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How long was your first OB appt?

riveridgionalriveridgional member
edited January 2016 in Pregnant after IF
I have my first OB appt on Thursday with a brand new OB (mine was just too far away from our house and we have a new women's center basically across the street now where we were lucky to get in). My DH is gearing up for a big trial and, while he wants to attend, a book we picked up said to allot 3 hours for the first appt. That may be a little tight for his work schedule, and I would need to adjust a few things in mine. We had an ultrasound last week with my OB's office, so I'm pretty doubtful this visit would also involve one.

So, I would love to hear more about your first OB prenatal visit. How long was your appointment? Do you think it's important for DH to be there? Should I have any specific information from him if he can't make it? What all did your appt involve?

Thanks in advance!!

Eta: I will be 9w5d at the appt in case you think that's relevant.
Married to DH 10/6/12
TTC since 5/14
Unexplained with (controlled) hypothyroidism and suspected ovulatory dysfunction (but, I do ovulate on my own)
Clomid 50 mg 3/15 (unmonitored) - BFN
Clomid 50 mg + metformin 4/15 (unmonitored) - BFN 
First RE appt. 5/15; Natural cycle 5/15 monitored with 2 mature follicles and Pregnyl Trigger (full dose) + prometrium - BFN
6/15 HSG - clear tubes & normal uterus; great PCT test results
TI - 100 mg Clomid + prometrium (AM & PM) + vaginal estrace (AM & PM) 6-7/15 (monitored) --> no additional response and thinned lining - BFN
TI - Injectables (follistim + Gonal-F, Ganirelix, & 1/2 dose Pregnyl) + prometrium (AM & PM) 9/15 --> 3-7 mature follicles (3 definites and 4+ that could have matured due to trigger) @ O -->BFN + 5 large cysts
BC for 2 weeks due to cysts
TI - Injectables (Gonal-F, Ganirelix & full dose Pregnyl) + prometrium (AM & PM) 10/15 --> 1 mature follicle --> BFN 
TI - Last attempt at injectables (Gonal-F, Ganirelix & 1/2 dose Pregnyl) + crinone (AM only) + vaginal estrace (AM & PM) 11/15 --> 3-4 mature follicles --> BFP!! 11/27/15 @ 13dpo (shockingly, actually waited until then to test)

Beta #1 @ 16dpo (11/30/15) = 1,075
Beta #2 @ 19dpo (12/3/15) = 3,150
One baby: Saw heartbeat @ 5w5d (114 bpm; baby measuring 2.3mm)

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Re: How long was your first OB appt?

  • suchaglencocosuchaglencoco member
    My first ob appt was about an hour and a half, including an hour allotted time for an ultrasound, but we were expecting twins.
    Everyone's ob is different so I would call Monday morning and ask their office how long these appointments usually take for them. 3 hours seems like a really long time for a 1st trimester appointment. It's mostly blood test, urine test, any concerns and here's how our office handles things, kind of meeting.
    Personally, I don't think this would be an important appointment for your husband to attend unless he'd like to also get to know your ob. It should be a pretty laid back appointment for you.
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  • katie121209katie121209 member
    They told me 2 hours at the new place were going. However, I'm bringing all my testing results from just a couple months ago (blood tests for infectious diseases, Pap smear, etc.) so I don't know if that will cut down on the appointment time. My RE said I won't need to have those repeated and my huge deductible starting over January 1st agrees.
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  • HBamama2BHBamama2B member
    Mine was maybe 1 hour total including history, lab work, and ultrasound. OB had seen me once prior for my preconception appointment but the practice had switched so they had to create a new record. I was 9 weeks. :) GL!
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  • emcarl24emcarl24 member
    Mine was also about an hour. I was really happy DH was there because we heard the heartbeat on the Doppler for the first time. I was almost 12wks when released to my OB though, so not sure if they do it earlier.
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  • TerraMae80TerraMae80 member
    Mine was also about 2 hours. You get a full exam done. My DH was there the first time, but not for the second. I was only 7 weeks so we weren't going to check the heartbeat. 
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     (Loss Mentioned and Child Mentioned)
    2003- M/C twins
    2006 - ectopic
    2014- Son born in May via IVF
    2015 - BFP number two via FET

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