Appointments

[MissAnnThrope]

For those of us who are not going UP we well be going to appointments.

Who is going to be doing OBs and who will be using Midwifes? What are they doing to you at said appointment? And how the appointment went.

UP's feel free to join in with what you are doing for yourself.

[rmzbm]

Originally Posted by MissAnnThrope

UP's feel free to join in with what you are doing for yourself.

I'm eating a Milky Way bar.










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[MissAnnThrope]

My first appointment is going to be Monday the 13th. I called and told them I just wanted to talk to my NP. Last time I told them I wanted a pregnancy confirmed they told me to just come into the lab and then I couldn't get them to test my blood and they wouldn't make me another appoint for 3 weeks. So I'm leaving out some details.

I'm also wanting them to test other things like my thyroid and adrenal stuff. I'm going to also push for a blood test so I can see the numbers.

[ORLY?]

Well, I had my annual exam setup for the 13th..... so maybe I should call and change the purpose of the appointment. But in all actuality I'm not even sure I'm going to make the appointment. : My co-op teacher hasn't contacted me back on my start date, so I could be beginning my student teaching that day.

[MissAnnThrope]

Can you call and make it earlier? Maybe for this week?

[ORLY?]

Originally Posted by MissAnnThrope

Can you call and make it earlier? Maybe for this week?

Ummm.... nope. I won't be back in town until Saturday. (My husband had an internship this summer away from home) And since I live in a pretty small town where there is nothing to do besides hike and have babies, you usually have to make an appointment far in advance! So maybe I'll get in when I'm around week 8.

[counterGOPI]

i just went in this morning. they made me do a poas test : umm hello i know im preggo do the blood test! now i have to call them in an hour to get the results :

[ORLY?]

Originally Posted by counterGOPI

i just went in this morning. they made me do a poas test : umm hello i know im preggo do the blood test! now i have to call them in an hour to get the results :

This is why POAS is a bad thing. We are so use to a 3 minute result we become impatient! Dumb doctors (or whatever the case may be).

[MissAnnThrope]

Originally Posted by counterGOPI

i just went in this morning. they made me do a poas test : umm hello i know im preggo do the blood test! now i have to call them in an hour to get the results :

Thats why I didn't tell them over the phone what I wanted this time. I'll wait a week and get all I want done. I know I'm pregnant.. I don't need them to tell me that I am. I have to wait until 8 weeks to get the first u/s any way... so putting a rush on this won't do any good. I just want to know all is well.

[jenangelcat]

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[rmzbm]

Noone in this thread is taking my care seriously.

[MissAnnThrope]

I'm sorry we don't think loading our bodies with artifical crap is caring for out bodies and little ones... ok.. so Got any more? Milky Ways are my fave!

I have some spicy guacamole pringles... I'll share if you do.

[rmzbm]

Ohhhhhhhhhhh...it's on! :

[ORLY?]

I'm hitting the sauce...

So right now, teriyaki sauce is my best friend. I don't indulge too frequently, maybe once a week but boy, when I do it's almost .... orgasmic.
I'll have some of those pringles!

[MissAnnThrope]

Originally Posted by rmzbm

Ohhhhhhhhhhh...it's on! :

Well bring it! (don't for get the candy bars)

[sadiejane08]

I'm currently asking around for "crunchy" midwives. There are midwives all over the place here, but since they are a regular part of the system, they aren't necessarily less medical than a doctor.

I'm in no rush to get in, anyway. I don't particuarly want the routine 12-week u/s, since I know exactly when we conceived and my cycles are textbook. I don't particularly want any prenatal testing. I'll be testing my own blood for GD, as I did in my last pregnancy. Actually, unless something weird happens, I'm not sure why I'm going to be seeing a midwife at all . (Yes I do -- I want to get to know her before the birth.)

Of course, I haven't discussed all this with DH yet, and he may very much want a 12-week u/s and some prenatal testing (he's worried about the increased chance of a chromosomal defect, but I don't know just how worried).

[rmzbm]

Originally Posted by MissAnnThrope

Well bring it! (don't for get the candy bars)

: Laugh at me then try to take my food, sweet!

[MissAnnThrope]

The mid wife I met when I m/c last month is a member here!!! How great is that? She puts Mothering in the waiting area too! How lucky am I? But their are 2 other midwifes at the place so I don't know who will be there at the time of delivery. I hope so much that it is the one I want.

[MissAnnThrope]

Originally Posted by rmzbm

: Laugh at me then try to take my food, sweet!

Who's the one laughing? : I just want chocolate... and nougat and ... caramel. Maybe I can get a scrip for all that when I get to my appointment.

[My3babes]

I just called today and made my first appt.. I like to go in the AM, esp while the kids are in school so I dont have to take them all along.. and getting in the AM is hard if you dont call in advance.

FIrst appt Sept 4th!
My SIL is a sonographer and I will have an U/S around 7 weeks before I see my MW, for FREE!! It rocks have an U/S tech for a sil!

I see a really nice lady MW, she delivered all my other 3 babies too! She is so sweet.. She is always oncall for her patients, doesnt matter what day/time I go into labor she will be there!! So nice!