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gibbylod Junior Member Posts: 842 Likes: 398	Uhh, Hello GP... Aug 6, 2013 9:13:42 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by gibbylod on Aug 6, 2013 9:13:42 GMT -5 Congrats!
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blindyswife Full Member Silver status goes here. Posts: 2,298 Likes: 574	Uhh, Hello GP... Aug 6, 2013 9:15:18 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by blindyswife on Aug 6, 2013 9:15:18 GMT -5 Welcome and congrats! When you call to make your first appointment, let them know about your long cycles. They should schedule a dating u/s early on for you so they can date the pregnancy.
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Velar Fricative Elder Posts: 34,488 Likes: 62,826	Uhh, Hello GP... Aug 6, 2013 9:17:44 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Velar Fricative on Aug 6, 2013 9:17:44 GMT -5 Congrats and welcome!
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BaliHai Elder Posts: 13,947 Likes: 22,942	Uhh, Hello GP... Aug 6, 2013 9:19:28 GMT -5 via the ProBoards App Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by BaliHai on Aug 6, 2013 9:19:28 GMT -5 Congrats and welcome!
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Yankees21 Moderator Posts: 8,597 Likes: 6,359	Uhh, Hello GP... Aug 6, 2013 9:19:58 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Yankees21 on Aug 6, 2013 9:19:58 GMT -5 Congratulations! It's normal to have tons of questions
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daisy24342 Full Member Posts: 1,066 Likes: 317	Uhh, Hello GP... Aug 6, 2013 9:22:31 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by daisy24342 on Aug 6, 2013 9:22:31 GMT -5 Congrats and welcome!
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catsarecute Full Member Meow Posts: 3,621 Likes: 2,681	Uhh, Hello GP... Aug 6, 2013 9:22:57 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by catsarecute on Aug 6, 2013 9:22:57 GMT -5 Congrats!!
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sweetminnesnowtan New Member Posts: 184 Likes: 42	Uhh, Hello GP... Aug 6, 2013 10:33:46 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sweetminnesnowtan on Aug 6, 2013 10:33:46 GMT -5 Congrats and welcome! Like a previous poster said, when you call your doctor about an appointment, tell them about your long periods so you can get a dating u/s.
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natablue Full Member Posts: 4,312 Likes: 1,399	Uhh, Hello GP... Aug 6, 2013 10:54:20 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by natablue on Aug 6, 2013 10:54:20 GMT -5 Congratulations and welcome!
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winecheery Senior Member Posts: 6,162 Likes: 3,064	Uhh, Hello GP... Aug 6, 2013 11:33:30 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by winecheery on Aug 6, 2013 11:33:30 GMT -5 Welcome aboard! :-)
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salemsaberhagen New Member Posts: 119 Likes: 23	Uhh, Hello GP... Aug 6, 2013 11:37:30 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by salemsaberhagen on Aug 6, 2013 11:37:30 GMT -5 Congrats!!
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thejackpot Senior Member Posts: 6,496 Likes: 6,182	Uhh, Hello GP... Aug 6, 2013 12:31:42 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by thejackpot on Aug 6, 2013 12:31:42 GMT -5 Congrats!
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Jalapeñomel Platinum Posts: 57,661 Likes: 52,894	Uhh, Hello GP... Aug 6, 2013 12:45:01 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Jalapeñomel on Aug 6, 2013 12:45:01 GMT -5 Congratulations!
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Uhh, Hello GP... Aug 6, 2013 12:56:13 GMT -5

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Post by glauren on Aug 6, 2013 12:56:13 GMT -5

Congrats and welcome!
My intake appointment was right around 6 weeks - she just covered the basic dos and don'ts, talked about how often appointments would be, made me pee in a cup (get used to that - you'll have to do it every visit!) and took blood. No u/s, but I'm not sure that's the norm or not.
My H insists on coming to every appointment, but the only interesting ones (IMO) are the u/s.

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Uhh, Hello GP... Aug 6, 2013 13:23:04 GMT -5

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Aug 6, 2013 12:52:02 GMT -5 @abbycobb said:

Thanks everyone, and thanks for the tip! I just called my OB's office and they scheduled an "intake" appointment with a nurse next week. First question for you all - is this something H should come to? Or in general, what appointments does your SO go to with you?

With my last pregnancy, H came to EVERY appointment. It was easy to do because his office was just a couple blocks away. But honestly, most appointments it is totally unnecessary for him to be there. You pee in a cup, they take your blood pressure, and send you on your way. Once you're a little further on, they'll measure your fundal height and listen to baby's heartbeat at each visit. The heartbeat is the best part, so its fun for your H to be able to hear that. But other than that, its mostly in and out and on your way.

So, for us, I told H to stay at work for most of my appointments this time. He has come to any that had an ultrasound, and that's it.

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snickers Elder Posts: 15,367 Likes: 3,244	Uhh, Hello GP... Aug 6, 2013 15:01:14 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by snickers on Aug 6, 2013 15:01:14 GMT -5 Congrats!
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jennifertx New Member Posts: 397 Likes: 77	Uhh, Hello GP... Aug 6, 2013 16:07:47 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jennifertx on Aug 6, 2013 16:07:47 GMT -5 Congrats!
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