First Pre-natal Appointment.

Yesterday we had our first pre-natal appointment. It wasn't what I expected exactly, but it answered my prayer - that we have an assurance that I am indeed pregnant. Up until this point, the only proof we had was the way I was feeling, and the two lines on the pregnancy tests. Yeah, I knew I was pregnant, but I wanted someone to agree with me and make it real. That definitely happened yesterday. Although we didn't meet with the doctor, we met with a physican's assistant, and she wasn't very nice, she still made it feel more real.

First of all, we had to wait over an hour after our scheduled appointment time to get in, then did my weight (boo, but that's another post for another day), my blood pressure (which was fine), and then I had to pee in a cup (I knew this was coming and really had to go), and finally we went back to the exam room. The nurse who did my vitals was very nice, and she offered me congratulations, which I very pleasantly took, with that being the first congrats that I got. She did a run down of what/what not to do, eat and all that jazz, all of which I already knew since I've been reading up on pregnancy and childbirth since I was about 10. Even Mr. Skinny commented that he knew all of the information, haha! I've brainwashed him, too!

Then the PA came in. She asked me when my last appointment was, and when I commented that it was my first visit, she introduced herself, and told me that I looked familiar. Oh. Okay, sure. She was very snippy with the nurse who was helping her, and once I had my legs spread for them to do the internal exam, the nurse was going to leave the room to tell the secretary something. My legs were wide open and the door was directly in front of that, which would have let anyone who walked by see in! Luckily she didn't leave, but still, no concern for me! I told her I got a PAP in July with my family doctor, so she was annoyed she had to change all the tests, but she still tested me for gonorrhea and chlamydia, which I shouldn't have had to have. Seriously, I've had one sexual partner in my life, and I have complete faith that Mr. Skinny would not be unfaithful and bring home and STD. But whatever, I let them do what they needed to.

Once that was done, she whizzed through what I should and shouldn't eat, asked briefly what my symptoms where and basically guaranteed that they would be gone by week 14. I know that not everyone's nausea is gone by week 14. Whatever. She told me I was measuring about 8 weeks along and my due date is May 26th! That's what I wanted to hear. I wanted proof that I was really pregnant, and I got it. She also ordered me a prescription pre-natal vitamin that I hope isn't too big because I'm awful at swallowing pills. And she ordered it at the wrong pharmacy, not a huge deal, just a pain. When I asked why I need a prescription vitamin she very snippily (is that a word) said that I can't get enough folic acid with OTC vitamins. Okay, I was just asking.

We didn't get a heartbeat, we didn't get an ultrasound. We won't hear the heartbeat until Nov. 21, and we won't have an ultrasound until Dec. 21. For those appointments we switched so we'll be seeing the doctor for both and I hope that they are nicer than her. Maybe she was having a bad day, but I want to be treated like a individual and I wasn't.

After our appointment, I had to have blood drawn, so I went to do that and they asked me to pee in a cup again! I seriously tried for 10 minutes, and I couldn't do it. I came out and asked the nurse what do I do if I can't go? She said don't worry about it, they'll cancel the test and I'll probably have to do it next time. She was very sweet though. All in all, I got what I wanted out of it, the pregnancy is real, but I hope my next few appointments will be better, at least I'll be talked to as a person and my questions will be answered nicely - hopefully.

We told our families last night, too, and that went well. Everyone was very excited, this baby will be surrounded by love, that's for sure. My mom got her 2 cents in by mumbling that we're a little young, but... If that's all she says, I'll be thrilled. Everyone is so, so excited, and that makes it so much more real. Mr. Skinny's dad even cried he was so happy. I can just feel the love and it's so incredible how this is all panning out.

Thanks for being a part of our journey!

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