We went in for the first Prenatal Appointment yesterday. It was quite a morning when the nurse woke me up at 7:30 AM telling me that my Dr. Thurston has an accident and my appointment would have to be either rescheduled or I'd have to see Dr. Ivey instead. I was so upset i couldn't speak. I've been waiting for weeks to see Dr. Thurston, she only works there every Wednesday and her schedule is always booked. I had to wait 2 weeks longer than i had wanted to see her. Not only that, last week, i had to come in for the blood work just so today the appointment could move faster. All that, and they told me 2 hours before the appointment that it wasn't gonna happen.
Okay, i dont want to be one of those pregnant ladies that are so emotional and burst into tears when something goes wrong, but I was really upset. Granted, it's unfortunate that she had an accident and it wasn't like the office purposely wanted to reschedule me.
Anyhow, i agreed to see Dr. Ivey regardless. I couldn't wait much longer.
Deonn and I had planned to meet at the doctor office. I dont think i've thought about this before, but who would ever thought that there would be one day Deonn and I ended up at the OB/GYN office for our prenatal appointment.
We ran into this Asian girl at the office, she had on the cutest Tory Burch Flats. I've been wanting them for a while but haven't gotten myself to the point to get them yet. May be i will when i'm further along. They are quite pricey for flats, that's why i haven't been able to justify buying them.
Anyhow, the nurse called us in and put me on the scale. I carefully removed my coat, hat, shoes, etc.. to make sure we'd get the accurate weight. I was still 96 pounds. Quite a bummer. I'd expected to gain some weight but i haven't seen no progress. The crazy thing is that there's a little pooch in my belly already but still no weight gain. Ugh, no more flat tummy. I've always been obsessed with my flat tummy. I guess those days are long gone. I dont think Deonn is very happy about me not gaining weight. He's been so vocal about my weight.
The doctor came in and gave us a quick overview of what to expect. We didn't really have any questions. I actually did, i wrote them down but then couldn't find my note. She talked about how we could do an early screening for diseases. That would have to be a separate appointment at a different facility.
We then proceeded to listen to the heartbeat of the baby. It took a while to find it, i supposed it could be anywhere in my belly. The heartbeat was really fast, 170, much faster than mine. We could hear both mine and the baby. But mine sounded very calm like the wind was sort of gushing. The baby sounded more like a tornado. So this was the moment i was supposed to get teary eyes and cry. I didn't feel nothing, not even a lump in my throat. I guess i didn't get all emotional as i should be. Deonn said that it could have been because i hadn't anticipated this nor had i fully accepted this yet. He also said that i need to spend time bonding with the baby. Hopefully, that day will come, the day where i can get all emotional about my baby.
We recorded the heartbeat with Deonn's phone. I supposed that's what we do these days, record and take pictures of everything.
The exam was very unpleasant. I hated it. I've always been whimpy about OB/GYN appointments. They are so invasive. She showed Deonn where the baby will come out. Gosh, just the thought of it made me want to faint.
That was it. My very first prenatal appointment. It was quite eventful and quite a turning point in my life. How i got here wasn't the proper way nor was it the way i planned, but i'm here.
I was so excited to get out of there so i could go to Chick-fil-a down the street. For some reasons, going to Chick-Fil-A has always seemed to be a treat for me. May be because it's never convenient to get to one and their foods are so yummy. Their new item on the menu "Spicy Chicken" wasn't all that, i should have gotten the regular one. Oh well. They also gave out free breakfast item. I got one but gave it to Patrick - my office mate- later on.
This was the outfit i wore that day. I might have sucked in my tummy.
Okay, i dont want to be one of those pregnant ladies that are so emotional and burst into tears when something goes wrong, but I was really upset. Granted, it's unfortunate that she had an accident and it wasn't like the office purposely wanted to reschedule me.
Anyhow, i agreed to see Dr. Ivey regardless. I couldn't wait much longer.
Deonn and I had planned to meet at the doctor office. I dont think i've thought about this before, but who would ever thought that there would be one day Deonn and I ended up at the OB/GYN office for our prenatal appointment.
We ran into this Asian girl at the office, she had on the cutest Tory Burch Flats. I've been wanting them for a while but haven't gotten myself to the point to get them yet. May be i will when i'm further along. They are quite pricey for flats, that's why i haven't been able to justify buying them.
Anyhow, the nurse called us in and put me on the scale. I carefully removed my coat, hat, shoes, etc.. to make sure we'd get the accurate weight. I was still 96 pounds. Quite a bummer. I'd expected to gain some weight but i haven't seen no progress. The crazy thing is that there's a little pooch in my belly already but still no weight gain. Ugh, no more flat tummy. I've always been obsessed with my flat tummy. I guess those days are long gone. I dont think Deonn is very happy about me not gaining weight. He's been so vocal about my weight.
The doctor came in and gave us a quick overview of what to expect. We didn't really have any questions. I actually did, i wrote them down but then couldn't find my note. She talked about how we could do an early screening for diseases. That would have to be a separate appointment at a different facility.
We then proceeded to listen to the heartbeat of the baby. It took a while to find it, i supposed it could be anywhere in my belly. The heartbeat was really fast, 170, much faster than mine. We could hear both mine and the baby. But mine sounded very calm like the wind was sort of gushing. The baby sounded more like a tornado. So this was the moment i was supposed to get teary eyes and cry. I didn't feel nothing, not even a lump in my throat. I guess i didn't get all emotional as i should be. Deonn said that it could have been because i hadn't anticipated this nor had i fully accepted this yet. He also said that i need to spend time bonding with the baby. Hopefully, that day will come, the day where i can get all emotional about my baby.
We recorded the heartbeat with Deonn's phone. I supposed that's what we do these days, record and take pictures of everything.
The exam was very unpleasant. I hated it. I've always been whimpy about OB/GYN appointments. They are so invasive. She showed Deonn where the baby will come out. Gosh, just the thought of it made me want to faint.
That was it. My very first prenatal appointment. It was quite eventful and quite a turning point in my life. How i got here wasn't the proper way nor was it the way i planned, but i'm here.
I was so excited to get out of there so i could go to Chick-fil-a down the street. For some reasons, going to Chick-Fil-A has always seemed to be a treat for me. May be because it's never convenient to get to one and their foods are so yummy. Their new item on the menu "Spicy Chicken" wasn't all that, i should have gotten the regular one. Oh well. They also gave out free breakfast item. I got one but gave it to Patrick - my office mate- later on.
This was the outfit i wore that day. I might have sucked in my tummy.
Baby Progress: Week 11 - Lime
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