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@LovelyPlum: uh, yeah, I'm definitely a jump-up-and-down-like-a-schoolgirl type! I also love hugging, so HUGS all around! We're gonna do this, lady - it's so fun to have a friend in on it! *happiest grin* Yaknow, like you!

@torchwood @megz06 @kate6214: Thanks, ladies! It's nice to feel like I belong here. The past few days while waiting for the numbers, I kept thinking "I'm only sort of pregnant, so why am I posting in a pregnant board?" It's nice to have this confirmation and get it all clear and happy! Huzzah!

@t.h.o.u. - change of appointment, do you mind adding mine for September 11?

@sweetkeight: "Only sort of pregnant," ha ha ha, totally feeling that!

Good luck at your appointments today, everyone!! I expect mine to be boring, possibly blood work and urine sample as well as a cervix check (will I be even bigger? Yikes!), but an appointment is better than nothing, right? Monday I will be more excited

@megz06: just saw we're both getting ultrasounds on Monday!!! Good luck today

I had a (massive) blood draw and my first Ultrasound yesterday!! Saw the heartbeat (Dr. said it's too early to hear it) and little tiny arms! So cool to know all this sickness and tiredness is for a reason! My husband went with me and was so amazed at everything!! My Dr. said I should be eating a lot of veggies and protein.. Of course that is all that stuck in my DH's head and now he keeps repeating it to me when I say I want something else.

@T.H.O.U.: Could you please add me to 9/19 for my next appointment?

@jill_a55: yay, yay!! So excited for you!

Can't wait to hear everyone's good results!!

@jill_a55: yay for a good appointment and seeing tiny arms & a heartbeat!!!

@jhd: @jill_a55: hooray for good appointments you two

@chibee it was pretty awful tues-thurs. but today has been a little better. i actually ate half a sandwich for lunch and just ate the other half. yay for food!

The prenatal appointment went well, we got a little picture to take home. The peanut is measuring 6w1d, smaller than according to my ovulation date. The tech gave us a thorough trans-vaginal ultrasound and it was surreal seeing the yolk sac and embryo with blood flowing throughout. You could see it move around, so cute. The technician took photos of each ovary and she could tell I had ovulated from my left ovary (it was swollen and larger than the other one because it's supplying the progesterone in early pregnancy). Really informative. As of today my EDD is April 11 but they are having me come back on September 12 for a dating ultrasound. I should be 9 weeks by then. Also, I am going to cancel my other appointment for 9/4 because I loved this OB practice so much. Everyone was so nice and excited for us.

@megz06: I'm so curious to know what's going on! I can't wait to hear about your ultrasound!

@megz06: I'm so glad your ultrasound is on Tuesday...mine is still 3 weeks away, so I'm going to live vicariously through yours, lol

So I really need to vent about this- I had my first OB apt today and I'm 7wk5 days. I went in thinking that I would at least hear the baby's heart beat and know everything is ok. Well I go in and it takes and hour to even get back to the room. From the med assistant inputs my information( almost screwed up the medications I take too putting them on and then takes my vitals. I have high blood pressure and take my meds in the am so I expect it to be higher on the late am until my meds kick in. The am took my Bp freaked out bc it was high and then refused to tell me what the reading was. She kept saying I didn't need to know bc I would worry and I needed to relax. After me prompting her several times se just told me it was in the 170's. later I found out it was 178/96 by watching her input it into the computer. After that I asked her what to expect and she tells its just a pelvic exam, lab work, urine cultures and that's it. I asked about hearing a heart beat and she told me not until 10-13 weeks and try won't so t earlier because a lot of babies don't have a heart beat and it would only worry me if they tried and couldn't find it. I was not happy. The np
Came in and she was at least nice and informative. In the end I found out that they won't do my first ultrasound until 18-20 weeks unless I choose to do genetic testing I which case I would get one at 10-13 weeks an I don't get any teaching on pregnancy until my second apt which is 4 weeks from now. To top it off they bill you for all of your costs at the end of delivery and they don't tell you how much everything is. Ugh! Both me and my husband left the appt feeling very disappointed and upset. Anyone else have any of these problems? I'm just so disheartened right now

@Dandelion: I really don't. My mom said I was nauseous way too early after finding out I was pregnant, but I'm not sure if that's a symptom or not because I haven't gotten sick yet. I don't really know any other symptoms to look for.

@MrsSpadusa: I'm so sorry. We didn't have any issues. I am concerned that you have to wait 4 weeks to find anything out about what you should and shouldn't be doing. As far as the testing, u/s, and what not they are pretty spot on with that since each practice does it differently, but I've never heard of them not billing you until the very end. I would maybe consider a different OB as they seem very dismissive of how you are feeling.

@SupernovaJ: So glad your appointment went well! That's great you got a picture to take home!!!

I do have other OB s in the area so I'm going to look around. I work as an RN so I know that you can find a heart beat between 6-8 weeks depending on the Doppler you're using. If its a bigger, higher end Doppler it's relatively easy to find actually. I also know that doing a quick ultrasound will show the heart rate as well. That's perhaps why I'm so disappointed bc I know what can. Be done and there not giving me the option for it.

@Dandelion @megs06 thank you ladies!

@mrsspadusa: I had no idea billing would be different for prenatal care. I should probably look into that. But regarding your appointment, I'm so sorry it wasn't the best experience. That doesn't sound normal to me - I think bedside manner is so important and they should make you feel supported and at ease. I would look into another practice if you are able to. Keep us posted! Wishing you a happy and healthy 9 months+ ahead.

@MrsSpadusa: I know you said you are an RN and probably already know this stuff, but I would also check what your insurance covers because some insurances don't cover an u/s that early. I am not sure about the doppler. I just had my appointment yesterday (i was 6wks 5d) and she couldn't find a heart beat. My Dr, was really apprehensive about doing it because she didn't want me to panic, but she did it anyway. She could hear mine but no baby. I am very lucky I get an u/s next week, but I don't have to pay for it. They are just doing it for me and then pretending like I was never even there. Otherwise, she told me my insurance wouldn't cover that u/s. They only cover the one at 12 weeks.