when did you get your first appointment?

[megrenade]

I won't be getting my blood test until 9+2, and the second appointment I will be about 9+4.

So, I have another 2 1/2 weeks to wait.. and they won't move up my appointment (not because they're too busy). I know for a fact that you can detect a heartbeat before 9 1/2 WEEKS!

I am just so angry right now that she won't move my appointment up.

when did you all get your first appointments?

 

[djkaminski]

heart beat can be detected via scan before 9 weeks but as for midwifes they normally dont see u till after 8 wks as like u to miss 2 periods ( possibly due to number of misscarry in this time ) with my little boy i was the same but im pregnant again 7 wk on sat coming and not even called docs yet as more relaxed and laid back although i have booked a private scan for 8 wks just to put mind at rest as had no symptoms at all this time round x

 

[sweetpeaxo]

My first appointment isn't till 11+4! So far away! They are sending me for lots of blood work and that's about it. I don't even think I will have an ultrasound at my first appointment. How do you get an early scan done? I really would love a little picture for the grandparents and for my husband and me.

 

[jenniferttc1]

I had my first appointment at 8 weeks

 

[megrenade]

heart beat can be detected via scan before 9 weeks but as for midwifes they normally dont see u till after 8 wks as like u to miss 2 periods ( possibly due to number of misscarry in this time ) with my little boy i was the same but im pregnant again 7 wk on sat coming and not even called docs yet as more relaxed and laid back although i have booked a private scan for 8 wks just to put mind at rest as had no symptoms at all this time round x

My doctor is a NP/Midwife - and I won't be using her as a prenatal doctor - I want a traditional birth.. she's just my gynecologist.

I have a friend who got an ultrasound and blood test the DAY AFTER she got a positive pregnancy test.. and she's had lots of ultrasounds. I guess that's what's nice about living in a small town where everyone knows each other by first name.. I know for a fact that everything would already be confirmed if I was back home.

I guess I'm going to have to get used to this though..

 

[Mari30me]

I had my first appointment around 5-6weeks. Just to confirm by blood test. Had another appoint around 7 weeks to do all the prenatal paper work and refer me to an OB. But my doctor did not check for a HB until I was around 11 weeks. I think every doctor is different.

 

[Leids]

I met with the nurse at my ob's office a few days ago to fill out paperwork, she didn't send me for bloodwork or anything though and it was just a typical 'what to expect' thing. No scans. I meet with my ob on Monday (26th) and I'll be 7 weeks along. I was told though they usually don't do first appointments until at least 9 weeks in most cases but they were actually entirely booked for those weeks so I lucked out.

I was also told that I only get 2 ultrasounds during my entire pregnancy, and that's all they were ALLOWED to do. I'm not sure why. As far as I know I won't get my first ultrasound until 12 weeks when I get the down syndrome screen. Second one is at 20 weeks. Getting an ultrasound right away though, before 6 weeks, can be scary from what I've seen since you can't necessarily see anything until around 7-8 weeks.

 

[KittieB]

I had my first appointment at 9 weeks, I didn't hear the heartbeat or anything as the midwife can't find it via a doppler that early on. It was literally just to fill in paperwork and book my first scan, which is next week when I will be 12+1

It was a long, hard wait, but now I'm only a week away from my scan I feel so happy and glad that I waited this long. Just keep at it, before you know it you will be 12 weeks and having appointments all over the place!

 

[jenn2282]

my 1st was at 10 weeks. I have to get and ultrasound and blood by 13 weeks. ultrasound is wed. Going to try and do blood mon or tues.

Next one is at 14 weeks.

 

[megrenade]

It's just crazy to me.

Maybe they do it different in Idaho (USA) - because a lot of girls my age are pregnant, or have already had babies (ones I went to school with).. and they all got in to have a blood test as soon as they had a positive HPT, and usually had their ultrasounds 1-2 weeks after.

And I could be way further along, which I explained to her.. but since I had a "period", I definitely couldn't have been pregnant before then (even though I know women PERSONALLY, who swore they had periods.. and few cycle later the found out they were like 12-16 weeks pregnant, like my mother had with me).

I had ALL the symptoms in July - was having to nap during the day, frequent urination, tons of vivid dreams, sore breasts.. I mean, I was 100% convinced until I had a period.. so I ruled it out. But since July, I've had the same symptoms.. they've just been getting milder.

But, my doctor doesn't understand and wouldn't even consider the possibility.

So I got recommended a new local doctor (from my cousin's ex-wife) - and hopefully I will be getting in sooner!

 

[TryingNYC]

I had my second appt and had an ultrasound today, one day shy of 6 weeks, and I saw and heard the heartbeat! So exciting! I was under the care of a fertility specialist so I get frequent appointment early on.

 

[megrenade]

Oh, I just set up an appointment with a new doctor and am getting in 1 week from now

 

[megrenade]

i had my second appt and had an ultrasound today, one day shy of 6 weeks, and i saw and heard the heartbeat! So exciting! I was under the care of a fertility specialist so i get frequent appointment early on.

lucky!