Guest guest Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Hi Annie, First off, you're not paranoid, you're just pregnant! Being unsure and scared are par for the course (as you probably remember), and any good OB's office will know this. If they don't see you to help put your fears to rest and reassure you that things are fine, I think you need to be seen by someone else. If you are already uncomfortable with the way this OB is doing things, you may second- guess them throughout the pregnancy! You SHOULD be seen sooner than 10 1/2 weeks--I think 6 weeks is fairly standard for the first appointment now. I also have an increased risk of a tubal pregnancy (for different reasons), and with my daughter I was seen at 6 weeks, and had my first ultrasound to confirm the fetus was implanted in the uterus and not the fallopian tube at 7 weeks. If you are bleeding (even just light spotting) and they are not that concerned and don't want to see you, IMO you should get yourself to another doctor who is more concerned. It could be--and most likely is--nothing, but there's no such thing as too careful in pregnancy. I wish you the best of luck! Genevieve UC 1983, J-Pouch 1999, PSC 12/07 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Hi Annie, First off, you're not paranoid, you're just pregnant! Being unsure and scared are par for the course (as you probably remember), and any good OB's office will know this. If they don't see you to help put your fears to rest and reassure you that things are fine, I think you need to be seen by someone else. If you are already uncomfortable with the way this OB is doing things, you may second- guess them throughout the pregnancy! You SHOULD be seen sooner than 10 1/2 weeks--I think 6 weeks is fairly standard for the first appointment now. I also have an increased risk of a tubal pregnancy (for different reasons), and with my daughter I was seen at 6 weeks, and had my first ultrasound to confirm the fetus was implanted in the uterus and not the fallopian tube at 7 weeks. If you are bleeding (even just light spotting) and they are not that concerned and don't want to see you, IMO you should get yourself to another doctor who is more concerned. It could be--and most likely is--nothing, but there's no such thing as too careful in pregnancy. I wish you the best of luck! Genevieve UC 1983, J-Pouch 1999, PSC 12/07 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Hi Annie, First off, you're not paranoid, you're just pregnant! Being unsure and scared are par for the course (as you probably remember), and any good OB's office will know this. If they don't see you to help put your fears to rest and reassure you that things are fine, I think you need to be seen by someone else. If you are already uncomfortable with the way this OB is doing things, you may second- guess them throughout the pregnancy! You SHOULD be seen sooner than 10 1/2 weeks--I think 6 weeks is fairly standard for the first appointment now. I also have an increased risk of a tubal pregnancy (for different reasons), and with my daughter I was seen at 6 weeks, and had my first ultrasound to confirm the fetus was implanted in the uterus and not the fallopian tube at 7 weeks. If you are bleeding (even just light spotting) and they are not that concerned and don't want to see you, IMO you should get yourself to another doctor who is more concerned. It could be--and most likely is--nothing, but there's no such thing as too careful in pregnancy. I wish you the best of luck! Genevieve UC 1983, J-Pouch 1999, PSC 12/07 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 I would insist on being seen earlier or go somewhere else if you can. I was seen the day after I found our I was pregnant and was seen every two weeks. And I am considered high risk because of my liver diseases and because I've had 3 miscarriages in the past. Good luck to you. Being " paranoid " is part of pregnancy but I hope it goes well for you. Mom of 4 (6, 3, 10 months & 10 months) PSC & PBC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 I would insist on being seen earlier or go somewhere else if you can. I was seen the day after I found our I was pregnant and was seen every two weeks. And I am considered high risk because of my liver diseases and because I've had 3 miscarriages in the past. Good luck to you. Being " paranoid " is part of pregnancy but I hope it goes well for you. Mom of 4 (6, 3, 10 months & 10 months) PSC & PBC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 HI Annie My name is Sandi and like you have PSC and I am currently 11 weeks pregnant. I know what you are going though with wanting to make sure every thing is okay. I first found out I was pregnant on 2/6, and by 2/15 I was in to see a High Risk OB. If they do not think that there is a need for concern with everything that we go through then I would highly recommend finding another doctor who will be concerned. I can tell you that from personal experience that they are monitoring me very closely and I have to go see the OB once every three weeks. Well this is just my opinion, do with it what you will but I wish you all the luck with everything and if you need anything dont hesitate to ask. Sandi PSC 05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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