I called the doctor this morning with the big news. I love my GYN, now to be my OB/GYN (YEY!!!!!). She has been my doctor since we moved to Michigan and is one of the kindest, most caring, and knowledgable MDs I have ever met. However I learned something very surprising this morning when I called. Most MDs, including mine, do not check blood levels of Hcg anymore when a woman finds out she is pregnant. It used to be standard practice that when someone had a positive pregnancy test, the first thing the doctor would do is order blood tests to confirm the pregnancy. Then the blood levels would be monitored a few times to make sure the hcg was doubling appropriately - the sign of a healthy baby. Well, i guess things have changed, and now doctors feel that home pregnancy tests are just as accurate as blood work (as long as it is not a dollar store test; exact words from my MD office), so no blood work for me. YIKES!!!
I don't know how I feel about this. I have peed on a ba-zillion sticks and they are all posistive so I know I am pregnant. But as of right now, other than an occasional episode of nausea, mild cramping, and sore boobs, I do not feel pregnant. It is so weird to know that there is a human being growing in my belly at this very moment, when I can not feel it kick, see the bump, or verify it really exsists with an ultrasound. I guess the coming weeks will be my first parental lesson in patience!!!!
I will have my first ultrasound at 10 weeks. By that time, the baby's heart will be visible and audible, and all of the limbs and spine should be formed. I CAN NOT WAIT!!!! Before that I will have a nurse visit, and will learn everything I could possible want to know and more about being pregnant.
Until next time...
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