Thursday, August 4, 2011
1st OBGYN Appointment
So today was my first visit with my new OBGYN...Karl Rudat. Neal & I arrived at the office about 10 minutes early, so we checked in and waited for my name to be called. About 15 min had passed and finally the nurse Tracy called my name. First we check my weight & height. At almost 8wks I weight 128 pds and am 4ft 11 1/2 inches tall. Next we headed to my room to check my blood pressure & for her to ask a few questions to refresh her memory of my info. I had to stop & ask her if I was going to have to give a urine sample due to the fact that I had to go....NOW!!! She gave me the cup and off I went. Afterwards I came back and she told me that the dr would be in shortly. About 5 minutes had passed & then finally I heard the sound I had been waiting for since we arrived....the knock at the door! Dr. Rudat came in and he asked how I was feeling & I said that the morning sickness was starting...no throwing up so I was happy! My symptoms have been very normal.....tender breast, frequent urinating, backaches, tired all the time, lots of excess saliva, moodiness (well who am I kidding...that is very normal!!) and some food cravings! The next question he asked was if I had a normal medical life so far and I said yes & no....I have Crohn's. He told me that he has been a dr to a few women who had it as well. His recent patient is almost full term & has only had 1 flare up....so needless to say I could have 1, none or lots! Lets hope my Crohn's is very laid back for the next 7 months or so!!! Next he gave me a gown & told me to take off everything and he would be back in a few minutes. Dr.. Rudat came back in the room and checked out my breasts and said they feel very normal for a girl who is EXPECTING!! Next was the internal exam...which was a little bit uncomfortable, which I can only imagine & have heard it gets much worse! He said everything felt normal down yonder! So he said that he would see me in about 4 wks, so our next appt is Sept. 6th in the morning, so we will be a 3 months along!! I'm so excited for our next appt...which I hope to hear the baby's heartbeat & possibly be able to see him or her :) Well before we left I had to get my blood work done! So lets hope the test our all normal! I feel so blessed to be pregnant & I feel very fortunate to be giving Neal a son or daughter! Either way we will be happy with what god gives us!
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Kari and Neal,
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this idea of a blog for all of us to keep track of appts. and how baby Hummel is doing. I look forward to reading much more in the future.
Love,
Lori
Congrats Kari and Neal. How special my baby having her baby. Remember what Grandpa Burns always said "You really only where your baby is when they are in your womb". And Great Grandma Mack said "what goes in must come out!!" Okay, Grandpa Burns' words were a bit wiser.
ReplyDeleteLove MOM