stories from the stirrups...

JaysonandKristin

I've never had a male OB, but I thought I'd give it a try since my new OB came so highly recommended by a lot of local friends.

Cue my first appointment.  I'd had a Caffe Americano from Starbucks because I had insomnia and had been up since 2:30am.  For those of you that don't know, it's espresso and water.  Have you ever had strong coffee and smelled it in your urine?  I have and DH has, so I refuse to believe we're the only ones!!

Anywho, he's really nice.  He leads the conversation, and I feel really relaxed and comfortable.  We're talking Pap history and discussing the need for only one internal scrape.  So, he pulls out the stirrups and gets busy.

Then, things go embarrassing...  He asks, "Are you a coffee drinker?"  

My mind races, "OH.EM.GEE.  Can he smell the espresso while he's working down there?!!??!?!"

He goes on to talk about just increasing my water intake by 2 glasses for my cup of coffee in the morning...  I didn't have the balls to talk to him about it.  I changed the subject.

Anyone else had any "pleasant" experiences while in the OB office?  

erin_aaronsbaby

LOL, I'd be SO mortified. Girl, good luck with a followup with him. I don't think I'd be able to contain myself.

kelly321

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daisy0501

Do you think maybe he smelled it on your breath and then just took that opportunity to mention adding more water to cover the coffee intake?  Don't get me wrong, I TOTALLY get what you mean about smelling the coffee in your pee.  But I'm guessing he probably smelled it on your breath rather than your private parts.  This is coming from someone who has had to do some pelvic exams as part of my job and I have never noticed that before.  Hoping this makes you feel a little better.  

daisy0501

Oh, but to add to the stirrups stories!!  About a decade ago when I was in college, I had this old 70 to 80-year-old OB/GYN doing my pelvic and started recommending joining the military for my post-grad training.  Then (without any warning), he snuck in a quick rectal exam.  That was the first time that I had ever had a rectal exam during a pelvic and was caught off guard!!!  I was mortified and stopped mid-sentence.  Definitely should warn women when you're about to do that.  

backinpgh

Not pregnancy related, but I used to get my annuals at the Planned Parenthood office. For years it was the same NP, and she was quick and pleasant. Well this time it's this older, slow moving lady. She tried to put the speculum in and is having trouble, so I'm extremely uncomfortable. This goes on for a few minutes. Then she says "You just have the tiiiiinest cervix! Did anyone ever tell you that?" I'm like, uuhhhh...no. So she leaves that speculum dangling in my vag and goes to the other room to get a smaller one, which the other NP had never needed before, and I'm left there wondering if I'm on Candid Camera or something. Worst annual evarrrrr!!! lol

CookiesBeforeDinner

daisy0501:

Oh, but to add to the stirrups stories!!  About a decade ago when I was in college, I had this old 70 to 80-year-old OB/GYN doing my pelvic and started recommending joining the military for my post-grad training.  Then (without any warning), he snuck in a quick rectal exam.  That was the first time that I had ever had a rectal exam during a pelvic and was caught off guard!!!  I was mortified and stopped mid-sentence.  Definitely should warn women when you're about to do that.  

This happened to me on Monday! The worst part was he kept saying "Feel me touch...aaand lots of pressure" every time he performed part of the exam. My husband was there through the whole thing, and that phrase has now become one of our (many) inside jokes. I'll never forget that surprise rectal exam!

megd06

JaysonandKristin:

Cue my first appointment.  I'd had a Caffe Americano from Starbucks because I had insomnia and had been up since 2:30am.  For those of you that don't know, it's espresso and water.  Have you ever had strong coffee and smelled it in your urine?  I have and DH has, so I refuse to believe we're the only ones!!

I TOTALLY know what you are talking about! I rarely drink coffee, and usually if I do, it's those iced coffee drinks from Caribou Coffee or McD's...but I ALWAYS notice the smell in my pee. That's too funny he asked you that!

Duckieer

backinpgh:

Not pregnancy related, but I used to get my annuals at the Planned Parenthood office. For years it was the same NP, and she was quick and pleasant. Well this time it's this older, slow moving lady. She tried to put the speculum in and is having trouble, so I'm extremely uncomfortable. This goes on for a few minutes. Then she says "You just have the tiiiiinest cervix! Did anyone ever tell you that?" I'm like, uuhhhh...no. So she leaves that speculum dangling in my vag and goes to the other room to get a smaller one, which the other NP had never needed before, and I'm left there wondering if I'm on Candid Camera or something. Worst annual evarrrrr!!! lol

My old OB/GYN told me this, but the other 2 that I've seen since then haven't said anything about it. I think they just say that there's something wrong with us when they can't get something right!