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Yep. What everyone else said! :flower:

Four2five - I would need to find out as early as possible to get my head around having another girl if that were the case. I would never forgive myself if I felt even the slightest bit of disappointment on the day she was born. It is totally fine and normal to have a preference. Dont feel bad! I think I'd like another girl this time, but wouldn't be disappointed with another boy.
 
Four2five - Definitely feel you on that. When I was pregnant with my last baby, I was a bit worried it was going to be a girl and I was going to have three girls. I mean, don't get me wrong, I would have loved her no less, but we swayed for a boy so I would have been a bit disappointed if it wasn't. Thankfully this is our tiebreaker so I'm a little more chill but I remember that feeling of preparing myself for disappointment all too well.

Eppgirl - I think it is amazing that you want to try to do a VBAC after a c-section! Kudos to you! If you feel that is what you want, then by all means go for it! I'm so sorry to hear you were forced into c-section in the first place. A lot of girls I know personally were pushed into the same thing because of the wrong support person more so than anything actually being wrong. Sadly here in the US c-sections are on the rise because of that very reason - it is more timely and convenient.

AFM my first appointment with my OB is booked for November 28th. Wasn't expecting to get in so soon since it usually takes about a month for me to get in for my first appointment but they were able to squeeze me in. I'm not sure if I will get an ultrasound or not. Usually I don't at the first appointment. More than likely it'll be a week or two later. I go to a high risk OB in the beginning of my pregnancy (because of my history of losses) and then switch to a midwife for the birth as long as everything is going well. I much prefer birthing with a midwife than a doctor.
 
Thanks Buffy and Lilmiss! I mostly feel like I should wait because there wouldn't be disappointment at birth seeing a baby girl compared to just hearing it's a girl, if that makes sense. I will be excited either way, I know the disappointment fades quickly even if we find out by scan or blood test. Since this is our last I'm just just excited all together and trying to savor every moment...but I do hope I'm on team blue!
 
Called this morning to make my first appointment and they scheduled me for this Wednesday morning and I will get a scan! I'm excited to hear where I am in this pregnancy and praying for a healthy baby!
 
Exciting! It would be so crazy not to really know how far you are :haha:

My first scan is Friday. I *should* be 7+1 :)
 
Yay Buffy and Four2five. Both getting scans this week. So exciting!!
 
HI all i hope youre all keeping well.

Still worried about my lack of symptoms, have lower back pain and my clearblue digital still says 1-2. No scan until December 1st. No idea whats going on!
 
Pisces24 said:
HI all i hope youre all keeping well.

Still worried about my lack of symptoms, have lower back pain and my clearblue digital still says 1-2. No scan until December 1st. No idea whats going on!
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I don’t have any symptoms either :)
 
Good luck on your scans, ladies! So jealous ;)

Pisces - How far along are you? It could perhaps be that it is just still too early for symptoms. I don't typically "feel" pregnant until I'm about 6-7 weeks along.
 
Pisces24 said:
HI all i hope youre all keeping well.

Still worried about my lack of symptoms, have lower back pain and my clearblue digital still says 1-2. No scan until December 1st. No idea whats going on!
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No symptoms here either! Very slightly sore boobs but not even as sore as they are before AF appears!

Don't worry about it, enjoy the calm before the storm :thumbup:
 
When does everyone see a midwife and get a scan for the first time?

We're in Scotland & today I was booked in for both of these, my booking in appointment with the midwife is still another 4 weeks away (So I'll be 10 weeks pregnant by then!) And my first scan isn't until 4th of January when I'll be 13 weeks!

It just feels so long to wait to find out that all is okay :nope: I guess this will vary country to country but just wondering if anyone else is in a similar boat?

We were hoping for a scan just before Christmas so we could share the news with family over Christmas time- I'm not sure how I feel about telling anyone before we've checked all is okay. :cry:
 
So jealous of you ladies with scans coming up! I still have to find a new OB and I'm stressing out. I had one for many years that did my endometriosis surgeries and was there for part of my pregnancy. Then his wife died and he decided to retire early so I switched to a different one in his practice. She was okay, but it felt really impersonal. I want to find a completely new one this time but we're in the middle of an insurance switch and I don't know who'll be covered yet!
 
housewifey said:
When does everyone see a midwife and get a scan for the first time?

We're in Scotland & today I was booked in for both of these, my booking in appointment with the midwife is still another 4 weeks away (So I'll be 10 weeks pregnant by then!) And my first scan isn't until 4th of January when I'll be 13 weeks!

It just feels so long to wait to find out that all is okay :nope: I guess this will vary country to country but just wondering if anyone else is in a similar boat?

We were hoping for a scan just before Christmas so we could share the news with family over Christmas time- I'm not sure how I feel about telling anyone before we've checked all is okay. :cry:
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I’m in England, it’s 8 weeks for the midwife and between 10.5ish to 13&6 here I think but they try for as close to 12 weeks as possible. Mothercare have branches with private scans for £89 and smaller independent companies are around £49 if you wanted to go for early reassurance chick xx
 
Im in Australia. I see a midwife around 13w. I booked my early scan privately with my GP's referral. I always do this. There is absolutely NO way I could wait 12w. I do have to pay $150 but it is worth it to me for peace of mind.

Ladies who have no symptoms, don't stress. Usually 6w+ is when symptoms kick in :flower:
 
I have my first appt next week at 7w3d. Originally, they said after 8w, but I talked them in to sooner so I could see everything is ok before thanksgiving. Do you doctors/midwives not do the scans in their office? My OB has an ultrasound room and a few different techs, but my OB can just do the scan herself, too.

Funny thing happened this weekend. I was working and my husband's oldest brother and his family surprised me by coming in to visit me at work. They live in Austin (about 4 hours away) and I had no idea they were in town for a softball tournament for one of my nieces. So, I'm standing there chatting with them and who walks up... my OB! I've been texting my OB since the day I got my BFP so she knows everything, but my in-laws don't know anything yet (we are surprising them this weekend when we drive down there). So, I introduce them and freak out for a second that she is going to ask me how I'm feeling in front of them. Luckily, she said nothing, but I was sweating it out for a few minutes. :)

Eppgirl- I would definitely get any info you can from another OB if you are interested in a VBAC. I thought about doing that, but as you can tell from the above story, I really like my OB. She refuses to do VBACs, too. Also, I had a failed induction before, so I'm not sure it would be any different. I do feel like I wish I wasn't pushed into induction when I was, but I know why they did it and all is ok now.
 
I have my first doctors appointment (my first official prenatal, I was in earlier but only for thyroid stuff) Nov 29... I’ll be exactly 8w. At that time I’ll havd repeat blood work for my thyroid and regular prenatal check, including a referral for the dating ultrasound. I see my GP first for all of this. She will also refer me to an Ob (where I am we don’t just have OBs we go see all the time, we have to be referred when pregnant). I’m nervous and anxious!
 
No. I dont have an OB. We go and see a midwife at the hospital. It is a different midwife each time usually, and a midwife delivers the baby too. An OB will deliver mine because I am having a csection, but I wont know who it is until the day.

We dont pay to have a baby here. That's why you dont get to be picky ;)

You can choose to go privately, but it costs thousands. I have had both of my babies through the public system & have had great care :)

Omg TexMel - I'd have been FREAKING out :haha:
 
Funny how it is different everywhere. At my local hospital, you have the choice of an OB or a midwife. Most go with the OB because they can perform c-sections in the case of an emergency whereas a midwife can't, so they feel safer. Also midwives here typically only see you if you're low risk. If you start with a midwife and something arises during your pregnancy, you are transferred to an OB for the remainder of your pregnancy and they deliver the baby. There are only three total midwives that work at the hospital. I've met them all between my pregnancies and feel comfortable with each one. However, because I am prone to losses and because I am an HG sufferer, I see an OB in the beginning of my pregnancy. After the 20 week point when my HG goes away and as long as everything is going well with the baby, I switch to the midwives. I prefer to birth naturally (all my babies were born without pain meds) and don't want to be pushed into an epidural or c-section if I don't need one.

Typically here you don't get an ultrasound until 20 weeks unless you've miscarried previously, then you get an early one at between 6-8 weeks. If you're "advanced maternal age" you will get another one at 12 weeks. I *might* pay to get a private scan done at around 15-16 weeks to get a sneak peek at the gender because I'm impatient :oops:
 
I’m in the US, here we have our confirmation when we find out then usually around 8 weeks we’ll have our first OB visit, the OB I am currently going to does the first U/S at that point. Then unless you have a complication or high risk pregnancy they won’t do another u/s til 18-22 weeks.
 
I always thought here was 12 weeks for a first scan but both my friend and I were referred for 8 week scans. My doctor said I’ll stay with him til 20 weeks and then he’ll refer me to the hospital.

Lilmiss - I cannot imagine having to wait til 20 weeks!!

TexMel - wow she must run into that all the time. But I’d have been panicking too :haha:
 
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