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Post by sammysam on Nov 15, 2018 16:36:56 GMT -6
Thought I'd start a thread where we can AW or vent about our appointments as they come. Let's hear it!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2018 16:39:58 GMT -6
I need to make mine 😂 I am torn between staying with my practice and delivering at the swanky new hospital where my other girls were born or switching to a midwife group (but they deliver at the old, crappy hospital in town). I have had two inductions and would love to avoid being induced again. I am thinking about trying birth without an epidural this time too and the old crappy hospital is the only one that has nitrous. WWJ/A19D?
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Post by sammysam on Nov 15, 2018 16:42:15 GMT -6
Yep. I started this mostly to AW my appointment today. I took champagne 's suggestion. The RE gave me an ultrasound today...so ultrasound I did. And we have a baby!!! Measuring exactly on time at exactly 7 weeks with a beautiful heartbeat of 141. I cried. I mean I cried on the way there, before the scan, during the scan, after the scan... But it was so amazing to see more than just an empty sac. They put me on progesterone suppositories for 1st tri and they are going to scan me every 2 weeks to make sure things continue to progress...but right now we have a baby. With a heartbeat. They even gave me a picture to take home:)
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Post by sammysam on Nov 15, 2018 16:45:18 GMT -6
peachesncream I love the idea of a widwife. If I didn't have to be a RCS I would opt for midwife in a second. My opining may be swayed by the fact that I just finished watching all 7 seasons of "Call the Midwife"...but still...
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Post by rachacha on Nov 15, 2018 17:33:28 GMT -6
sammysam, I’m so glad you got to see a heartbeat! That’s so exciting!
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Post by Yogurt on Nov 15, 2018 18:09:07 GMT -6
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Post by sammysam on Nov 15, 2018 18:11:47 GMT -6
Thanks @amc and Yogurt and rachacha I am beyond thrilled. This is the milestone I've been waiting for. I had a good feeling but seeing the heartbeat today...Gah!
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Post by Yogurt on Nov 15, 2018 18:14:27 GMT -6
Thanks @amc and Yogurt and rachacha I am beyond thrilled. This is the milestone I've been waiting for. I had a good feeling but seeing the heartbeat today...Gah! It's an overwhelming flood of emotions for sure. At the RE after my 2 early losses when I saw the heartbeat I was crying so much the nurse started crying. I'm sure they expect us to be a mess. ❤
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Post by sammysam on Nov 15, 2018 18:18:23 GMT -6
Thanks @amc and Yogurt and rachacha I am beyond thrilled. This is the milestone I've been waiting for. I had a good feeling but seeing the heartbeat today...Gah! It's an overwhelming flood of emotions for sure. At the RE after my 2 early losses when I saw the heartbeat I was crying so much the nurse started crying. I'm sure they expect us to be a mess. ❤ My tech said "it's so nice to see happy tears in here". I was crying before we even started the us and she said not to worry about it that everyone cries all the time. It was just so much relief...I don't know if I could have handled hearing "maybe your dates are just off" one more time. Her saying that I was exactly as far along as I thought was magical.
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Post by strawberrykiki on Nov 15, 2018 18:38:22 GMT -6
sammysam lurking! I am so freaking happy for you I’m crying!!! What amazing wonderful awesome news!!!! ❤️ you must be on top of the world tonight!!
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Post by sammysam on Nov 15, 2018 19:10:54 GMT -6
Thanks so much strawberrykiki !!! I can't even tell you how thrilled I am. I feel so much relief. Like I can actually start to believe this is real!
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Post by champagne on Nov 15, 2018 20:04:40 GMT -6
sammysam I’m so glad you took my advice! Yay for a healthy growing baby! I know I’ll cry too next week when I go in, whether it’s happy or sad tears.
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Post by sammysam on Nov 15, 2018 20:08:49 GMT -6
sammysam I’m so glad you took my advice! Yay for a healthy growing baby! I know I’ll cry too next week when I go in, whether it’s happy or sad tears. And the support they offer going forward is so much better than my previous experiences. It makes me feel much calmer. And I'm sure they'll be happy tears next week! We're all rooting for you and your little champagne flute:)
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Post by blackcat on Nov 16, 2018 8:44:42 GMT -6
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Post by blackcat on Nov 16, 2018 9:05:43 GMT -6
I need to decide which provider I’m going with for this pregnancy. My options are either a home birth midwife or OB/GYN at the hospital 30 min from home. I *really* want a home birth with this baby but the cost is more than I expected. Trying to make it work would make our budget extremely tight and would probably mean either me or DH getting a 2nd job. I’ve thought about having a HB since DS was born 3 years ago and always said that if we had another that is the way I would go. If I decide we can’t make it work financially, I would have to go with a new OB/GYN in the next town over (we don’t have a hospital that has L&D in our town). I’ve delivered at that hospital (under a different OB) with DD and wasn’t thrilled with some of their policies and procedures. The cost of delivering at the hospital would be significantly lower than the home birth.
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Post by champagne on Nov 16, 2018 9:32:02 GMT -6
sammysam Hopefully you have a little time to make the right decision for you and your family. It sucks when money has to play a major role in decisions like this but I guess that’s life. I’m probably no help because I would do the hospital option.
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Post by sammysam on Nov 16, 2018 9:35:07 GMT -6
sammysam Hopefully you have a little time to make the right decision for you and your family. It sucks when money has to play a major role in decisions like this but I guess that’s life. I’m probably no help because I would do the hospital option. Taging blackcat as I think this was meant for her:)
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Post by champagne on Nov 16, 2018 20:07:51 GMT -6
sammysam Hopefully you have a little time to make the right decision for you and your family. It sucks when money has to play a major role in decisions like this but I guess that’s life. I’m probably no help because I would do the hospital option. Taging blackcat as I think this was meant for her:) Haha! Yup thanks for correcting me.
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Post by Tlex on Nov 16, 2018 23:35:08 GMT -6
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Post by sammysam on Nov 17, 2018 6:31:41 GMT -6
Thanks lady💞 It was exactly what I needed to see:) I have everything crossed this will be the LO we get to bring home!!!
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Post by Radley on Nov 17, 2018 22:06:39 GMT -6
I’m so so happy about your appointment sammysam that is amazing and great 💗💗
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Post by sammysam on Nov 18, 2018 6:30:23 GMT -6
Thanks Radley I'm hoping for the same for you!!! Is it weird that a part of me thinks that they were just messing with me? I saw an episode of Grey's Anatomy once where there was a specialist who was faking the results of tests to get more business. I can't get that out of my head now. I know rationally that's crazy so I'm blaming the hormones. But it still keeps me up nights:/
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