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Tests. Posted: 02-22-07 00:28am
Okay,
I've had 4 appointents so far. My first
appointment was a pap smear and all that.
The 2nd, they sent me to a quest
diagnostics center to give blood for hiv
and stuff which they took a crap load of
blood. I am 12 weeks pregnant and .I was
just wondering if there will be anymore
'uncomfortable' tests going to happen
anywhere until the due date. Like, is the
ob-gyn going to give me another pap smear
or look at me down there or given anymore
blood? This is going to be my first baby
so .I am just curious. Also, I have this
baby book and it says some doctors
recommend you to get a needle stuck in
your belly to get fluid out? I guess they
use a ultrasound to locate the baby so
they wont harm him/her. Do I have to do
this? Because it says theres a possibility
but its really rare for a miscarriage.
Please help me with these answers.
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arcadia
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Posted: 02-22-07 00:55am
you'll have the option of having the
triple screen to test your baby for birth
defects. or, the odds of your baby having
birth defects. i opted not to have it,
because i didn't want to be paranoid for
no reason & it wouldn't make a
difference, anway. i'll love my son even
if he were to have any defects.
you'll have to get a glucose screening
test when you're around 28wks. they take
blood, then make you drink a suuuuper
sugary drink, & then take blood again.
it's to test for gestational diabetes.
when you're aroung 36wks, you'll probably
get tested for group b strep. it's like a
pap smear, kind of. & .depending on
your doctor, they might to start to check
you to see if you're dilated around this
time, too. but with that, they just shove
a few fingers way up there & that's
that.
the "needle" thing you're talking about is
an amniocentesis, & there's no real
need for that unless they find something
really abnormal. there is a very very very
slight risk. & .having one done is
definitely not mandatory.
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NiCKiDEE5206
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Joined: 31 Jan 2007 Posts: 207 Location: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
Posted: 02-22-07 00:59am
arcadia
wrote:
you'll have the option of
having the triple screen to test your baby
for birth defects. or, the odds of your
baby having birth defects. i opted not to
have it, because i didn't want to be
paranoid for no reason & it wouldn't
make a difference, anway. i'll love my son
even if he were to have any defects.
you'll have to get a glucose screening
test when you're around 28wks. they take
blood, then make you drink a suuuuper
sugary drink, & then take blood again.
it's to test for gestational diabetes.
when you're aroung 36wks, you'll probably
get tested for group b strep. it's like a
pap smear, kind of. & .depending on
your doctor, they might to start to check
you to see if you're dilated around this
time, too. but with that, they just shove
a few fingers way up there & that's
that.
the "needle" thing you're talking about is
an amniocentesis, & there's no real
need for that unless they find something
really abnormal.
ultrasounds are completely
safe.
Okay that helped me out a lot. So they
will only check me at 36 weeks to see if I
am dilated? So .I don't have to worry
about going to my appointments wondering
what they're gunna do? I really want an
ultrasound soon because the first one they
gave me at 9 weeks only shown the head,
she couldn't find the body, I guess. She
only took pictures of the head because
that's all we saw. That's normal right?
So, I'd like an ultrasound soon. The
appointments .I've been going to now are
just checking the heartbeat and taking my
blood pressure. Nothing big. I'm 12 weeks
so hopefully .I'll have one soon.
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arcadia
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Posted: 02-22-07 01:04am
i had an ultrasound at 6wks, & then i
didn't have one again until i was 22wks.
if you want to know the sex, it's better
to have one in between 18-22wks. it's
easier to see what the sex is if you wait
until then. & .some doctors never
check for dilation. or some wait until
you're like 38wks to start checking. it
just depends. your appointments are going
to be super boring up until you're close
to your due date. they just weight you,
check blood pressure, listen to the
heartbeat, & measure your uterus.
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NiCKiDEE5206
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Joined: 31 Jan 2007 Posts: 207 Location: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
Posted: 02-22-07 01:14am
arcadia
wrote:
i had an ultrasound at 6wks,
& then i didn't have one again until i
was 22wks. if you want to know the sex,
it's better to have one in between
18-22wks. it's easier to see what the sex
is if you wait until then. & .some
doctors never check for dilation. or some
wait until you're like 38wks to start
checking. it just depends. your
appointments are going to be super boring
up until you're close to your due date.
they just weight you, check blood
pressure, listen to the heartbeat, &
measure your
uterus.
So .I can't ask to have an ultrasound?
Because we only got to see the babies head
and it kinda worried me cuz aren't you
supposed to see the whole body? I know it
was a lima bean by the time we saw it, but
there are some ultrasounds that early
where you can see the whole body. The
doctor told me in .April .I'll get to see
what the sex is of the baby. 1 1/2 more
months
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arcadia
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Posted: 02-22-07 01:28am
well, you can request one.. but i don't
know if they'll give you one. or if they
do, you'll have to pay for it, .i'm
guessing. i'd just wait until you have the
one in .april to find out the sex.
