What should I expect at my first visit with the nurse? Is it going to be anything where my husband will want to come along with, like will we hear the heart beat? They are thinking I will be 8 weeks at that apt.
I don't imagine they'll try for the heartbeat this early. Probably just a urine test to confirm you are pregnant then weight, BP and past history type stuff.
Too early for a h/b. We just met in an office with her, I don't think they even did vitals. Went over my history and my husband's, then went through what the appointment schedule would look like, what to expect the first trimester, and she answered any questions we had.
I had my nurses visit last week at 9 wks 2 days. All she did was take my weight and blood pressure, ask a bunch of past medical history questions, a few questions about birthing preferences (hospital, circumcision, etc), and draw lab. DH went with me, but in all honesty I thought it was kind of a waste of time.
I had my nurses visit last week at 9 wks 2 days. All she did was take my weight and blood pressure, ask a bunch of past medical history questions, a few questions about birthing preferences (hospital, circumcision, etc), and draw lab. DH went with me, but in all honesty I thought it was kind of a waste of time.
I had a different experience than the pp. They asked a lot of family history questions and while I can answer for my family, I was glad that DH was there to answer for his family. They also asked questions about genetic testing and I was also glad that he was there so we could both hear the pros and cons.
With that being said, DH is not going with me this time. All I have to do is get the blood/ urine test. They have all the answers to the questions.
My 1st appt was at six weeks we basically just went over family history, my history, Q&A, and then they gave me a ton of packets to read. The following week I came back for my "pregnancy confirmation" u/s and saw my blob and the hb flicker:) But some docs vary so you may want to call and ask so that if there is a u/s you DH can be there! GL!
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We are having our first one on the 12th and they told us it will be blood work, family background, as well as an u/s to see the baby and heartbeat. We will be only 7.5 weeks.
What should I expect at my first visit with the nurse? Is it going to be anything where my husband will want to come along with, like will we hear the heart beat? They are thinking I will be 8 weeks at that apt.
My first appt was at 7 weeks 3 days and i saw the heart beat so theres a chance you'll see it
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Re: 1st nurses visit?
This was my experience.
I had a different experience than the pp. They asked a lot of family history questions and while I can answer for my family, I was glad that DH was there to answer for his family. They also asked questions about genetic testing and I was also glad that he was there so we could both hear the pros and cons.
With that being said, DH is not going with me this time. All I have to do is get the blood/ urine test. They have all the answers to the questions.
Good luck!
My first appt was at 7 weeks 3 days and i saw the heart beat so theres a chance you'll see it