Had my 14 week appt.

LisanAndy · #1 May 11th, 2010, 03:37 AM

I saw my midwife yesterday. I just found out that there are now more midwives than OBs in my office, WAHOO! I saw one of the new midwives and she was great. I've gained 3lb total so far, blood pressure and urine was fine, and baby's heartbeat was in the 140's

I have to go get early GD testing before my next appointment because my sister is an insulin diabetic and I've been so close to being GD my last 2 pregnancies, BLECH! After my dating scan in my 13th week they're going to go with my due date as November 4th even though I told them I should be due the 8th or 9th because of charting. She said she knows and will let me go as long as I want as long as baby is healthy. Good news: I get to find out the gender June 9th

It's only 4 weeks and 1 day away, I can't wait! I go for my anatomy scan that day at 11AM (have to be there at 10:45). I then go to my midwife appointment at 1PM for my 4 week visit. I hope baby cooperates, if not, you better believe I'll be paying to find out

Anyway, that's my update

~*sierra*~ · #2 May 11th, 2010, 04:57 AM

so exciting!! that is so soon!

It's wierd how they do that with OB's and MW in the same practice, i dont think we have that here. Here's its just separate and if you see a MW then you do not see an OB, since they do basically the exact same thing. Sounds good that the MW's are taking over ur practice though! I thought MW care (for SIL) was far superior to my experiences with my OB.

*krista* · #3 May 11th, 2010, 05:05 AM

You lucky woman! I had to wait all the way until 20 weeks to find out the gender.

LisanAndy · #4 May 11th, 2010, 05:22 AM

Thanks girls! Yeah, the only other practice I went to was with Taylor and I saw 1 OB the whole time. I never see the OBs here. You can ask to see both or one or the other. I saw both with Rylie and they were all great but I LOVE the midwives and since I'm going natural this time, where as with Rylie I knew I wanted an epi, I figured the midwives would be better. I ended up having a midwife deliver Rylie anyway and since the epi didn't work she was such a HUGE support to me

I found out with Taylor at 18 weeks to the day, Rylie in my 19th week, and this one I'll be one day shy of 19 weeks. I convinced my midwife to let me do it early this time

I probably would have had to wait if I hadn't asked!

midnight_starr · #5 May 11th, 2010, 05:30 AM

Everything sounds great!!!

Mars · #6 May 11th, 2010, 05:51 AM

Cool. Everything sounds perfect thus far! The gender u/s will be here in no time!

niknok · #7 May 11th, 2010, 06:09 AM

Lisa, you're office sounds like mine here. There are 10 OB's and 5 MW's. I actually see my MW today for the 6 week postpartum checkup. I'm glad you had a good visit! And YAY for finding out the gender in a month. Do you have a feeling? Do you kinda want a boy, or do you wanna stick with what you know (girls)?

LisanAndy · #8 May 11th, 2010, 06:13 AM

Hope your check up goes well Nikki! I think it's a boy because of what we saw on the last u/s but it was early and could still be a girl. This pregnancy is also WAY different than the one with my girls. I have WEIRD symptoms. The left side of my face itches and my left eye twitches off and on... it's freakin weird LoL. I also have headaches and I never had them with my girls. BUT! I can't picture me having a boy so then I say girl. I guess I don't have a feeling?

Andy would like to have a son to experience both but said he wouldn't be disappointed at all if we never had a son. I kinda want another girl. I'd love a little boy too of course. Either way, Andy's getting the big "V" next Spring so we're DONE