Still haven't had my first prenatal visit

AQUAHOLIC

Long story short my original OB didn't believe me when i was pregnant back in the beginning of May, so he ordered blood work. It came out positive so then he went and ordered an outpatient ultrasound for the diagnosis of AMENORRHEA (which is the absence of menstruation). By the time that was done on June 2. When I went to the OB because now he actually believes that I am pregnant I went and the office girls pretended that I was a new patient (he delivered my second daughter) They all treated me like crap and let like 5 people in front of me stating that my chart wasn't ready because I was a new patient. LIKE  HELLO I was there 3 weeks prior. 
So I found myself an OB after calling like 10 I found one that will take me and my appt isn't until June 23. 
So I am beyond frustrated. 
I just feel like skipping all the prenatal appts and just showing up to the hospital when my water breaks and take who ever is on call. 
 

Katemr1146

Erm....you've got to be at least 15-16 weeks by now, right? FIND A DIFFERENT DOCTOR if they won't make you an appointment. It's not rocket science. It's actually incredibly irresponsible to not get prenatal care. 

SpiritYell0905

AQUAHOLIC said:

Long story short my original OB didn't believe me when i was pregnant back in the beginning of May, so he ordered blood work. It came out positive so then he went and ordered an outpatient ultrasound for the diagnosis of AMENORRHEA (which is the absence of menstruation). By the time that was done on June 2. When I went to the OB because now he actually believes that I am pregnant I went and the office girls pretended that I was a new patient (he delivered my second daughter) They all treated me like crap and let like 5 people in front of me stating that my chart wasn't ready because I was a new patient. LIKE  HELLO I was there 3 weeks prior. 
So I found myself an OB after calling like 10 I found one that will take me and my appt isn't until June 23. 
So I am beyond frustrated. 
I just feel like skipping all the prenatal appts and just showing up to the hospital when my water breaks and take who ever is on call. 
 

QFP

It looks like you found out way back in March right?  Have you been going through all of this since then?  I think I would have started searching for a new OB immediately after he ordered the ultrasound for something other than checking on baby.  But either way, it can be hard to find someone to see you right away.  Maybe make a few phone calls around to at least get in to see someone.  I mean, it seems like there's been a couple of months where nothing happened and I think I would have been calling every doc in the yellow pages in that time.  Something seem off about this???  

Knottie1458416769

Good for you that you stood up for yourself and your baby and switched docs!

Hope you like the new one - fwiw if you need to find another one, there are also specialists and they are generally better about seeing patients sooner (we've been seeing high risk specialists and geneticists in addition to a regular OB's so that meant lots of visits for us). At least you have experience from previous pregnancies, so I'm sure you know about prenatals and symptoms to watch out for etc. 

Do you like your hospital? That could be important too. We had 3 delivery places around us, and we chose the one that we felt most comfortable with - they offered a tour - so if you have an option, make sure you like the way they treat their patients in labor. 

HotSauceSwagBag

AQUAHOLIC said:

Long story short my original OB didn't believe me when i was pregnant back in the beginning of May

And blood work shouldn't take that long? 

Anyway it's really important to be with someone that you get along with (and freaking listens to you) so I'm glad you're moving on. 

Edit for wow, words. 

Leash14a

I feel like there are pieces to this story that aren't being shared. Why would a doctor not believe you that you are pregnant. That's weird. 

Muscatmommyof4

I don't understand why it's taken you so long to find another ob! As soon as you didn't get an appt in the first tirmester you should have found another doctor and with you having other children it's not like you don't know what to expect or what needs to be done. To me it sounds like you were just being irresponsible! 

loko08

OP, I would encourage you to not bypass an OB for a specialist to start with, unless you know for sure you need to meet with one. I don't know your particular insurance situation, but I know that a lot of insurance companies require referrals for a specialist, and even with a referral, it can take awhile to be seen. 

Do you know how far along you are?

Leash14a

HotSauceSwagBag

cagirl18 said:

OP, I would encourage you to not bypass an OB for a specialist to start with, unless you know for sure you need to meet with one. I don't know your particular insurance situation, but I know that a lot of insurance companies require referrals for a specialist, and even with a referral, it can take awhile to be seen. 

Unless you're so special you have a zika doctor at your disposal. 

Thewizardofrhythm

I call mud...
but if not, please continue to be deligent in your efforts to find an OB. Waiting till the end doesn't prove anything useful to anyone and can be detrimental to you and your child. 

jarethinafrock

I call MUD too.

comealongponds

Thewizardofrhythm said:

I call mud...
but if not, please continue to be deligent in your efforts to find an OB. Waiting till the end doesn't prove anything useful to anyone and can be detrimental to you and your child. 

Yeah...she also appears to have posted and ghosted so I'd be surprised if we saw her again