Thursday, September 3, 2009

38 week dr's appt

No dialation yet - not that I was really expecting that, but it is nice to think that I only have maybe 1 or a few more dr's appointments left! I brought cookies in to the dr's office also, mainly because a lot of the women that work there are grouchy, however it figures the day I bring cookies the grouchy women weren't there... alas, their grouchiness will have to continue.

I'm not sure if I am going to use this same practice for my next pregnancy they've tested my patience over these past 9 months to the point where I may consider other offices. Long waits, grumpy receptionists & medical technicians (e.g. when I came in for my 16 week appointment the tech was like "ok so you're 20 weeks" and I said "um, actually I'm 16 weeks" and she came back at me with "NO, you're 20 weeks..." and I was like "um... I'm pretty sure I'm only 16 weeks" and then she double checked her chart and realized she was wrong... but gee... be nice about it!)

My doctor has not been very good with communication. One week she told me "next week we'll talk about pediatricians" and then the next week came and she never brought it up... they still haven't told me when I should call the office if I think I'm in labor. A lot of my questions have been answered by the books I've read and online articles so I don't feel uninformed but I would expect the doctor to be more proactive about making sure we're on the same page.
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  1. KatrinaSeptember 3, 2009 at 11:29 PM

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  2. KatrinaSeptember 3, 2009 at 11:32 PM

    Will you get to see a lactation consultant if you want to when you are in the hospital or after? And did you get to tour the labor and delivery area?

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  3. UnknownSeptember 4, 2009 at 8:12 AM

    Yes & yes. I am planning on breastfeeding and am mentally preparing myself incase it doesn't happen easily.

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  4. KatrinaSeptember 4, 2009 at 10:50 AM

    Cool! I found the lactation consultants very helpful. We saw two of them in the hospital and then we had two follow up visits during H's first week of life. We ended up getting very helpful tips from all four of them and it made the process easier and more successful. Good luck!

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