My doctor's nurse called today to remind me to schedule the 6 week appointment for me (mommy) today. My baby's already 8 weeks old today, I feel fine, I've gotten my period again, and I don't see any concern. The delivery was a normal, induced, vaginal delivery with a few stitches.
So, how important is this appointment? What do they check? Do they take a blood test or anything?
My main concern is that I don't want to pay a couple hundred dollars for a lousy 5 min checkup. If it's really important, I'll go, but I've got enough medical bills from the delivery and I don't want to make more.
2007-10-23 12:10:30 · 11 answers · asked by AllyBear07 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
You should see your OB every year anyway. They do their normal yearly check up stuff, make sure you healed well, & discuss birth control options. I'm going to mine tomorrow, my baby's almost 7 weeks.
2007-10-23 12:19:38 · answer #1 · answered by njyecats 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Skip it.
I (in the land of socialised medicine) went in a few weeks after giving birth to get something looked at. Certainly things hadn't finished healing, at all. And there was no need for another visit at six weeks.
This "six weeks" business -- wait 6 to have sex; go for a "checkup" -- is a one-size-fits-all lazy bit of doctoring. I suspect it is primarily for women too daft to be able to figure out there's a problem when their cervix is poking down into the toilet, or who need to be told that if they do not use birth control, the same thing might happen again.
2007-10-23 12:16:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
I didnt go. Dont tell the medinazi's, but I survived just fine. I havent been to the doctors since delivery 9 months ago.
My mom had all three of us without going to a post partum.
Obviously if i had fever or weird discharge I would go. Actually, I had an infection, but I gave it a while, and since I didnt have fever and the green discharge stopped in a week, I didnt go.
Iam sure You'll just drop dead without a doctors permission to continue living.
2007-10-23 12:13:57 · answer #3 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 4⤊ 3⤋
It is important...becuase even if you think everything is ok....it may not be. Its good to go so you can also talk about getting birt control! I actually got a BC implant called Implanon. Its a 3 year implant....and its great....no peroiods!!
2007-10-23 12:49:07 · answer #4 · answered by froggiequeen_04 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I didn't go, I don't like drs. much to begin with. I knew it was important to go, yet I didn't. Instead I watched for what I knew would be strange, talked to my MIL who is a nurse and just let my body heal on its own. If anything funky would have came up I would have went in for sure.
2007-10-23 12:24:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
it is pretty important that you go. they check a lot of things but mainly to make sure you are healing properly. i mean what if you aren't and you don't go and it affects the chances of having another child. it is up to you but it is something you should take very seriously.
2007-10-23 13:43:14 · answer #6 · answered by Dan D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my ob had to go to a birth so i just went to my local gp when my son was having his check up and they basically give you an internal to make sure your uterus has contracted bcak - i think it is important that it does
you also discuss birth control options
2007-10-23 12:13:22 · answer #7 · answered by Boo Boo 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Pretty freaking important. Don't know if you've had other children, but this is a very important appointment-please don't miss it.
2007-10-23 12:36:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
its mostly to force birth control on you. (not that it isnt a good thing)
if you feel great, i say save the $$$ for better use..
2007-10-24 04:40:36 · answer #9 · answered by jean grey 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I never went and i even get it free here in canada.
i hated my OB
2007-10-23 13:16:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋