First OB Appointment

May 20, 2014

I JUST got back from my very first OB appointment. I wasn't sure what to expect as Angie told me they only just talked to her for her first one. However, for me, they did an exam as well as chatted with me. I met my doctor, whom Kara referred me to, Dr. Steven Lown (that's him on the right!).

He's super nice and I liked him a lot. He's good at his job as well, was very friendly, reassuring, and best of all, told me everything is going well from what it sounds like. We tried to hear the heartbeat but he told me even before he tried that there was a good chance we wouldn't. I'm only 8.5 weeks and usually it's after 10 weeks where you can hear things. Otherwise, everything seems good and that's good news! I have my next appointment on June 24, and I think I'll have Mike come with because we should be able to hear the heartbeat for sure then! Then we can announce it to the world! I should be 13.5 weeks by then so if all goes well, we should be safe! I'll probably have told all my clients by then, which is the biggest reason to hold off on telling everyone, other than the possibility of miscarriage. I am really hoping and praying that I won't have to worry about that. At least I'm reassured for now!

Another good thing Dr. Lown did for me was to give me a prescription for Zofran, which is anti-nausea. I doubt I will use it often but it will be very nice to have for weddings. I'm helping Misty this weekend up on Mackinac Island and I'm super excited. The weather is supposed to be good! Lots of good news today!