What happens at the first midwife appointment ?

Answer 1

CONGRATS ON YOUR PREGNANCY!!!!

the biggest things that will happen are:

• Take your health history
• Do a genetic and birth defect history
• Explain your options for prenatal genetic testing
• Check you out and run some tests
- weigh in
- full body exam
- pap test if you have not had one in a year or had a off reading on your last one
- breast exam
- blood work
- reflexs
- urine sample
- etc.
• Counsel you and let you know what's coming and answer all of your questions.

Since i have had a weird preg. history, i had all kinds of ultrasounds each visit to make sure she was ok. this was up until about the 12th or 13th week when we could finally use the doppler to hear the heart beat (most of the time you cant hear it before then) It also depends on where you baby is attached to your uterus. Mine is latched to the back so it took about 15 weeks for us to find the swimmer real good. When i went yesterday we found it as soon as she placed the doppler on my tummy! :-D Another factor is if you have a little extra padding or not. it can muffle the sounds of the pitter patter too.

This will probably be the longest you have with your midwife. All of my others i have been in and out in 15 minutes or so.

She'll want to know the day your last period started, so she can determine your due date; any symptoms or problems you've had since then; whether your menstrual cycles are regular and how long they usually last; and details about any gynecological problems (including sexually transmitted infections) you or your partner have now or had in the past. She'll also want details about any previous pregnancies.

She'll want to know the day your last period started, so she can determine your due date; any symptoms or problems you've had since then; whether your menstrual cycles are regular and how long they usually last; and details about any gynecological problems (including sexually transmitted infections) you or your partner have now or had in the past. She'll also want details about any previous pregnancies.

Answer 2

º They weigh you.
º They ask you medical questions.
º They ask you about your relationship (with the father? not with the father?)
º They ask you family medical history.
º They ask you the first day of your last period.
º They tell you your expected due date.
º They tell you about pregnancy ..and all the wonderful things to look forward to :)
º They have you pee in a cup to test your sugar and protein levels.
º They let you hear your baby's heartbeat :):):):):)

* it's definitely nothing to stress about .. I always look forward to my pre-natal doctors appts. *

congrats! good luck! God bless!