When did you first see the OB?

MommaMar · March 2010

My SIL just found out she is PG but the OB doesn't want to see her until she is 9-10 weeks. I saw the OB at 6-7 weeks. Just wondering if that seems like a long time?

christin3580 · March 2010

I saw him at 6 weeks... to confirm

some wait as long as like 13-15 weeks....

BengalBelle · March 2010

7-8 weeks. 9-10 does seem like a long time.

katie_cj · March 2010

I was 11 weeks.

jenna0627 · March 2010

10 weeks. A lot of practices won't see until the end of first trimester.

easyBreezie · March 2010

5 or 6 weeks. But the second was a while after that. I don't think it's a must to see them that early though.

ttmccoot · March 2010

well, i may be an odd duck. i didn't find out i was pregnant until i was 16 weeks, so i saw her at 18 weeks. we did EVERYTHING at that appointment. i was there for like 3 hours.

Lesley0228 · March 2010

I was 10 weeks. My OB won't see you until 10-12 weeks, unless you are high risk, previous miscarriage, etc.

mfransdell · March 2010

9 wks I think? I called right after I got the positive almost hyperventilating expecting them to send the pregnancy police to come get me or something. I was like "What do you mean you have an opening in OCTOBER?!!?"

trackchik6 · March 2010

I was considering switching OBs when I got my BFP - the new one didn't want to see me until 8 weeks pg, but my old one wanted to see me right away. I felt like I had a lot of Qs, so I went to my old ob right away and stayed w/her. It is normal for the ob not to want to see you until you are a bit further along though.

zeesbride · March 2010

I saw my GP to confirm at 4 weeks and saw my OB at 9 weeks.

Shlei · March 2010

6-7 weeks to confirm and to make sure it wasn't another ectopic pregnancy.

emiliemadison · March 2010

Unless there is an issue, 10-12 weeks is pretty common.

TeacherKelly · March 2010

I was just past 13 weeks and it was a terribly long wait!

staycee · March 2010

OB? at 10w. But since they were so booked up they couldn't get me in with a nurse to do all that paperwork crap. So since I didn't have any of that done, the doc at my 10w appt just said "You're not in the computer, so all I can really do is an u/s for you and send you on your way".

Finally got my "initial" appt at 12w.

However, I did have an u/s at 5w6d with the RE and saw the heartbeat then - because the H/B had been seen, my RE "released" me from her care.

Stephanie_Kayln · March 2010

I was 9 weeks also, and I had had a previous miscarriage. my first u/s wasn't until I was almost 11 weeks.

mfransdell · March 2010

ttmccoot:
well, i may be an odd duck. i didn't find out i was pregnant until i was 16 weeks, so i saw her at 18 weeks. we did EVERYTHING at that appointment. i was there for like 3 hours.

I like this story. I also like that lil' I is perfect.

mavilabride · March 2010

7w

moonfaerie · March 2010

Many of my friends with normal pregnancies weren't seen until 8-9 weeks, so I don't think it's that strange. My dr sees me right away cuz of female issues. And my last pregnancy we had one scare after another on the u/s so I may as well have moved into the dr's office. lol It was all worth it though and L is perfect so we're hoping the same for this LO.

scullyhoyy · March 2010

With DD I went at 10 weeks

with DS I went at 7 weeks

elyselowe · March 2010

I confirmed with my GP when I was 5 weeks and saw the OB the first time at 8 weeks.

ttmccoot · March 2010

mfransdell:

ttmccoot:
well, i may be an odd duck. i didn't find out i was pregnant until i was 16 weeks, so i saw her at 18 weeks. we did EVERYTHING at that appointment. i was there for like 3 hours.

I like this story. I also like that lil' I is perfect.

Left Hug

i haz a tear.

deeanneharris · March 2010

I was about 5 weeks, but we needed to confirm dates. I think my doctor usually waits until closer to 10 weeks.

sunnyday016 · March 2010

10 weeks?

How bad is it that I don't really remember?

mellp9 · March 2010

I saw my OB at 6-7 weeks too, but I've heard that 9-10 is pretty normal.

Monsieur_et_Madame_Ha · March 2010

I was about 10 week-ish. That's the standard around these parts, unless you need to confirm date of conception or are high risk.

runnergirl79 · March 2010

11 1/2 weeks with my first pregnancy (saw the nurse weeks before that if I'm remembering correctly), and I saw the OB at just over 10 weeks with my second.

dizzzy_chik99 · March 2010

Saw the nurse for all the paperwork, etc at 7 weeks but didn't meet my OB until 10 weeks

alaskabride2be · March 2010

I was scheduled to see my OB around 9 weeks, however due to hyperemesis I was already on bed-rest by that time and had been in to see them about 5 times by then. I don't think that it is weird or a long time for her to wait until 9-10 weeks. The OB office that I worked for also has new ob's wait this long to be seen.

MattysGirl81 · March 2010

6-7 weeks, to get an accurate date for the pregnancy.

pink.dutch.tulips · March 2010

my obs office always wants you to miss 2 periods before they see you. i had my 1st ob appt. w/ dd when i was 12 wks along - that was the earliest they could get me in.

rebus82 · March 2010

I saw a nurse at eight weeks and my actual doctor at 12.

rainlily · March 2010

My OB's office policy is to see you at 10 weeks. I saw her for a prenatal visit, so had discussed prenatal vitamins, and some other things with her. It was a long wait for that appt!

Poplin2007 · March 2010

They had me come in around 9 weeks. I wanted to come earlier to confirm but they said HPTs are plenty accurate.

poopteen · March 2010

We were moving and my health insurance was a mess, so I confirmed at the health department as soon as I POAS (roughly 5-6 weeks), started taking prenatals and didn't actually get into a doc til 15-16 weeks.

courtneyaok · March 2010

I think my first appt. was at 12 weeks.

MomToWilliam · March 2010

Please don't think I'm crazy...24 weeks. I had no idea - still getting periods, no weight gain, no fatigue - in fact, I felt best when I was pregnant. People probably want to hit me right now - but I just got really lucky.

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