Pregnancy prep suggestions?

On Aug 13, 11:31 am, Anne Rogers wrote:
where you are do ob/gyns who deliver babies not do women's annuals and
other stuff?

I'm in the Midwest, in the United States. And it's just the way they
do things in the two hospitals/clinics in this particular community --
the OB/GYNs and the family practice doctors that handle pregnancy/
delivery do -not- do routine physicals (including annual exams and pre-
pregnancy checkups). They have nurse practitioners for that. I've
been told that some will do routine physicals if you are already a
patient, but I didn't deliver either of my babies here and do not have
a relationship with any other doctor.

To be honest, unless you have specific things to discuss about a plan for
pregnancy that might be high risk, then I'd think a general doctor or
even a nurse practitioner would be sufficient.

Yeah, I am not concerned about high risk pregnancy, really, so I guess
I'll stick with a nurse practitioner. I am scheduled for an
appointment with one next month, anyway, so I am sure she can handle
it.

Thanks.

-Carlye
DD 9/2004
DS 6/2006

On Aug 13, 11:58 am, "Jamie Clark" wrote:

Are they just not taking any new patients? Have you seen any of those
doctors before, while pregnant? It's strange to me that you can't get in if
you aren't pregnant, especially if you are TTC, and more especially if they
are not "not taking new patients."

Yeah, it is mysterious, isn't it? When I made the appointment for my
annual exam/pre-pregnancy checkup, I said I wanted to see someone that
could/would deliver my next baby so I could start that relationship
and have a continuity of care. The nurse I was making the appointment
with just said, "That's not possible unless you're already pregnant."
It was disappointing.


I've always seen an OB/GYN for all of my annual physical needs. I started
in my 20's, well before I was ready to TTC. They did my annual paps, breast
exams, and other basic physical checks. That's what the GYN part of the
OB/GYN is for. Gynecological.

See, and I have lived in five different community in two different
states, and I have only seen nurse practitioners for those types of
things, except when I was pregnant. Never my choice, never my
preference, but that's the way it was done.

Thanks for the advice. I might try kicking and screaming a bit more
to get my way, but I know I'm basically healthy and my two kids, with
the exception of my son's arterial defect, are healthy, so there's not
much anyone will likely do beyond lab work anyhow.

Take care.

-Carlye
DD 9/2004
DS 6/2006

carlye wrote:
On Aug 13, 11:31 am, Anne Rogers wrote:
where you are do ob/gyns who deliver babies not do women's annuals and
other stuff?

I'm in the Midwest, in the United States. And it's just the way they
do things in the two hospitals/clinics in this particular community --
the OB/GYNs and the family practice doctors that handle pregnancy/
delivery do -not- do routine physicals (including annual exams and pre-
pregnancy checkups). They have nurse practitioners for that. I've
been told that some will do routine physicals if you are already a
patient, but I didn't deliver either of my babies here and do not have
a relationship with any other doctor.

To be honest, unless you have specific things to discuss about a plan for
pregnancy that might be high risk, then I'd think a general doctor or
even a nurse practitioner would be sufficient.

Yeah, I am not concerned about high risk pregnancy, really, so I guess
I'll stick with a nurse practitioner. I am scheduled for an
appointment with one next month, anyway, so I am sure she can handle
it.

Sounds good, you know what you want anyway, so you don't really need
anything more, I wonder what they'd do though if there was anything out
of the ordinary and it wouldn't even have to be a big thing, but if you
have to take medication, that's something that needs to be discussed,
not something you find out at the first pregnancy appointment was risky
(though this is how it seems to be for numerous people) and sometimes,
people don't want to plan a pregnancy without knowing what the approach
would be to specific problems. Pre pregnancy medical checks and planning
seem to be something that's not done well either in the US, or the UK,
it would seem to be that in a place where women do have annual
physicals, a reasonable question would be, is there any possibility you
will be attempting to conceive in the next year and either that person
provide information or pass on to someone who can. Actually given the
very vague information given on drug handouts, it wouldn't be a bad idea
for doctors to mention it when prescribing to women of child bearing
age, it would likely cut down problems caused by either women stopping a
drug the instance they find they are pregnant, but without consulting a
doctor and then that having consequences, or there being problems in the
pregnancy as they carry on taking a drug until the first appointment.

Cheers
Anne

"carlye" wrote in message
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On Aug 13, 11:31 am, Anne Rogers wrote:
where you are do ob/gyns who deliver babies not do women's annuals and
other stuff?

I'm in the Midwest, in the United States. And it's just the way they
do things in the two hospitals/clinics in this particular community --
the OB/GYNs and the family practice doctors that handle pregnancy/
delivery do -not- do routine physicals (including annual exams and pre-
pregnancy checkups). They have nurse practitioners for that. I've
been told that some will do routine physicals if you are already a
patient, but I didn't deliver either of my babies here and do not have
a relationship with any other doctor.

To be honest, unless you have specific things to discuss about a plan for
pregnancy that might be high risk, then I'd think a general doctor or
even a nurse practitioner would be sufficient.

Yeah, I am not concerned about high risk pregnancy, really, so I guess
I'll stick with a nurse practitioner. I am scheduled for an
appointment with one next month, anyway, so I am sure she can handle
it.


Oh absolutely. The reasons that many Ob's do not do routine non-pregnant
stuff is so that they never have to cancel appointments because they are
called to the hospital to deliver a baby, etc. And, they can pass it off to
nurse practitioners, because they can. It's not complicated or difficult,
and in fact, very routine.

I thought you meant the whole practice wouldn't see you unless you were
pregnant. Sorry.
--

Jamie
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