Doctor's Appointment

[Rosie's Mummy]

I had my first appointment with the doctor today to tell them I am pregnant. I had the most postive and wonderful 10 minutes with him! He was so lovely I came out of there feeling a renewed excitement!

Something that I was especially impressed with was that he took swabs for Strep B and Bacterial Vaginosis - both which he said can put you at risk of preterm labour; something that threatened me last time at 34 weeks but was put down to a urine infection, nothing else was tested for though at the time. He has also advised me to ask to midwife to test for Chickenpox immunity when I have my bloods done in a couple of weeks as there is no record of it on my file. He was pretty thorough and really pleased for me!

6 weeks on Friday so almost half way to the big 12! Midwife appointment at the end of the month too

Hope everyone in their first few weeks is feeling good xxx

 

[evie_smith]

happy you had a good appointment my mw with my two was rubbish always good to feel like they want to be there and help too x

 

[katietateypot]

So happy it went well for you.

 

[Belle2]

Sounds like your in good hands hun.
Congratulations!!
xx

 

[joanna0110]

Hi,
Glad it all went well, you have your first mw appt. pretty quick too - i'm jealous and sure i'll be waiting at least another two - three weeks for mine, would be nice to hear bubbas heart beat soon x

 

[Mervs Mum]

That reminds me I need to book for my Strep B testing at 36 wks

 

[Rosie's Mummy]

That reminds me I need to book for my Strep B testing at 36 wks

I had to ask about it before he said he would swab for it; Im annoyed that I dont have all the info from my labour with #1 because it would have told me why I had to have iv antibiotics back then; maybe it was for Step B and they didnt tell me? Could that possibly have happened? Maybe Im over worrying but after they cocked up with me I cant help but think I didnt get the full picture!

 

[Mervs Mum]

My understanding with Strep B is that you need testing just before labour as it can come and go in a relatively short period of time. So if your swab comes back clear now you'd still need swabbing again between 36-38 weeks for them to be sure you were clear. It's not offered as standard here so I paid privately. If you think it might have been why you had IV anti biotics, then I'd push for a re swab when youre term.

 

[inky]

Glad you had a good appointment! Your doc sounds a lot more thorough than mine, although I was pretty pleased with how my first appointment went on the whole, given I was told that he probably wouldn't even notice I was in the room! First midwife appt isn't until 5th Jan though so a little time to wait yet!

 

[Mamafy]

Glad you had a great appointment hun