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What Should I Expect At My 2nd Appointment?
Posted: 11-23-07 21:18pm
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My 1st drs appt was on Halloween and they
took my blood, made me pee in a cup, took
my temp/blood pressure, weighed me,
listened to my heart, did a pap, examined
me "down there," did a vaginal u/s, and
gave me a bunch of lit to read. Of course
they asked a hundred questions and
inputted them in the computer on top of a
bunch of paperwork.
My question is, what should I expect for
my 2nd appointment? It's on Thursday this
week, and I'll be 11w 4d at the time.
Obviously they should be done with all the
paperwork and gathering information, and I
won't get another u/s until January when I
find out the sex. What will they do this
time?
Thanks!
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young Girl
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Posted: 11-23-07 21:19pm
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probably set you up for bloodwork
and you will start hearing the heart beat
on a dopplar
weigh you
take your BP
basically its the same ol same ol
everytime
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Posted: 11-23-07 21:43pm
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Thanks Suzy... I REALLY hope I don't have
to get anymore blood taken:( I don't
particularly care for needles, and I've
already had 10 TUBES taken since I've been
pregnant! Now I just can't wait until I
start showing:D Funny thing is, my 3rd
trimester will start ON my boyfriend's
18th birthday(March 23rd)! What a birthday
present!
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young Girl
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Posted: 11-23-07 21:45pm
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yay
my b day is the 25th of march lol
yeh blood work sucks  i had alot of it
LOL i remember when i wanted to start
showing sooo bad
now i wish i would shrink back down!
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Posted: 11-23-07 21:49pm
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I think it depends on what you did at your
first appointment... my 2nd one we
listened to the heartbeat, talked a little
about what was going on with the baby's
development, and drew some blood, and set
up an ultrasound. That's about it, I
think... I can't remember very well XD
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Posted: 11-23-07 21:52pm
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this is what you do at every appointment:
-pee in a cup
-weight
-blood pressure
-listen to the heartbeat
-measure your fundal height (but that
doesn't start until like 18 weeks or
something)
-questions and concerns
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Posted: 11-24-07 12:24pm
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I guess my main question is: will they be
looking "down there" this time? My
boyfriend wants to come and I don't really
care to have them "play" around with my
vagina with him in the room! It's just
awkward....
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Posted: 11-24-07 13:10pm
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if you had an exam and a pap at your first
visit, no.
i think this is how it generally is for
everyone, the only times you'll need to
undress are the first appointment for pap
and exam, around 36-38 weeks for the group
b strep swab, and towards the end some
doctors like to check for dilation and
effacement (mine does not).
i never wanted my husband there for exams
either. believe me though, he'll be seeing
a lot worse when you're in labor!
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Posted: 11-24-07 14:37pm
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I only had to pee in a cup for my first
appointment. The big diffrence between the
1st and 2nd appointment is you won't have
to be naked lol those kind of exams should
be over until you're further along. Like
the others said bp, weight and listening
to the heartbeat are the things you should
expect.
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Posted: 11-24-07 15:06pm
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| care_free
wrote: | | Thanks Suzy... I REALLY hope
I don't have to get anymore blood taken:(
I don't particularly care for needles, and
I've already had 10 TUBES taken since I've
been pregnant! Now I just can't wait until
I start showing:D Funny thing is, my 3rd
trimester will start ON my boyfriend's
18th birthday(March 23rd)! What a birthday
present! |
I only had blood drawn 2 times. 1st time
was my 1st appointment then the 2nd time I
was 27 weeks and had blood drawn for my
sugar test. Oh yeah and they drew maybe 3
tubes in the hospital right before I
delivered.
Yeah Suzy is right most appointments will
all be the same thing!
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Posted: 11-24-07 15:09pm
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bloodwrok isn't too bad really, i had a
huge fear of needles (you wouldn't think
it from the piercings lol) but now i'm
over it. i had the usual bloods taken at
my first appointment then my 28 week
bloods and then i had an extra at 30
something weeks because they thought i had
something wrong with my liver. I didn't
have any taken while in labour but i had
blood taken every two hours after i gave
birth for two days because of
complications. Needless to say 'm over my
needle fear!
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Posted: 11-24-07 16:46pm
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| beepbeep176
wrote: | | I only had to pee in a cup
for my first appointment. The big
diffrence between the 1st and 2nd
appointment is you won't have to be naked
lol those kind of exams should be over
until you're further along. Like the
others said bp, weight and listening to
the heartbeat are the things you should
expect. |
they should have you peeing in a cup
everytime to test for any infections that
you could get during pregnancy!
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Posted: 11-24-07 16:56pm
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Ah I've had more blood drawn during this
pregnancy than I've had in my whole life
put together. I got blood drawn at my 1st
visit, for my glucose test at 28weeks,
then at 30 weeks, and then every week
after that.
And it's fun when they can't get blood out
of one arm, so they try the other!  I'm so not afraid
of needles...esp not after this.
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Posted: 11-24-07 17:01pm
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| the_girlfriend
wrote: | | beepbeep176
wrote: | | I only had to pee in a cup
for my first appointment. The big
diffrence between the 1st and 2nd
appointment is you won't have to be naked
lol those kind of exams should be over
until you're further along. Like the
others said bp, weight and listening to
the heartbeat are the things you should
expect. |
they should have you peeing in a cup
everytime to test for any infections that
you could get during
pregnancy! |
Nope, they don't. Every doctors office
does things diffrently though.
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Posted: 12-01-07 00:48am
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update: so...at my appointment they 1)
made me pee in a cup 2) weight/blood
pressure 3) listened to baby's
heartbeat....it was all quick and
painless:D Baby's heart rate was good and
strong between 150-160. I did however test
positive for leukocytes(white blood cells)
in my urine so they're sending it off for
further testing. And I told the Dr about
how I was waking up in the middle of the
night with horrible pain in my wrist and
she said it sounds like carpal tunnel so
drink lots of water and stay away from
salt.
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Posted: 12-01-07 01:12am
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Glad to hear that everything went well at
your appointment! I love hearing the
heartbeat...puts a smile on my face
everytime! 
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Posted: 12-01-07 01:16am
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Hearing the heart beat was amazing! At
first(while she was putting the jelly on
my belly) she was like "sometimes it takes
awhile to find it so don't be alarmed."
However it only took her a second and I
could hear it loud and clear:D Oh and I
forgot to mention, I haven't gained
anything these past 3 months. I've
actually lost a pound... And also, I found
out they consider me "at risk"??? I don't
know why...I'm gonna ask next time.
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Posted: 12-04-07 23:50pm
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Don't worry about a thing I am a high risk
pregnancy due to blood pressure and asthma
and pcos and I am at 11weeks I just stay
my praying and take my medication I heard
the heart beat at 8 weeks and hopefully I
will hear it again tomorrow at my 2rd appt
and I will see he/her on 13th at my
genetric sonogram because I am almost 35yr
and June 21st it will be out GOD willing
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