https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 05 Jun 2026 23:50:58 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-to-ask-ob#post-2895003 Mon, 19 Aug 2019 20:35:28 +0000 crazydoglady 2895003@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pachamama: This. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-to-ask-ob#post-2895001 Mon, 19 Aug 2019 20:20:08 +0000 pachamama 2895001@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't waste any time with an ob. They are surgical specialists and have very little training in infertility. Definitely get a referral to a RE. The OBs in my practice had no experience for what I was going through and perform tests that actually confused the situation- they ran baseline testing at day 20 when it should have been CD3 and told me my FSH was fine when it wasn't. She had no concept of the menstrual cycle, it was baffling.<br /> Good luck, sorry you're going through this :-( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-to-ask-ob#post-2894982 Mon, 19 Aug 2019 17:07:30 +0000 snarkybiochemist 2894982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MountainBaby: I hope so as well but I do mention it as a possibility since I was a bit blindsided when I mentioned my issues to my ob and it was a direct referral to the RE. He wouldn't do any testing or any treatments. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-to-ask-ob#post-2894963 Mon, 19 Aug 2019 14:39:00 +0000 skiierchck99 2894963@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MountainBaby: I did the initial testing through the OB. It turned out to be MFI which is why we got a RE referral, but if it's something else there may be things they can try. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-to-ask-ob#post-2894961 Mon, 19 Aug 2019 14:29:41 +0000 MountainBaby 2894961@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@skiierchck99: thanks for the summary! </p> <p>@snarkybiochemist: There are no REs in our town :-/ I'll have to drive a while to get to one. I hope my OB will be able to do more before we got to those steps, but thanks for the heads up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-to-ask-ob#post-2894958 Mon, 19 Aug 2019 14:11:18 +0000 snarkybiochemist 2894958@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would ask for a referral to a reproductive endocrinologist RE, they are the specialist in this field and have additional training beyond ob/gyn. They are usually more up to date on research and techniques and are generally the ones who develop treatment plans. Some OBs are comfortable prescribing clomid, but not with interventions beyond that. My OB was unwilling to even prescribe clomid and so all infertility care was with an RE. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-to-ask-ob#post-2894957 Mon, 19 Aug 2019 13:34:45 +0000 skiierchck99 2894957@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In my experience, not much. They should order basic tests to start the process (day 3 bloodwork, some kind of sonohysterography to look at your uterus, and semen analysis). Based on how this comes back you'll go from there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-to-ask-ob#post-2894940 Mon, 19 Aug 2019 11:48:21 +0000 MountainBaby 2894940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've been TTC for baby #2 for 21 cycles now with no success. I saw my OB after cycle 16 and she told me to wait 6 more months because I had been nursing for the first 12 cycles. Now I'm back to see her next week. What questions should I ask? Is there anything I should prep before hand to get the most action out of this appointment?</p> <p>Things I have:<br /> opk testing for ~7 months<br /> temping for ~3 months<br /> record of length of all 21 cycles (27 days +/- 2 days)<br /> tested thyroid, testosterone, and prolactin levels (all normal) </p>