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so i'm new here...YAY!
Hi Y'all
my hubby and i just found out we're going to have a little one...we're super excited (as i'm sure you all are)...we have our first appointment on Monday. I'm pretty nervous... Did y'alls husbands or boyfriends go with you to your first appointment?
BTW where did y'all get all the cute little clip art stuff for your signatures?
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Re: so i'm new here...YAY!
Congrats! My husband has gone with me to every appointment. It's always nice to have him here just in case something goes wrong. And also to share in the joy
The clip art is mostly from "bump badges" on the left. You can also add pics by using tinyurl.com.
Congratulations!
My hubby won't be able to go to my first appt. due to work, but he had originally planned to. It depends on the dr. really. Some of them only due questions/med. history at first appt., so your hubby might be bored. Some do an u/s. I'd ask what the first appt. usually entails.
First things first, congratulations and happy and healthy 9 months to you!
Second, are you from the deep south? haha That was a lot of y'alls, even for Paula Deen.
And finally, no, DF did not go to the first, because it is only a bunch of questions, paperwork, going over family and personal health, genetic history, etc. BOORINGGG. Maybe even a pap smear or two and a breast exam. My DF went to the second one with me, when all that happened-- so that was a lot of fun letting him see me get a pap smear!
You can get the "Due in ---" badges from the link that says "Bump Badges" about halfway down on the right side. Tickers are around here somewhere, probably in the same spot but its been so long since I made one on the bump I forget where. Or you can google "pregnancy tickers" and find a whole slew of other designs. Then you find the link that says "Edit profile", at the bottom there is a box for your signature HTML, stick the code in there.
Congratulations! My doctor's office said they ask women NOT to bring their SO's to the first appointment because it's just with the nurse to get a detailed history and labs and stuff. But the next appointment is for an US and with the doc so hubby is welcome!
Congrats!
My DH is going with me to every appointment he'll be in town for (he's a soldier). At the first appointment, we heard the heartbeat via doppler and the 2nd was an ultrasound. It was absolutely incredible to share those moments with him. He loves going and will continue to go throughout.
my husband did go w/ me on my first appointment... but it will probably be his only since his work schedule sucks. My SIL just told me that the most important one is the 20th week b/c you get to see the arms and feet move. and you can find out if it's a boy or girl..
but i must admit, it was sureal for him to see that little dot on the scree and see and hear the heart beat..
Mine doctor's office was the exact opposite. They wanted my SO to join the first appt. to review BOTH of our family history since the baby is half his. We did all the basics along with reviewing history- bloodwork, pee in a cup, blood pressure, physical, etc. and were lucky enough to have our 1st ultrasound. I was 10wks3ds at our 1st appointment.
Congrats!
My DH wouldn't miss it for the world- he plans on going to all of them at this point. I would check with your Dr. on if he needs to attend or not. I agree with the family history part, I don't know enough about his side to answer all the questions on my own- so he needs to be there for that. Oddly enough, our first appt. we get an ultrasound, and the second one we go over all of the history.