https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:27:35 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/april-14-appointments/page/21#post-1546964 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 16:08:14 +0000 LovelyPlum 1546964@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jhd: stay, baby, STAY!!! I hope you deliver when she is here! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/april-14-appointments/page/21#post-1546911 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 15:45:11 +0000 jhd 1546911@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@luckypenny: she said they were visiting her family and her husbands family the next two weekends for Easter. She is the best doc ever (like I used to drive 90 min to see her before we moved) so I will be really disappointed if I go into labor and she's gone. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/april-14-appointments/page/21#post-1546792 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 14:44:01 +0000 luckypenny 1546792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jhd: what is it with OBs always going out of town! Mine was out last week and I swear she was also gone the week before E's due date too lol Stay put baby! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/april-14-appointments/page/21#post-1546774 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 14:36:43 +0000 jhd 1546774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Appt went well today. My OB will be out of town the next 2 weekends. Really hoping baby boy will decide to come while she is here. I have only met one other doc in the practice. She didn't do a cervical check this time either since I still haven't had any painful contractions yet or any other labor signs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/april-14-appointments/page/21#post-1538654 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 23:13:05 +0000 SupernovaJ 1538654@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@luckypenny: ah, i see. guess that makes sense. good luck this friday! i hope baby makes her grand entrance soon thereafter :) maybe she'll be super punctual and arrive right on time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/april-14-appointments/page/20#post-1538639 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 23:05:29 +0000 luckypenny 1538639@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SupernovaJ: I did ask but she said because I was still hard and closed that she couldn't. So I never did with DD but hopefully since I'm really soft and 1.5cm she can! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/april-14-appointments/page/20#post-1538635 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 23:03:24 +0000 SupernovaJ 1538635@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@luckypenny: did you get your membranes swept with DD1? i'm going in thursday for a regular OB appt (39 weeks) and am thinking about asking them to sweep me (lol). how does it feel? did it work for you last time? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/april-14-appointments/page/20#post-1538610 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 22:43:52 +0000 luckypenny 1538610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have my 40 week appointment on Friday night! I'm asking her to sweep my membranes while I'm there because going into labor this weekend would be ideal :) Plus I'm becoming slightly more terrified that this baby is as stubborn as DD and will inevitably be 11 days late too </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/april-14-appointments/page/20#post-1532403 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 12:31:46 +0000 nana87 1532403@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had 2 appointments on Friday--one with the midwife in my dr's practice, and one at the hospital for fluid monitoring. The midwife did a cervical check and didn't give me numbers, but said it was still hard and closed, so it makes sense that I haven't had contractions yet! My fluid only dropped a tiny bit more after it had fallen quite a bit on Monday, so they consider it stable, which is maybe as good as I can expect. It's just above the cutoff for being able to be admitted to my hospital's birth center, so I'm feeling less hopeful about being able to deliver there rather than the traditional l&amp;d floor...but keeping my fingers crossed still! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/april-14-appointments/page/20#post-1530068 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 14:32:13 +0000 jhd 1530068@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SupernovaJ: yay for maternity leave!! I hope baby will come on her own. :) almost there!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/april-14-appointments/page/20#post-1530045 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 14:25:25 +0000 SupernovaJ 1530045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jhd: I also test positive for GBS so will need antibiotics! i was so surprised. until pregnancy, i had no idea what this even was.</p> <p>i just had my 38 week appointment and am 1 cm dilated and very soft. ha, not much progress from last week but i'll take it. she warned me that i could have some spotting and cramping after the cervical check which is totally normal and lo and behold a couple of hours after my appointment, it's happening. i'm having some heavy spotting and cramping, but it's not too bad.</p> <p>i'm finally on maternity leave so will be doing tons of walking and all the old wives tales to get this baby our starting next week. my next appointment is on thursday 4/3 to see what my progress is. they want to schedule an induction but i was able to escape it for now (i have GD, although baby is measuring on the smaller end, fluids look good and my BP is low) so hoping she'll come out on her own. come on baby! :)</p> <p>hope everyone else's appointments are going well!! we are almost there, woo hoo! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/april-14-appointments/page/20#post-1528934 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 09:33:51 +0000 jhd 1528934@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>OB appt went well. Group B strep came back positive &amp; I'm allergic to penicillin. Hoping the other stuff they will give me doesn't cause a reaction. :( </p> <p>I'm super uncomfortable today, LO has dropped and I'm just sore. No contractions though so she wasn't worried and didn't do a cervical check. She said at this point it would make me spot &amp; be uncomfortable &amp; probably just make me anxious that there isn't progress. ;) @nana87: maybe your OB thinks the same way as mine. I just asked bc I was expecting a check based on the experiences of our other April mamas. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/april-14-appointments/page/20#post-1527583 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 19:34:39 +0000 jill_a55 1527583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@luckypenny: wow, what an insensitive B! Sorry you had to go through that. </p> <p>Had my appointment earlier, already posted on the other page but I now have an u/s sizing appointment tomorrow, and a follow up OB appointment on Monday to determine whether or not we will schedule a c section. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/april-14-appointments/page/20#post-1525674 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 11:36:12 +0000 luckypenny 1525674@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@megz06: @jhd: thanks ladies. Luckily I don't have to see her again and yeah, that's definitely in my chart. Ugh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/april-14-appointments/page/20#post-1525594 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 11:19:00 +0000 jhd 1525594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@luckypenny: wow i'm so sorry about that insensitive NP. :( hopefully you won't have to see her again. </p> <p>@megz06: sorry your appt wasn't as exciting as you hoped! ;) you never know how things might change in the next few days!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/april-14-appointments/page/20#post-1524962 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 08:34:25 +0000 megz06 1524962@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@luckypenny: That's really insensitive. Wouldn't that be marked on your chart or something? Even if it isn't, if you've been there 4 years she should have enough brains to remember that. I'm sorry.</p> <p>I'll spare my whiny story over here since I already cry-babied on the other board, but my appointment was less than exciting. Still no dilation, still 40% effaced. Moved from a -2 station to -1, so there was some slight progress but not enough to get me excited obviously.</p> <p>Next appointment is April 2...my guess as to the "birth day." Today was my husband's guess, and dear sweet Lord, please...I hope he is right :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/april-14-appointments/page/20#post-1523877 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 17:07:34 +0000 luckypenny 1523877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@nana87: :) Thanks lady and congrats to your Mom! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/april-14-appointments/page/20#post-1521968 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 09:31:04 +0000 nana87 1521968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@luckypenny: I'm sorry the NP was so insensitive! :( That's the kind of info they should have clearly marked on your chart so they don't put their feet in their mouths, you shouldn't have to deal with that. My mom is a breast cancer survivor and I'm so proud of her strength. You're an amazing mama, and your children will be so proud of you too :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/april-14-appointments/page/20#post-1521780 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 08:39:53 +0000 luckypenny 1521780@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Appointment went okay. No change since last time. At 1.5cm baby is station -3. I actually lost two pounds ? I think I've been feeling so full lately it's hard to eat anything! Next appointment is 4/4 (my due date!) </p> <p>Also, kind of a rant, but I had my appt with the NP a since my OB is out of town. Now, my husband and I have never been fans of hers. She had terrible bedside manner and is just kind of rude in general but I never really see her so I don't think much of it. Well she was asking me about still being sick and then suggested I take mucinex instead of sudafed because sudafed would dry up my milk. Well.....I had breast cancer and a double mastectomy so I can't breast feed my children. You'd think she would have known that since I've been their patient for 4 years and while it didn't bother me at the time, now it seems pretty insensitive. Anyways, just made me feel kind of icky and sad :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/april-14-appointments/page/20#post-1512670 Fri, 21 Mar 2014 15:36:34 +0000 nana87 1512670@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>glad everyone's appointments are going well!</p> <p>I had an appointment with my ob yesterday. I got my gbs results (neg!) but still no cervical check--I haven't had any contractions yet (is that weird?) so she said we could skip for now. The big highlight is that we had the birth plan chat! I wasn't sure if the extra fluid monitoring was going to mean that my ideal birth plan was out of the question (keeping my fingers crossed for no meds and no IVs/continuous monitoring since I want to be able to move around), but she was really reassuring that it's still an option! She basically said that if my fluid drops too low again I'd most likely be induced on the spot (eep!) now that I'm 36 weeks, but that she wasn't worried about it since my fluid has been back in the normal range and stable for the past couple weeks. And now I have all of my appointments at both the hospital and doctor's office scheduled until my due date (one of each every week, hospital every Monday and dr's office switches days, next week it's Friday). Crazy that the end is in sight! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/april-14-appointments/page/20#post-1512473 Fri, 21 Mar 2014 14:24:02 +0000 SupernovaJ 1512473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had my 37 week appointment today and all looks good. My due date has been changed to 4/4 - eeps! Baby's looking good and healthy, weighing 6lbs now. Head is down in the cavity, we can no longer get any 3D images of her face! Cervical check shows no dilation however. Next appointment is one week from today on 3/28 when I'll be 38 weeks. Time is really flying!</p> <p>Hope everyone is smooth sailing from here on out, and good luck with your appointments all! &lt;3 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/april-14-appointments/page/20#post-1511129 Fri, 21 Mar 2014 08:13:46 +0000 megz06 1511129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@preggomeggo82: I tested GBS positive. The test isn't bad (unless you have hemmroids I guess is what I heard). </p> <p>@jhd: Ah! So jealous of you ladies getting u/s. I'd love to see if our LO has hair!</p> <p>@jill_a55: Lol I like doctors with a sense of humor. Mine told me I won't have a prolapsed cord, and I asked him how he knew, and he said to imagine my body as a bottle of tequila (I told him at this point I need a good drink so that's probably not a good idea lol), and he said, "The cord is the worm and your baby's head is the cork, and the cork isn't lettin' the worm out!" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/april-14-appointments/page/20#post-1509817 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 18:22:11 +0000 jill_a55 1509817@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just got home from my appt. everything looks good, baby's head is down... or as my dr. put it "he's on the runway, waiting for takeoff" hahaha. He said I still have a little ways to go and am 50% effaced. </p> <p>My next appt. is 3/27! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/april-14-appointments/page/20#post-1509624 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 17:25:42 +0000 preggomeggo82 1509624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LovelyPlum: I'm surprised more hasn't happened. I am in a fb group with other April mamas that I found via Babycenter and there are already 2 babies born! One more is getting prepped for a CS as we speak! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/april-14-appointments/page/20#post-1509599 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 17:19:13 +0000 LovelyPlum 1509599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Let me know what you want me to add!</p> <p>**** Upcoming Appointments ****</p> <p>3/24 - LovelyPlum<br /> 3/25 - luckypenny<br /> 3/26 - megz06</p> <p>Baby is a...</p> <p>:heart: GIRL :heart:<br /> nana87<br /> SupernovaJ<br /> amelieisme<br /> CharityAnne<br /> mrsspadusa</p> <p>:bfp: BOY :bfp:<br /> gilmoregirl<br /> Dandelion<br /> NY_Smiles<br /> jhd<br /> jill_a55<br /> PEAPIE<br /> megz06<br /> beyond2<br /> ctran<br /> stacy<br /> preggomeggo82</p> <p>:happy: Team Green :happy:<br /> LovelyPlum<br /> luckypenny<br /> HazelEyes </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/april-14-appointments/page/20#post-1509593 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 17:15:29 +0000 LovelyPlum 1509593@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@preggomeggo82: exciting! The GBS really isn't so bad-I've had two. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/april-14-appointments/page/20#post-1509591 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 17:15:04 +0000 LovelyPlum 1509591@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@nana87: @luckypenny: @megz06: glad the appointments are going well! I have a feeling that things are going to start happening on this board soon :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/april-14-appointments/page/20#post-1509463 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 16:39:20 +0000 preggomeggo82 1509463@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I start my weekly appointments next week. The good old internal checks and GBS swab. FUN! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/april-14-appointments/page/20#post-1509421 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 16:29:43 +0000 jhd 1509421@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@luckypenny: @megz06: glad you ladies had good appts!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/april-14-appointments/page/20#post-1509416 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 16:29:03 +0000 jhd 1509416@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Had my regular OB appt and last ultrasound today. Baby is head down and estimated 6lbs 8oz! And we saw some hair on the ultrasound!! ;) I will get weekly appts now! </p>