What should I ask at my first appointment?

[Maries_s]

After 8 month TTC#1 finally my husband and I got our BFP!!

Now I'm 6 weeks and 1 day pregnant. Today I made my first appointment with the obstetrician but I really don't know what should I ask or expect the first time.

 

[GetNmyBelly]

congrats on ur first pregnancy! im guessing its ur first? if not congrats anyway of course! im pregnant with my first. i was seeing an OB doctor that no longer did pregnancies so i had 2 switch doctors which really sucked because i loved my old one. anyway with my old doctor she tested my HCG levels twice & when they shot up over 11,000 she put in an order 4 me 2 have an ultrasound (i LOVE ultrasounds) i was having irregular periods so there was no way of telling how far along i was (i hadn't had a period in about 3 months when i randomly ovulated & got pregnant!) we never found a reason for my periods stopping either! anyway so i had an ultrasound but that wasn't my first "appointment" it was just an u/s. we seen baby & heartbeat & i was 6 weeks at that point. i then had 2 call around & find a new doctor & i did & shes okay.

anyway so at my first appointment (i was almost 8 weeks) i had blood drawn to find out my blood type & to be tested for things like HIV & hepatitis. i also had a pap smear 2 check for other STD's or any kind of infection. at every appointment i have she has me pee in a cup & i think they test the pee for bacteria for UTI or something else. she would've done another ultrasound but said since my baby & his heartbeat were seen that there was no need 2 do one. i have had 2 more since then though.

so that was my experience with my first appointment with my new doctor. i asked about everything.. why my morning sickness was so bad, why i was having slight cramping, why she wouldn't try 2 listen 2 the heartbeat with a Doppler yet, if i was at higher risk for a miscarriage since its my first pregnancy & i hear a lot of women who miscarry their first, signs of miscarriage or even a missed miscarriage, asked if i should be worried i've lost 12 or 13 pounds, & so on. if i were u, when u think of something u want 2 ask ur doctor write it down & take it with u so u don't 4get anything. ask anything u want! good luck!!

 

[mod19]

At your first appt I would ask what foods and medications are not ok, what your blood type is (this does matter if you're negative), and about anything else you're curious about or have felt/heard. Like pp said it's a good idea to write them down. I've gone to plenty of appts completely forgetting to ask questions I've meant to because I didn't write them down. And the further along you get, the more questions you'll have. For the first 7 months or so you'll go in once a month, then every two weeks, then when you're between 34-36 weeks they'll start you on weekly visits. Congrats!

 

[Maries_s]

OMG thank you both of you!

GetNmyBelly: Yes, it is my first pregnancy. I'm new to all of this.

My first appointment is going to be at April 6 so I'm going to be 8 weeks.
The doctor's secretary told me if I have any question that I can call.
Now I'm really confused because I told to my DH that we should wait to announce everybody about the pregnancy and know I just want to ask a lot of things to my mom. (Is driving me crazy not to tell anybody) My morning sickness started and it's just a felling of revulsion of food in the morning, I don't have nausea or vomiting. And I have insomnia, last nigh I woke up to pee at 1:30 am and couldn't back to sleep until 4:00am

 

[mod19]

Yeah the sleep thing kinda sucks. In a few weeks you will be exhausted though!

 

[crazycatlady5]

Yep I've had insomnia too, and had good aversion the first few weeks. Now it's turned to steady nausea, but not actually being sick , and I'm starting to get food cravings last couple days.

We told our immediate family's and couple really close friends, so we would have a few people to discuss these things with. We'll wait till 12 weeks till announce it to everyone though.