I had my 1st OB appt yesterday - it was fabulous.
I actually didn't see my usual doc today and went with the 1st available "first ob" appt with another doctor in the practice. I am SO glad I did. Don't get me wrong, I adore my doc, but this doc blew the other one out of the water. He was so knowledgable and actually commended me for knowing so much about TTC and pregnancy. He said I was such a joy to have as a patient b/c I was so informed - I have NEVER heard that from any of the docs in the practice. Most of the time I feel like I am being dismissed like "let the doctor be the doctor" type of stuff if I get too in depth with what I'm talking about.
I expressed my concerns with last week's HPTs and he said essentially "don't even worry about those, your beta numbers are fantastic and given your age, family history, and your previous pg, there's no reason to believe anything at all is wrong with this pg." He right away said that it was great that I was charting and that given that I Oed late, he wanted a dating u/s within the next 2 weeks, but he preferred 2 weeks from now so that we should be able to see a heartbeat. He went on about cervical checks post 22 weeks and that while I wasn't a high rish pg b/c of my LEEP he certainly wanted to make sure my cervix was closely monitored.
He was SO interested in what I do for work and he was telling me what his sister did (something similar but on a different scale) so we really hit it off on a bunch of levels. I think the fact that he was young helped the connection as well. In any case - I love him and am so excited to have such an informed advocate who understands how my brain works.
Oh, and he did a pelvic check and said everything (including my cervix) seemed great for how far along I was. So, u/s is 3/1 at 12.30pm and next OB appt is 3/11 - eek! So exciting!
PG Survey!
How far along? 5 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: well, I weighed in at 145 yesterday so that's my baseline
Maternity clothes? Certainly not
Sleep: I haven't been overly fatigued just yet, but I'm sure that will come soon with my insomnia.
Best moment this week: OB appt, finding out I get an early u/s
Food cravings: Nothing really. I'm starting to get more frequent waves of nausea, so I'm starting that habitual grazing.
What I miss: My baby, like I do every day when I'm at work
What I am looking forward to: Going to bed tonight. Its been a long week already
Milestones: Hmm, I dunno, 1st OB appt I guess? Making it to 5 weeks thus far? Getting nausea earlier than with G, lol
Pool pics
8 years ago
2 comments:
CONGRATS!!! So exciting - and glad to hear that you hit it off with your doc. Can't wait to hear about your journey with baby #2.
I'm SO glad you had a great appt. Are you keeping this OB or staying with your other one. I LOVE my OB and he's young too. We have such a good relationship. I think it's important to have that with your dr. GL and I can't wait to hear about your u/s.
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