A Guide To Being Pregnant
The first step of your pregnancy, after seeing the little positive stick should to have it confirmed.
Call immediately to have a pregnancy test done with your local doctor, you may be in luck and get in
that same day or have to wait about a week or two. Patience will become your best friend during this
time or your worst enemy, waiting can become a very hard thing when you want to know for sure whether you are or aren't pregnant. More than likely you'll get a phone call a few days later to confirm it.
Set up an appointment to see your OB/GYN or midwife as soon as possible, chances are you'll be meeting his/her staff before you ever meet them. This is the first appointment where your doctor/midwife will want to know all your medical history. If you have been pregnant, what types of sicknesses run in your family, etc.
If you can, try making sure you know all of this ahead of time, maybe even have it all
down on paper so when he/she asks you are prepared. During the days or weeks leading up to this
meeting you may have concerns, write them down and ask them. When it comes to looking for A Guide To Being Pregnant it should be noted that - doctors are there
to help you, and they have been asked every question you can possibly think of. Before leaving your
doctor may even give you a bag full of goodies all about being pregnant.
Read these, they may
prove beneficial and not to mention they have got coupons. Your doctor will either give you another
appointment or have you set one up before leaving. There are some great books out there if you
are really worried about what will happen next or how birth is going to be, check them out at
your local library.
Make sure that you get your prenatal vitamins, they are very important during pregnancy. If for
some reason you cannot take them, talk with your doctor he/she may be able to prescribe a lower
dosage or something else. You will get your first ultrasound, also known as US around week 20,
this is normally when you find out what sex the baby is. However some doctors like to call it
safe and give you an ultrasound around 10-12 weeks just to make sure the baby is in the proper
location and all is going well. You will also be asked to take an orange drink that you must
drink in five minutes. You will wait around for an hour to three hours, at which point your
blood gets drawn and you can go home. The test determines if you have or have a chance of
getting gestational diabetes.
At first your appointments will be about 4 weeks apart until you hit the 36 week and at that
point it will be two weeks later and a week later after that until the baby is born. By now you
should be preparing to have the baby. Yes, I am sure you will have some anxiety towards the end
of your pregnancy. You have went this far, it is time you see your reward.
Call immediately to have a pregnancy test done with your local doctor, you may be in luck and get in
that same day or have to wait about a week or two. Patience will become your best friend during this
time or your worst enemy, waiting can become a very hard thing when you want to know for sure whether you are or aren't pregnant. More than likely you'll get a phone call a few days later to confirm it.
Set up an appointment to see your OB/GYN or midwife as soon as possible, chances are you'll be meeting his/her staff before you ever meet them. This is the first appointment where your doctor/midwife will want to know all your medical history. If you have been pregnant, what types of sicknesses run in your family, etc.
If you can, try making sure you know all of this ahead of time, maybe even have it all
down on paper so when he/she asks you are prepared. During the days or weeks leading up to this
meeting you may have concerns, write them down and ask them. When it comes to looking for A Guide To Being Pregnant it should be noted that - doctors are there
to help you, and they have been asked every question you can possibly think of. Before leaving your
doctor may even give you a bag full of goodies all about being pregnant.
Read these, they may
prove beneficial and not to mention they have got coupons. Your doctor will either give you another
appointment or have you set one up before leaving. There are some great books out there if you
are really worried about what will happen next or how birth is going to be, check them out at
your local library.
Make sure that you get your prenatal vitamins, they are very important during pregnancy. If for
some reason you cannot take them, talk with your doctor he/she may be able to prescribe a lower
dosage or something else. You will get your first ultrasound, also known as US around week 20,
this is normally when you find out what sex the baby is. However some doctors like to call it
safe and give you an ultrasound around 10-12 weeks just to make sure the baby is in the proper
location and all is going well. You will also be asked to take an orange drink that you must
drink in five minutes. You will wait around for an hour to three hours, at which point your
blood gets drawn and you can go home. The test determines if you have or have a chance of
getting gestational diabetes.
At first your appointments will be about 4 weeks apart until you hit the 36 week and at that
point it will be two weeks later and a week later after that until the baby is born. By now you
should be preparing to have the baby. Yes, I am sure you will have some anxiety towards the end
of your pregnancy. You have went this far, it is time you see your reward.
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