Appointments- Week of 11/26

nolemomma14

Share any appointments you have this week, questions you have before or after them, and how the appointment went! 

coco2787

I have my first ultrasound on Wednesday. Because of my history and ultrasounds often not going well for me I’m terrified. 

nopegoat

Good luck @coco2787!  My fingers are crossed that everything looks perfect! ❤️ 

mamanbebe

@coco2787 Good luck!  

Panaceia

Good luck @coco2787 ! I'm sure everything will go perfectly! 

I have my second ultrasound on Thursday.  I'll be 9+0. This is a big one for me because in July we found out growth stopped at 7+5. And last year it was around 7+0. So making it through the 9 week ultrasound will be huge for us. I thought having a good scan at 7+0 was going to make me feel more confident...but nope. I'm hoping that if this one goes well that I will be able to start believing that this might actually happen for us this time.

Sorry for the novel. I'm stressed:/

alyssagf

First u/s tomorrow morning, should be 6w1d - though my cycle isn’t regular, so it could be off a little. This is pregnancy #5 and I have a 5.5 year old son... 3 miscarriages. I’m nervous, but usually find out that the baby stopped growing before 6 weeks, and usually before that the loss of symptoms and bleeding starts. I definitely still have the symptoms, especially food aversions, so fingers crossed this time. 

wineandcoffee

Good luck @Panaceia and @coco2787

i have my first appointment and u/s tomorrow. LMP puts me at 9 weeks but I think I’m closer to 7 according to O.  Tried to prepare my husband today so he doesn’t panic about the difference. 

coco2787

@Panaceia I've also found that the relief that comes with a good u/s is very short lived.  With both my MMC baby was still fine at this point so even if things go well for me I won't feel much better.  I hope everything goes well for you on Thursday and that getting past that milestone eases some of your anxiety.  

@alyssagf FX everything looks just as it should tomorrow, it's so hard not to be nervous after losses  

nolemomma14

I hope all of you have good appointments and ultrasounds this week. Thinking of all of you! 

mamanessen

I'll be 8w2d tomorrow and I have my first u/s & appointment. This is our first and I am praying that everything goes well!! 

BigBadWolf12

Good luck on all appointments,  ladies! 

AFM, I'm in Europe and we only get our first midwife appointment at 8-10 weeks and no ultrasound except the anatomy scan 😬 (there are some exceptions,  of course...last pregnancy I had a few more due to pgal anxiety in first tri and then in third my baby was breech and his movement was stifled from his position so we had more checkups, but this time I'm going to try to use the holidays to distract me and be able to wait until the 8-10 week appointment and AS at 18-20 weeks.)

nopegoat

Finally made my first appt for Wed! I'm super nervous now. It's like this really makes it real. 

doodlemomma

First appt is Wed with first child. Not many symptoms which has me worried. What questions should I ask at the appointment?

wineandcoffee

Just had my first appointment. Did an ultrasound and met with the nurse. Won’t see the dr until 12/19. Everything looks great. I’m measuring 7+6 and hb was 167. 

firecracker_mama

First appointment is on Friday. Excited and holdin everything goes ok!

annewheeler2

I have my viability ultrasound in an hour

nagrom9319

I have a second ultrasound scheduled for wednesday afternoon. I will be 8w+6. So nervous after two miscarriages... they both happened before 7 weeks though. All this reading of MMC is so scary. I'm still feeling very sick, though, so that's a great sign! Praying for all of us and our babies!

literatureandink

@Panaceia & @coco2787 I'll be thinking of you both this week, as well as everyone else who has an appointment!

My first appointment is this Wednesday. I'll be 8+2. I'm not sure if I'll have an u/s or if they'll schedule one for a later date.

ironcat2300

First appointment is this Thursday 11/29! So excited! For those that have had their first appointments- any advice on things you wish you had asked that us newbies can learn from?

nopegoat

@doodlemomma and @ironcat2300 I would ask if there are rotating Dr's at their practice and if you'll get to meet them. They should provide an OTC pregnancy safe med list in their welcome packet, if not I would ask for one. Maybe ask about ultrasounds when/how frequently you'll be getting them? When/if they recommend getting the flu shot.

rgn12

I’m in the waiting room for my first ultrasound right now! Hoping for good news.

rgn12

Appointment went well. My EDD is still 7/8/19, and HR was 163. Waiting on all the blood, urine, and pap tests to come back. 

I’m still confused about skincare products, particularly for acne. The PA I messaged through their patient portal said to avoid Salicylic Acid, but the NP that I saw today said “anything OTC is fine.” 🤷🏻‍♀️

moonlight1ir

My 1st appointment &U/S on Wednesday. This is my 1st too... excited & a little nervous.
my love and + energy for all momies posted here... hope your appointments go great! 

tsa208

@rgn12 Also retinol, my dermatologist advised me against anything with retinol while pregnant. 

rgn12

@tsa208 yes definitely! I guess she didn’t think about that one when she said any otc is fine. 🤷🏻‍♀️

mamanbebe

Looks like I'm going in for my first prenatal today at 6w+4. Due to all of the progesterone talk, I think they want to check me earlier than the 9w visit I was initially scheduled for. 

mamanbebe

Had my appt BUT they don't want to send me for an ultrasound until about 10-12 weeks. Definitely way different than my OB experience. I need to get real zen about this pregnancy being so hands-off. They did blood draws to check on a number of things and will start weaning me off of my progesterone at 12 weeks, as planned. 

nolemomma14

@mamanbebe are you going with midwives this time? 

mamanbebe

@nolemomma14 Yes! I took DH and DS with me today and when we left DH was pretty happy and looking forward to the experience  

nolemomma14

@mamanbebe that’s awesome! There is a birthing center not far from me, that I looked into for this pregnancy, but decided to stay with my OB. The midwives at the center were wonderful though, and I have a couple of friends who go there and have really enjoyed the family atmosphere they have

mamanessen

I had my first appointment yesterday & all went well! Little bean measured in at 7W2D so my due date got pushed out a week later than I thought. Heart rate was 144 BPM. Everything's looking good!!

sonorous622

***Pontential TW***


Had my first ultrasound on Monday and unfortunately it didn't go well. Just the gestational sac and yolk sac (I'm supposed to be close to 9 weeks). They did the first round of bloodwork today, doing the second set Friday and then we will go from there. No one is very optimistic at this point. Really frustrated because we did some pretty special announcements to parents over Thanksgiving (including driving to 11 states in 4 days to tell everyone) and then we had to call them back 3 days later and let them know it wasn't looking good. DH is being amazing and I know we will ultimately be fine no matter what happens. I actually in some ways feel the most bad for our family, this was going to be the first grandchild on either side so everyone was getting REALLY hyped up and excited last week. If this ends poorly I think my parents might end up taking it harder than DH and I. Sorry for the slightly long post here, it's the first time I've really let myself talk/type anything about it other than to DH and a quick call/texts to my Mom. Any prayers/thoughts would of course be appreciated! 

****End TW

rgn12

@sonorous622 prayers for you! ❤️

Panaceia

@sonorous622 I'm so so sorry you are going through this. The limbo is the worst part. I know there are no words that make this any better. Take some time to let yourself feel however you need to feel. No matter what happens you will get through this.

sonorous622

Thanks so much @rgn12 and @Panaceia

wineandcoffee

Thinking of you @sonorous622

mamanbebe

@sonorous622 I'm so sorry, be kind to yourself this week, I'll be thinking of you all on Friday. 

mrsjqg1024

@sonorous622 Prayers getting sent your way!

nolemomma14

@sonorous622 I’m so sorry you’re doing through this. Prayers for you and your family. Hugs 

quinniebear

@sonorous622 I'm so sorry you are dealing with this ❤ thinking of you

nopegoat

@sonorous622 I'm so sorry you are dealing with this. Praying Friday brings good news! ❤️