Thanks @ashbozso and @LoveIsOwlYouNeed I'm seeing an MD over a midwife. I'll hold my urine and prepare myself to pee!! Thanks for heads up. So nervous. Does my husband need to be at first? He said it is going to be hard to get put of work for first but will be there for the "big ones"
My husband would be bored and annoying me lol. He will prob come to the anatomy scan at 20 weeks and that's it. It's up to you guys but its not really a big deal. I recorded the heartbeat on my phone for my hubs.
Everybody is different. I gotta disagree on the wipe warmer. I find it necessary to keep baby in twilight sleep during middle of the night wake-ups. They're all nice and warm and after that, a room temp wipe on their sensitive bits feels like a damp washcloth pulled out of the fridge. Wipe warmer was only on the nursery changing table, so I've never had issues with babies making things difficult for other changes when it wasn't available.
Not all docs do ultrasound for dating purposes but I've always had one between 7-9 weeks and no history of miscarriage or infertility (knock on wood). It's my first appointment. They won't break out the Doppler for heartbeat until around 12 weeks because it is physically impossible to hear one before then.
BFP 07/14/2012, EDD 03/22/2013, DD born 03/21/2013
Sunflower I heard the heartbeat on the Doppler at my first appt and the latest that appt could have been was 8 weeks. (First time around) I read that it's Doppler replicating the sound for you not the actual heartbeat you hear bc it's so small.
Edit to add: I don't think it's impossible but unlikely to get a clear Doppler until 12weeks
By Doppler do you mean vagnial ultrasound? An actual Doppler does not create the heartbeat sound for you, but a vaginal ultrasound does. Vagnial ultrasounds are done around 7-9 weeks. Doctors won't try to use the Doppler at 8 weeks because it's too early and then the patient will freak out and have to do an ultrasound anyway. Even at 12 week appointment the doctor says if they can't find the heartbeat on the Doppler they will do a quick ultrasound.
BFP 07/14/2012, EDD 03/22/2013, DD born 03/21/2013
FWIW, this time around my DH won't be at the first appointment with me (I'll be 7w1d). At my OB practice, it will be a nurse visit and they will ask lots of family history questions. So go over your husband's family health history if he won't be there. I had to pee in a cup at every single appointment. I can't remember if I heard a heartbeat at that first appointment, maybe?
DH will be at my second appointment which will be ultrasound and exam with doc (I'll be 10w1d).
I've gotta agree that babies are hard to pick up on doppler at 9 weeks. At least for me. With my last pregnancy I had a vaginal ultrasound at 8 weeks, and an attempt at a doppler at 9 weeks 2 days that was unsuccessful, we ended up with a transabdominal ultrasound that showed baby was just fine. We couldn't find her with the doppler until my 12 week appointment. @KarliQ88 if you don't know a whole lot about your husband's side of the family's medical history it may be beneficial to bring him along. They'll ask questions about it. Mine came along with me, but only because I called the dr's office and asked about an ultrasound. They told me they would do one so he tagged along to see the baby and hear the heartbeat. But it helped a lot to not have to search my brain for answers about who in his family has had cancer or genetic conditions.
I had a brief experience with cloth diapering. I used the SunBabies brand with the snap closures. I found them to be very easy to clean and assemble. I doubled my inserts. Her prices are incredibly affordable and the prints are adorable. There is extra work involved (diaper rinsing the nasty diapers, dealing with wet bags to store dirty diapers, hand drying your covers), but it is doable. I recommend waiting until baby is a couple of months old and out of the newborn phase before starting. It will make it much easier on you, especially if you birth via c-section (I'm a two time c-section mom). Also, top loading washers have gotten the diapers more clean the first time in my experience.
No I mean Doppler my very first appt they found the heart beat. It was 8 weeks. Maybe im getting the sound simulation mixed up. But it was a Doppler the doctor used at my 8 week appt bc I'm remember that's when we scheduled our 10 week vaginal ultrasound. I clearly heard the heartbeat. She said let's try and hear it and we did. I think the handheld ones at home are less reliable before 12 weeks.
Re: Ask a STM+ (Week of 5.9)
BFP 04/25/2016, EDD 01/01/2017
Edit to add: I don't think it's impossible but unlikely to get a clear Doppler until 12weeks
BFP 04/25/2016, EDD 01/01/2017
DH will be at my second appointment which will be ultrasound and exam with doc (I'll be 10w1d).
BFP 2/3/16 --> MC 2/13/16
@KarliQ88 if you don't know a whole lot about your husband's side of the family's medical history it may be beneficial to bring him along. They'll ask questions about it. Mine came along with me, but only because I called the dr's office and asked about an ultrasound. They told me they would do one so he tagged along to see the baby and hear the heartbeat. But it helped a lot to not have to search my brain for answers about who in his family has had cancer or genetic conditions.