach still gets nauseas and the smells yesterday almost got to me and made me hurl! I'm thinking twins, but I don't have anything that tells me otherwise. I've already gained 5 pounds just with the first 3 weeks. Not sure how much since then, I need to jump on Wii Fit and weigh myself. Only sour things like lime-salt helps with the nauseasness.

[NoraFlood]

ARGH! My appointment is not until April 13! I was really hoping for end of March. I really want to see that heartbeat!

ShwarmaQueen, I will try to emulate you and just chill...

[ShwarmaQueen]

Originally Posted by NoraFlood

ShwarmaQueen, I will try to emulate you and just chill...

Yes! My thing is that all major organ systems are forming up to 10 wks...I'm a little paranoid about the effect of the u/s (though I had it w/ DD and she's fine). Re the heartbeat, if you lay completely still and really focus on your uterus (above pubic bone) after about 6 wks, you can 'feel' it. Laying completely still in the bed in the morning is when I could feel it.

Think positive!

[NoraFlood]

Originally Posted by ShwarmaQueen

Yes! My thing is that all major organ systems are forming up to 10 wks...I'm a little paranoid about the effect of the u/s (though I had it w/ DD and she's fine). Re the heartbeat, if you lay completely still and really focus on your uterus (above pubic bone) after about 6 wks, you can 'feel' it. Laying completely still in the bed in the morning is when I could feel it.

Think positive!

REALLY? I have never heard that! Wow, I can't wait to try it!

[MommyMad]

Shwarma, that's quite interesting. I hope to get to try that.

My appointment is set for for this coming Monday. I had a bit of spotting on Thursday and after 2 MC's, I'm a bit scared.

[BelovedK]

I can't wait to see my midwife, I hope I will be able to have my homebirth. I am not sure if I will be considered high risk (I'm older) I will call on Monday I'm so excited!!

[mom-to-jj]

Originally Posted by ShwarmaQueen

Re the heartbeat, if you lay completely still and really focus on your uterus (above pubic bone) after about 6 wks, you can 'feel' it. Laying completely still in the bed in the morning is when I could feel it.

Hope you ladies don't mind if I crash your DDC now and then. I'm a late October mommy, and I feel like I am way behind that group right now. Shwarma, you don't really mean you can feel a heartbeat, do you? Or you can just feel the uterus? I have been poking that area for the past couple days. It seems to be getting firmer and maybe bulging a little. But how do I know if I am feeling the uterus?

[minsca]

Originally Posted by mom-to-jj

Hope you ladies don't mind if I crash your DDC now and then. I'm a late October mommy, and I feel like I am way behind that group right now. Shwarma, you don't really mean you can feel a heartbeat, do you? Or you can just feel the uterus? I have been poking that area for the past couple days. It seems to be getting firmer and maybe bulging a little. But how do I know if I am feeling the uterus?

I totally don't mind you crashing our ddc! In fact I am absolutely thrilled that you are!

[ShwarmaQueen]

Originally Posted by mom-to-jj

Shwarma, you don't really mean you can feel a heartbeat, do you? Or you can just feel the uterus? I have been poking that area for the past couple days. It seems to be getting firmer and maybe bulging a little. But how do I know if I am feeling the uterus?

I don't mean I can feel the heartbeat now, but in a month or so I should be able. It's one of those things that you gotta be really 'in touch' with your body, kwim? I remember when my stomach was still flat w/ DD, and I could lay completely still in bed and just totally focus on my uterus, and sure enough, a fast little beat could be felt. So cool! I know I must sound completely crazy but it's true!

Originally Posted by minsca

I totally don't mind you crashing our ddc! In fact I am absolutely thrilled that you are!

: You are an honorary member!

[BelovedK]

Shwarma, I completely understand what you mean, I have experienced it, it is more like a sense of a heartbeat, hard to describe. I like to think I am intouch with my body, but I didn't get the feeling I was pg until I started feeling nauseous, so I am wondering where my intuition, and body sense is ??

[mom-to-jj]

Originally Posted by ShwarmaQueen

I don't mean I can feel the heartbeat now, but in a month or so I should be able. It's one of those things that you gotta be really 'in touch' with your body, kwim? I remember when my stomach was still flat w/ DD, and I could lay completely still in bed and just totally focus on my uterus, and sure enough, a fast little beat could be felt. So cool!

Oh my gosh, I can't wait to try this!! I never even thought of it with DS; nobody ever told me it was possible. I will report back in a couple weeks! Ok, back to my DDC...:

[minsca]

I don't even have a dr in the city where we live right now : and since we are moving to another city the beginning of April I'm not going to bother getting a dr now. So I'm not going to get an appointment till the beginning of April sometime. However if my m/s gets really really bad. I might see if I can get some Dyclectin. I used it when I was pregnant with both dd's and it worked really well at keeping at least some of my stomach contents where they should be.

[Daisytattoo]

I'm calling my doc tomorrow. Last time they got me in fairly quickly because I had had 2 miscarriages the year before. They did an u/s at about 6 1/2 weeks and we could see the yolk sac. She brought me back at about 9 weeks and we saw the heartbeat. I am anxious about my appt--my doctor who delivered my first child moved out of state and then the doctor (that I really loved!) who delivered my second child also moved out of state! So I feel like I am starting over AGAIN.

And then we are going to be moving out of state in a few months so I'll have to find yet another new doctor!