Dr Appointments - Page 9

[starkyld]

I had a transvaginal ultrasound today to soothe my nerves after spotting and cramping and generally feeling worried that this pregnancy wouldn't make it.

Bagel's doing awesome! Measuring exactly on schedule for 7w2d with a crown-rump length of 10.8 mm and a heart rate of 147!

I am so, so very relieved.

[feminist~mama]

I'm so happy for you! It's such a relief, isn't it?

[brooklyn_warbler]

Originally Posted by starkyld

I had a transvaginal ultrasound today to soothe my nerves after spotting and cramping and generally feeling worried that this pregnancy wouldn't make it.

Bagel's doing awesome! Measuring exactly on schedule for 7w2d with a crown-rump length of 10.8 mm and a heart rate of 147!

I am so, so very relieved.

yay! i had a good feeling!

[katelove]

Originally Posted by starkyld

I had a transvaginal ultrasound today to soothe my nerves after spotting and cramping and generally feeling worried that this pregnancy wouldn't make it.

Bagel's doing awesome! Measuring exactly on schedule for 7w2d with a crown-rump length of 10.8 mm and a heart rate of 147!

I am so, so very relieved.

Great news!

[pianojazzgirl]

Originally Posted by starkyld

I had a transvaginal ultrasound today to soothe my nerves after spotting and cramping and generally feeling worried that this pregnancy wouldn't make it.

Bagel's doing awesome! Measuring exactly on schedule for 7w2d with a crown-rump length of 10.8 mm and a heart rate of 147!

I am so, so very relieved.

Yay! I'm so happy for you!

[jess_paez]

i had a ultrasound yesterday and saw a heartbeat! baby is measuring 7w5d and i according to 'o' i figured i was 7w6d so everything seems to be going perfectly. i am so relieved.

[DeChRi]

I remember why I detest my Dr practice. So third baby here (although will be trying to change insurance/Drs or something) with this practice. It gets less personal each time. This time I went in, was placed alone in a room with a video about all the common questions that one would ask a Dr. What you can and cant do, what tests are optional and which are "required", etc, etc. Then a meeting with Nurse Prac I dont know who insisted I get a pap even though I had a normal one 45 days ago. "Required" if they will do your OB care. As is GD testing etc. And this is the only practice my insurace covers. I go back in a month. am only 7 weeks so no heartbeat, no U/S, nothing but a repeat pap, video, blood draw in both arms since she screwed the first up, and sent out with a welcome bag full of formula samples and magazines stating to not beat yourself up if you cant swing breatsfeeding because formula contains most the same things BM does now and a whole generation turned out fine from it.

Totally. Defeated. And the wind is let out of my pregnancy sails.

Bah.

[DeChRi]

one upside I guess. My NP of course tells me the H1N1 vax will be there this week and they are recommending it, blah blah blah. I said I wasnt sold on it and she said "most women arent but I just had to give you the info" and left it at that. Said if I get it and want to call them they will call in Tamilfu should I want it and so on. But not the pressure I expected. Now I will probably get beaten by my OB next month, but whatever.

[starkyld]

Thanks everyone! And congratulations to you too, jess!

DeChRi, I'd be really frustrated and disappointed after a visit like that as well.

[feminist~mama]

DeChRi- I'm so sorry- that really sucks! I can't believe your insurance only covers *one* practice! I've never heard of such a thing!

[DeChRi]

Originally Posted by feminist~mama

DeChRi- I'm so sorry- that really sucks! I can't believe your insurance only covers *one* practice! I've never heard of such a thing!

Our town has two OB practices, one that delivers only at the local hospital and one at a hospital about 40 min away. There are a few other OBs sprinkles at family practices in town as well. My insurance will only cover OBs at full on OB practices....not at family practices (which poopoo-ed the dr i really wanted) and the only hospital in my network is the local one. WHich leaves me with one practice.

We will be changing insurance midway, but for now, I am stuck.

[Zangua]

Originally Posted by hopeful2009

I just wanted to chime in on the "birth canal being too small" conversation. Sorry if I'm way off since Ihaven't read allt he posts, but I will say that in rare cases you can have too narrow of a pelvis to fit the baby. My mother in law is one of them. They said she couldn't even miscarry a 2 pound baby, and sure enough when she went into labor, her pelvis didn't move AT ALL. Due to meds she took as a pre-teen it fused her pelvis and it just wouldn't open in chilcbirth. She told me the other day that after 40 years she finally met someone just like her who had a pelvis that wouldn't budge at all in labor and had to have an emergency c-section. Strange! But again...rare.

The birth canal is not the pelvis. The pelvis does not 'open' during labor, the baby moves under it, which that last stage of labor is so painful and there is so much pressure. In very rare instances a woman has a deformed pelvis or grows a baby that just can't fit through- but this would not be indicated by failure of the cervix to dilate, as was the case with Coley. A two small pelvis would be indicated by hours of pushing and no movement of the baby at all. Coley never got to the pushing because she never dilated. Failure to dilate suggests that perhaps the baby was acynclitic and just needed to repsosition itself (which usually happens during labor) in order to put better pressure on the cervix. More than likely it indicates an impatient doctor who didn't want to sit around and wait for mama to dilate. We get sold a lot of lies in the interest of doctors comfort.

[jess_paez]

Originally Posted by starkyld

Thanks everyone! And congratulations to you too, jess!

DeChRi, I'd be really frustrated and disappointed after a visit like that as well.

ive been keeping up with your stories and so happy your spotting turned out to be ok. it feels great to see/hear that heartbeat!

[guest9933]

Originally Posted by Zangua

The birth canal is not the pelvis. The pelvis does not 'open' during labor, the baby moves under it, which that last stage of labor is so painful and there is so much pressure. In very rare instances a woman has a deformed pelvis or grows a baby that just can't fit through- but this would not be indicated by failure of the cervix to dilate, as was the case with Coley. A two small pelvis would be indicated by hours of pushing and no movement of the baby at all. Coley never got to the pushing because she never dilated. Failure to dilate suggests that perhaps the baby was acynclitic and just needed to repsosition itself (which usually happens during labor) in order to put better pressure on the cervix. More than likely it indicates an impatient doctor who didn't want to sit around and wait for mama to dilate. We get sold a lot of lies in the interest of doctors comfort.

Oh I didn't mean that the birth canal and the pelvis were the same thing. Just wanted to point out that there are women out there that can not pass a baby due to "something" that won't open during labor. With my mother in law she is a hemopheliac and it had something to do with the heavy meds they gave her as a preteen to stop her uncontrollable periods that bled too much. And it solidified her pelvis. She's shaped like a little boy. I don't disagree with anything you are saying.

[guest9933]

Originally Posted by DeChRi

I remember why I detest my Dr practice. So third baby here (although will be trying to change insurance/Drs or something) with this practice. It gets less personal each time. This time I went in, was placed alone in a room with a video about all the common questions that one would ask a Dr. What you can and cant do, what tests are optional and which are "required", etc, etc. Then a meeting with Nurse Prac I dont know who insisted I get a pap even though I had a normal one 45 days ago. "Required" if they will do your OB care. As is GD testing etc. And this is the only practice my insurace covers. I go back in a month. am only 7 weeks so no heartbeat, no U/S, nothing but a repeat pap, video, blood draw in both arms since she screwed the first up, and sent out with a welcome bag full of formula samples and magazines stating to not beat yourself up if you cant swing breatsfeeding because formula contains most the same things BM does now and a whole generation turned out fine from it.

Totally. Defeated. And the wind is let out of my pregnancy sails.

Bah.

Whoa! That sounded just like the post I did last week. Ridiculous isn't it about the repeat pap? Errr! Not to mention you are NOT a first time mom and they are treating you like it (not that being a first time mom is bad in any way, just that you have a head s up already on tests and questions). And that bag of formula junk and magazines has already been tossed aside. Bleck!

Sorry.... homepfully your next visit will go better...or you'll find a practice that your insurance will cover.

[pammysue]

Originally Posted by Hooplehead

My appointment is still a couple of weeks out. When I go, I will be 10 weeks, closing in on 11. Is it normal to take partners/husbands to these visits? Will there be anything exciting or should I go by myself?

DH went to every appointment for my 1st pregnancy. It was really great for him. He got to hear the heartbeat and see the ultrasounds. Also, he typically had a lot more questions than I did and it was great for him to be able to ask them all and get good answers (love my midwife).

I think he wants to go every time again but I may limit him because it is hard to find a time that works with both of our work schedules and I don't really want to take DS to all the appts. He will definitely go to the first appt to hear the heartbeat.

[emnic77]

Originally Posted by DeChRi

I remember why I detest my Dr practice. So third baby here (although will be trying to change insurance/Drs or something) with this practice. It gets less personal each time. This time I went in, was placed alone in a room with a video about all the common questions that one would ask a Dr. What you can and cant do, what tests are optional and which are "required", etc, etc. Then a meeting with Nurse Prac I dont know who insisted I get a pap even though I had a normal one 45 days ago. "Required" if they will do your OB care. As is GD testing etc. And this is the only practice my insurace covers. I go back in a month. am only 7 weeks so no heartbeat, no U/S, nothing but a repeat pap, video, blood draw in both arms since she screwed the first up, and sent out with a welcome bag full of formula samples and magazines stating to not beat yourself up if you cant swing breatsfeeding because formula contains most the same things BM does now and a whole generation turned out fine from it.

Totally. Defeated. And the wind is let out of my pregnancy sails.

Bah.

Ugh. With my dd, my OB's office gave us that big bag of crap and I left it on the counter as I was leaving.
So...if you are switching insurance halfway through, can you maybe cancel your GD test and put it off until you switch insurance? Are you switching providers at that time too?
I would be tempted to just sort of...well, not go.

[gillibean]

DeChRi - That's awful about your appointment. I hope your new insurance is more flexible.

So I had an early u/s today. My lmp was July 26 which gave me a due date of May 3. I knew that I ovulated at least a week past the 'typical' day 14 but wasn't exactly sure because I was sick of charting. I was aware of other fertile signs but just couldn't pinpoint an exact day of ovulation. Anyway, I was pretty sure that my due date would be around the 12th so I asked to get an u/s for dates (knowing that most doctors will rely on them more than me telling them when I ovulated). If I was seeing a midwife then I wouldn't worry but with the clinic you just get whoever is on 'clinic duty' that week. So the u/s put my due date at May 13. I feel so good knowing that I know my body.

I started a different thread just over a week ago about seeing a midwife at the clinic. It turns out that there are three student midwives doing placements there, one after the other. The last one is scheduled to be there in December. So it looks like there won't be midwives around in May but it's still cool to have them for some of my prenatal visits.

[doulanichole]

I am so grateful for my experiences after reading about all that some women go through. I am planning a homebirth but have a midwife in an OB practice that I see for backup care (shhh) or have seen in my last 2 pregnancies. I had an appt. scheduled for 2 weeks from now, but with my long m/c history wanted that u/s sooner rather than later for anxiety purposes. I called the midwife and she was kind enough to get me in there today. So I got that early u/s that shows baby's size is right on with my dates and the cool little flickering hb. I also got the super fun blood draw. A sigh of relief for us today.

Now if only it would stop feeling so surreal to us.

[katelove]

Originally Posted by Zangua

The birth canal is not the pelvis. The pelvis does not 'open' during labor, the baby moves under it,

The pelvis does expand to a certain extent during labour, although not as much as the cervix. A hormone called relaxin helps the ligaments, which hold the four pelvic bones together, to soften which allows for expansion as the baby passes through the opening in the middle of that ring of four bones. Adopting different positions can also change the diameters of the pelvic outlet.

A perso with fused pelvic bones would definitely be at higher risk of a true obstructed labour.