Appointment #3

Today was my 3rd appointment. I met a new doctor in the practice, yet again. On a side note: Will I ever get the OB that delivered Katarina? I miss him! You go through child birth with a person and you have a bond! This guys seemed nice enough, though a bit goofy. It's been a rough day for me because I have yet another migraine so I've felt awful and sort of foggy-headed. Well, Dr. G came in and right off the bat asked me if I've felt the baby. I said yes, surprisingly since it's so early. He said 15.5 weeks is very normal for a second pregnancy. 15.5. weeks, I asked? That is about 2 weeks off. He said that after the ultrasound was read, my due date has been pushed to 6/2. It makes absolutely no sense to me. I told him that, but Dr. G didn't have an answer for me. He said he'd move it to 6/6. I'm not really concerned about the due date since I know it's just an estimate, but at the same time, when the practice has a new policy of inducing when you are 6 days overdue, I definitely don't want to have them thinking my due date is earlier than expected!

I guess I'll see what happens after my "big" ultrasound.

I got to hear the heartbeat. I also got a prescription for blood work - the screening for some diseases like spina bifida, unfortunately all that increases with a mother's ages, and when you are an "old lady" of 33 like me I guess I fall into the "higher risk" category. Dr. G also gave me a prescription for fuericet to help with my migraines. I'm also sad because if I'm "15 weeks" I'd be in the second trimester and last time my headaches stopped once I got into it, but unfortunately I'm still getting them.