I had my 2nd doctor's appointment today with Dr. E. The good news is I discovered that there is 'free' customer parking (that is also covered!) right next to the building, max of 2 hours, which some days might be iffy. :P So that brightened my mood that I did not have to pay for parking, however, when I got to her office I learned she was 'running behind, so instead of seeing her at 11:45, I did not get into the exam room until 12.30 and then waited another 15 minutes.
First off, we finally came to agreement on my due date, or at least close enough that I'm not going to squabble about it anymore. Last visit she had me at Nov. 28th and I mentioned to her that it did not sound right to me. She told me to 'never mind' and I could talk to Dr. E when she came in (this was the assistant). Anyway, it did not get resolved. This visit I go in, I mention it again to Dr. E and she goes, well your FDLP was March 7th right. And I go yes, but if you use that date for the "wheel" it's NOT Nov. 28th, it's Dec. 12th. I think your assistant looked at the wheel wrong. So this then turned into her checking my u/s results, comparing the 5w1d it said I was 2w ago, confirming yesterday's it said 7w and then looking at the wheel again. Oiy. How HARD is it to just go by Ovulation?!? We finally got in agreement on Dec. 12th and I go "close enough I O on the 19th CD so my number is close enough to that" and Dr. E says "Oh well we allow for 3-4 days of error. /major eye roll
It sounds silly to argue over it, but if this baby stays in there and I go over due, it's going to make a big difference for when they start pushing me about being induced.
She then started chatting about the u/s and how I should not worry at all if I did not see a heartbeat or the fetal pole, as it was really too early for that two weeks ago. I told her that I was not too worried but that I had went in for a follow up u/s yesterday, got to see the heartbeat and a baby that was about the size of a lentil. :0) She seemed relieved that I had seen the heartbeat and went on to tell me that they just had to make sure it was a 'viable' pregnancy before they scheduled anything.
She mentioned that an u/s was necessary that early on to confirm dates for the cerclage and that's when I spoke up and mentioned how my husband and I had discussed it at great length, I'd talked to other ppl who have a weakened cervix and had reached the decision that I'd rather wait, see how things go and not have the cerclage done.
She seemed pretty ok with that. She mentioned that she did not blame me for not wanting to do it, as there is no study that has proven that those who have the stitch done carry their baby longer then those that do not have it done. I'd be interested in reading the statistics on that though. I could be interesting.
We discussed how I would be pro-active - if I did start spotting/bleeding I'd not ignore it, I would head to ER and let them know I was spotting and explain about my weakened cervix and how it would need to be checked. She has decided the u/s's every 2w might be a bit excessive and while we will still 'check in' once in a while, she does not deem it necessary for me to go every 2w. She also said she'd check my cervix as well every few visits.
I was relieved she agreed with me, but then she mentioned if I did not want to do that, then she'd like to recommend I take a pill (2 actually) and insert them once a day in my vagina. (ha) Apparently studies have proven that in women who have experienced losses, it helps them. She named what drug it was, but I can't spell it for the life of me and she did not give me a 'script for it at this appointment. Maybe the next one?
She asked about the nuchal transluency u/s and if I wanted it done. I've been mulling it over for a few weeks now and part of me does not want to do it. I had it done with both my last pregnancies, but this time around I have this fear that bc I could not carry to term this last time, that I can this time but there is something wrong with the baby. Crazy thoughts, but they are there. Anywho, we talked it over, she gave me a brief overview on a positive and negative score (which I was familar with, but have to say I appreciate her explaining it out, as my complaint last time was feeling rushed in and out) and in the end I decided to do it again. I got booked for June 3rd.
And that was pretty much the end of the appointment. I'll see her again in 3 weeks to check in on things, at which time she should be able to hear the heartbeat. I'm hoping to try out my doppler at home at around 12w so if I can get a bit of re-assurance, although the night I mis-carried last fall I still was able to find a heartbeat at 7pm that night. :0(
As for me, today marks 7w1d and I'm grouchy and tired. I have trouble even wanting to get out of bed in the morning. I nap in the afternoons when Tash naps, but the last 3 days the neighbour has let his dog out at 3.30pm and it proceeds to bark for the next 45 mins until he lets it back in again. Last night he let it out at 1am! for an hour. Owen and I were ready to go over and have a "chat" with them. gah! Don't they realize there is a grumpy old tired pregnant woman next door who could lose it at any moment?? :P
In short, I sleep, eat, be grumpy and generally do not want to hang out with people. More so because I'm not ready to share that I'm pregnant and I'm starting to get a belly which is getting harder to hide. It should be my first clue that I should share the news with friends, but I'm just not comfortable to do so yet.
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