14 Week Appointment

Today was a bittersweet day. I left the OB who I trust and respect and actually like as a person which was sad. But I also met my new practice and got set up to deliver this baby in Massachusetts which makes me very happy.

I arrived 10 minutes late to my appointment due to the fact that I had to pull over and pee on my way there. I met the nurse and stepped on the scale to find out I have finally gained some weight (4 lbs in three weeks). We then tried to make sense of the stack of records I brought with me from Dr. M. Since there appeared to be no (chrono)logical order to them, this was a bit confusing. Finally we found the ultrasound results from April and put them on top. We could not find my bloodwork results, so I was sent to the lab to have that re-drawn. So, that makes HIV test #7. No one is more confident of their status than I at this point!

Anyway, I then met with the first of four doctors in the practice (and the only female). She was certainly competant and not unpleasant. But not the warmest person either. She flipped through my records and figured it would be much faster for me to give a verbal history directly to her which I did. At the end she asked if I wanted a vaginal birth this time and I told her YES, no question, and then held my breath for her response....

"That should be no problem. I don't see any reason why you couldn't do that. You're an excellent VBAC candidate." WHEW. Huge sigh of relief!

We ended the visit listening to the baby's heartbeat (perfect) and discussed next steps. I will go back in four weeks for my "big" ultrasound and to have my cervix measured. THAT'S JUNE 6TH if you're keeping track at home! Depending on what my cervix looks like, we'll talk about how often I should be seen from that point on.

As I walked out she said "I hope this will be a very boring pregnancy for you compared to last time." From your mouth to God's ears, lady!