Rootyboots
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See its not just me being a weirdo!! i made an appointment to see somebody about our plan to start trying to conceive and was made to feel like an idiot . they were basically like 'what are you doing here'. it was the nurse, so dont know if doc would have been better but in my prev experiences the nurses were usually nicer than the docs!! i came out really annoyed and quite upset because like all you ladies i thought i was doing the right thing. especially as i had a lot of issues with my low blood cell count a few years ago and i have a retroverted uterus. but they were rubbish and made me feel like i was wasting their time saying 'why did you think you should come' and i should just go have sex if i want a baby. silly me thinking i should clarify and prepare first ! hope you have a much more pleasant experience!! xx
ps. sorry for the rant!!
My doctor's were the same, EmilyCJ... fortunately, I didn't make a special trip or anything - I had to go and see them about a bad cough I've had for a while - but I told him about our plans to TTC in February, and asked if I should have a pre-conception appointment. He looked at me like I was nuts... I was kind of expecting that so I told him that I was only asking because that's what all the pre-conception books advise. He said: "Oh, they're mostly American imports... in America you pay for every appointment so of course they want you to have as many as possible, but it's different here." I suppose there's something in that, but still - it's not nice to be made to feel like a gullible idiot for just wanting the best for your future child!
I don't really have any 'reasons' for seeing the doctor - no genetic issues, weight problems, period problems or the like - so I was just double-checking, but if you have fertility concerns, you need to be taken seriously! Grrrr...