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14 week appt

opalloveropallover
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so I've gained 14 lbs [apparently that's ok].  I mentioned to her that I would like to deliver naturally and she automatically said I have a suggestion for you... you seem like you would benefit greatly from a dula!  Yea, def lady!  she has this one that she works with on a steady basis.  I also asked her about an episiotomy and she said in her years of delivering she has only done this ONCE [yay!] and it was only because of an emergency.  I am super happy about this.  I am very glad I went with this doctor.  she made me super comfortable and she isn't the kind to "pee on my leg and tell me it's raining" [don't you love judge judy?]  anyway, we also talked about cord blood and all this other stuff.  She really took the time to talk to me on a personal note and I'm just so happy with her.  She said that her and i are working as a team and that she doens't want me to just follow her 'orders' and I LOVE that.  She's allowing me to ask questions and talk about what I've read [albeit online, but we discussed that].

I heart my doctor!

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Re: 14 week appt

  • savannah11savannah11

    She sounds great! ?

    ?In my first pregnancy I gained 14 pounds between week 14 and 18. ?I was horrified but my doctor didn't bat an eyelash. ?

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  • kjrkjr
    I am glad it went well!
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  • rayskit10rayskit10 member
    sounds great. trusting your doctor is so important!
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  • nvp05nvp05
    Sounds like you have a great doc! I'm glad the appt went well.
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  • funnyvalentinefunnyvalentine
    Sounds like a great appointment and a great doctor! ?I'm so glad you have an OB you love. ?I switched docs very late in my pregnancy because I wasn't comfortable with my first one and I never looked back. It was the best pregnancy-related decision that I made.
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  • kat.in.the.hatkat.in.the.hat
    that's great -it's so important to work as team with your doctor
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  • Jacquedenise27Jacquedenise27
    I'm so happy for you, but my OB told me to watch my weight because I gained 6lbs in 8 weeks. Now my DH and Mom are watching me like crazy. They took the Halloween candy away and are insisting that I no longer eat fast food. His concern is that I don't become "obese" (his words not mine) and hers is that I don't gain 50lbs from 1 baby. And now that my OB has put them on notice, they have become a bit overbearing. However, I'm so happy that everything's great with you. Maybe I should switch OB's...
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  • rayskit10rayskit10 member

    imageJacquedenise27:
    I'm so happy for you, but my OB told me to watch my weight because I gained 6lbs in 8 weeks. Now my DH and Mom are watching me like crazy. They took the Halloween candy away and are insisting that I no longer eat fast food. His concern is that I don't become "obese" (his words not mine) and hers is that I don't gain 50lbs from 1 baby. And now that my OB has put them on notice, they have become a bit overbearing. However, I'm so happy that everything's great with you. Maybe I should switch OB's...

    like funnyvalentine, i switched OBs (about 6 weeks in to my 1st pregnancy). it was the best, BEST, BEST decision I made for myself and our baby. and it was so much easier than i thought it would be. even with the complications i was having that caused me to switch, pregnancies are pretty routine and any OB will be able to pick up where the last one left off. i say the minute you second guess or have any doubts, switch! you won't regret it!

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  • opalloveropallover

    imageJacquedenise27:
    I'm so happy for you, but my OB told me to watch my weight because I gained 6lbs in 8 weeks. Now my DH and Mom are watching me like crazy. They took the Halloween candy away and are insisting that I no longer eat fast food. His concern is that I don't become "obese" (his words not mine) and hers is that I don't gain 50lbs from 1 baby. And now that my OB has put them on notice, they have become a bit overbearing. However, I'm so happy that everything's great with you. Maybe I should switch OB's...

    yea, mine told me I should gain 1 lb a week = 40 lbs.  any more than that and she said it might be hard to lose it after baby.  the only worry is losing it and i'm confident in myself that i can do it [i'm pretty vein].

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