I went for my 16 week appointment today. I was nervous to go this morning. I hadn’t been to the doctor since December 5th. Being that I’m not feeling movement yet my fears were strong. I got to my appointment early cause I had to do lab work for the AFP test. When I got the Kaiser the lab I was planning on using had been closed. So, I headed upstairs and checked in for my appointment. I was about 15 minutes early. While I was waiting I could tell that they were running behind. I had an 11:45 appointment and it was now noon. I finally got called back around 12:15. As I waited for Dr. Sorensen I started to think that I was going to have a short appointment and not get to talk to her about everything that was concerning me.
Dr. Sorensen came in and sat down and talked with me about everything that was on my mind. She gave me advice on my headaches, talked with me about my gas, answered my questions about my diet and how much weight I should gain, and talked with me about how my C-Section would be handled. I got excited when she told me that she would be doing my surgery even if it’s not her day on in the hospital. She said that we would schedule it for 8 o’clock in the morning and that she would hold her clinic appointments back to accommodate the surgery.
We also talked about the fears that I was having with this pregnancy. I told her that was I more scared this time then I was with Hunter. She understood and told me that if I’m ever concerned to call and make an appointment to come in and she would check everything just to give me reassurance. She also told me I could email her with questions and she gave me her direct voice mail number to her desk and told me to call with any concerns. At that moment I knew I made the right decision to switch to her service.
After we talked about everything she had me lay down and said that we would listen to the heart beat. She thought it might be a little early and if we couldn’t hear it that she would do an ultrasound. She was able to find the heartbeat with no problem and said that everything sounds great. She also said that my uterus was right where it is suppose to be and the right size.
When I go back in 6 weeks on February 21st she said that we will be able to schedule what day I want to have the c-section on. Hopefully we can arrange to have it on a Friday and go home on Sunday.
Next up . . . February 1st at 9:00am, I have an appointment for the fetal ultrasound. Soon enough I will know if it is a boy or girl. I can’t wait.
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