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MissCandice
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Posted: 03 January 2007 at 5:10pm |
no, they were not very, how do i put it? They didnt explain much.. And when i went in for my 2nd round of bloods they told me they would call me back in a hour ( thats how long it takes to get results) and let me know, because my first bloods came back with the amount of pregnancy hormone and they were going to match it.. They never even called me! i had my bloods at 10am i called them at 7pm!!
They just said come back in 2 weeks for another scan, never gave me a time or nothing.. now im not sure what to do!
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my4beauties
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Posted: 03 January 2007 at 5:20pm |
Babytyme - have you spoken to your midwife about this? If you have one of course, if you don't get onto one straight away & she can hopefully explain more about it, & reassure you.
It can be a terrifying time when you find out things. When I was preggy with my first, Rico, I had a scan at 5wks 5days to confirm dates & they told me then it was ominious & I would miscarry!! I was terribly sick with him, bedridden for 5 weeks & lost over 7 kgs in that time so couldn't understand how I could miscarry & yet be so sick, in which I didn't. When I saw my midwife & spoke to her about it she was mad & rung the place where I had the scan & told them off for telling me things like that.
Sometimes they need to keep the information to themselves, they're not doctors.
Keep us updated in how it goes.
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MissCandice
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Posted: 03 January 2007 at 5:24pm |
i don't have a midwife yet.. a friend gave me her midwifes number and i rung her but shes already booked!
I dont want a midwife that is going to judge me for being quite young, but at least im not 15! (No Offence)
So i have to start looking other places for a midwife.. How far along do you have to be?
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my4beauties
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Posted: 03 January 2007 at 5:35pm |
I have always contacted my midwife as soon as I've found out I'm pregnant, as they can get booked up pretty quickly. So 4 weeks is never too early to book one. Have you tried your midwifery centre in your town? You can meet them first before deciding if you want them to be your LMC, so if you find they do judge you (which they shouldn't) then you can pick someone else.
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Posted: 03 January 2007 at 5:37pm |
I Havent tried them because im always working when they are open, i might try them tomorrow as i have a day off :)
Thanks for all your help!
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Posted: 03 January 2007 at 5:39pm |
No worries, all the best, hope you get hold of a great midwife!!
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Posted: 03 January 2007 at 8:19pm |
BabyTyme, if the midwife judges you for being young then she's in the wrong job. You seem like a responsible, mature person trying to do the best for her baby, so don't let anyone else get to you.
Good luck in getting hold of someone great tomorrow!
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Posted: 03 January 2007 at 8:30pm |
Hey thanks Mikaela, i do just want whats best.
It just gets real frustrating when someone tells you there is something wrong and doesn't explain it!!
I really like this message board, its really good having other mums to be to talk to.. My partner just doesnt quite cut it lol
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Posted: 03 January 2007 at 9:41pm |
Hi all
I just had a positive test on Monday, and my EDD is 31.08.07. I've made an appt to see my Dr tomorrow, but not sure if I need to. I've been pregnant before (miscarried Jan 03), so I guess all I need to do is contact a midwife. Is that right?
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Posted: 03 January 2007 at 9:58pm |
Hi there.
I never cintaqcted a doctor with both my first pregnancy and this one I jsut went straight to a midwife.
It is best to book midwifes early as they get booked quickly. I noticed in Wellington being still only new here it was hard to find one, I was lucky to even get the one I got. In Motueka I didnt find it so hard, there seemed to be loads of midwifes there compared to WEllington.
They shouldnt have told you something was wrong babytyme esp without explaingin it and without the proper information, I would get onto a midwife asap, and get them to explain it all to you, and noone should judge you for being pregnant at any age. When I was pregnant with Haleigh my midwife had mothers ranging from 16 - 41. I think so long as your a good parent then who cares how old you are :o)
Midwifes generally dont start appointments with you till between 10 - 13wks (depending), but they like to have you booked before that, and they can usually send you for bloods and any scans that are necessary. I saw my midwife for the first time in Dec and see her again on Monday and she sent me for a dating scan and blood tests before she saw me.
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Posted: 04 January 2007 at 11:34am |
Had a scan yesterday and have a baby bean measuring 11.6mm and a heartbeat of 140bpm which is exactly how it should be so that's all good!
Also met with my obstetrician and she said that once a heartbeat is detected there is a 95% chance of a live birth, so I feel a lot more confident now.
No more scans or specialist appointments for five weeks! Will seem like a lifetime after having weekly monitoring to this point
Hope everyone else is well
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Posted: 04 January 2007 at 12:16pm |
Thats good to know about the heart beat. I can't help but have a slight wave of panic everytime I go to the toilet incase I see spotting again, but I've seen my bubbas heart beat, so will stop worrying so much!
Had my gingernut biscuit in bed this morning and it seems to have worked a treat, so sickness at all (touch wood!).
Has anyone thought of doing preggy yoga or similar? Preggy bellies runs a course out of New Lynn Club Physical in Auckland that I thought I might check out. Anything that might help
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Posted: 04 January 2007 at 12:23pm |
I also have the same panic - it is good to know I am not the only one.
I am going to request a scan from my doctor next week as I want peace of mind that all is ok - however I know I will nervous right up till the scan hoping for the heart beat.
Good news on the Morning Sickness. Mine has just sunk in over the last few days and I have been sick once a day.
May I need to keep up with the Ginger.
I am thinking of getting a DVD from work for preggy yoga. I have been doing a Body Jam class for the last 3 months which the doc said is find to continue with.
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Posted: 04 January 2007 at 2:53pm |
I've been thinking of doing preggy yoga, there is a new group on the North Shore that I might try out. We've been playing a bit of tennis and walking as my energy levels during the day are good. No nausea for me either at this stage, fingers crossed this continues.
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Posted: 04 January 2007 at 3:58pm |
Lulu I'm on the shore as well, and I wouldn't mind finding out about preggy yoga. Do you know where it's based?
Congrats on hearing the heartbeat, it's especially fantastic news as you've been through so much to get this far
I just got back from my first scan, bubs measures 3.22cms and I swear s/he waved at me on the screen! It was very, very cool to finally get to see him or her.
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Posted: 04 January 2007 at 4:42pm |
Hey All have just found a good thing for Nausea - Flavour ice/sno pops.
The kiddie iceblocks that come unfrozen and you freeze yourself.
I have had a few of these today and it must be the sugar that helps.
What do you all know about getting a scan can I go and request one from my doctor? or do you need a very good reason
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Posted: 04 January 2007 at 4:50pm |
You can ask for one so to check your dates, they should be fine in giving you a scan form to go & have one. They normally do one at 12 weeks, then around 20 weeks, but if you want one sooner they should give you one. I've always had them earlier than 12 weeks, you can't see much but it's still awesome & reassuring to see the heartbeat.
Great idea about the iceblocks, nice too on these warm summer days. I'm having a food war at present, gone off everything I'd normally eat, & all day I've been craving chicken fetticcine!! So am going to order some for dinner. Can't wait.
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Posted: 04 January 2007 at 4:55pm |
How many of you are going to try & find out the sex of the baby?
It's so common these days, but some still tend not to find out. I think we are going to. We have tried with our other 2 & couldn't see with both, so they were lovely surprises which was awesome, but we will try once again to find out.
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Posted: 04 January 2007 at 4:55pm |
Thank you, I just want one to make sure all is ok, maybe it will help me sleep better at night with the whole decrease in chance of miscarriage once you hear the heartbeat.
I seem to have lost my appetite, I am usually a big eater.
But now you have made me crave Fettucine from Hells Pizza mmmmmmmmmmmm
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Posted: 04 January 2007 at 5:00pm |
We def want to fine out, we are two impatient
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