What OB appts did your H/SO go to?

[imbatman]

Ok, so I had an appt about 3 weeks ago with my regular gyn for blood work and to schedule an ultrasound. My H didn't go to that one because there was no need. He went to the ultrasound obviously. Tomorrow I have an appt with my gyn again for her to go over bloodwork and ultrasound results and to refer me to an OB. Should my H go to that one? It doesn't seem necessary, but what do I know. So what appts did your H/SO go to?

[Alyssa]

He only went to ones that involved ultrasounds.

[glassofsyrah]

My husband went with me to every appointment except maybe one or two. Ironically, he wasn't able to join the appointment at which they decided to put me on bed rest - i.e. one of the most important before I gave birth.

[luckyval]

He went to the 20 week ultrasound and made it to some of the later ones between 35 weeks on.

[cbwm1]

All of them.

[VillainV]

He's been to all so far, but he's a substitute teacher and can pick which days he works, so it's easy for him to be there. He likes going with me. If he ever COULDN'T go I would understand, but I'm glad he comes.

[coribelle26]

He's been to one ultrasound and 2 appointments (my first one with the OB to meet her and then the 12 week one so he could hear the heartbeat). He'll come to the anatomy scan but I don't imagine he'll go to too many others.

[Mrs. ChanandlerBong]

Oct 9, 2013 13:54:59 GMT -5 Alyssa said:

He only went to ones that involved ultrasounds.

Ditto, kind of.

With #2, he came to the first and the anatomy scan. I also had about 4-5 subsequent u/s for brain ventricles that DH didn't attend. Him getting that time off was more of a hassle than him not coming with me.

[wkatie]

He came to all of them, unless he had a scheduling conflict. He has a pretty flexible job, so it was easy for him to do so. If it was difficult to get time off, and you were/are having a normal pregnancy, I think ultrasounds only would suffice.

[ax2]

Oct 9, 2013 13:54:59 GMT -5 Alyssa said:

He only went to ones that involved ultrasounds.

This.

[rex]

The first 2 at 6 weeks and 13 weeks because we had ultrasounds, and then again at 21 weeks for our anatomy scan. He never came in for the actual appointment, only the ultrasound.

My H didn't even meet my dr until I was in labor.

[sawyerthedestroyer]

He went to the ultrasounds.

[snickers]

I think he went to 2 total, and then all 4 of my ultrasounds. He would have started going more towards the end if I had made it that far.

[cbwm1]

Hit send too soon!

I was in a wheelchair for the first month of pregnancy, and then on crutches for the next three months during a very snowy, icy winter. I'd had surgery on my right foot and couldn't drive, so he went to all of my appointments.

[LLL]

all with kid #1. a few ultrasounds with kid #2. (his job was super close to the old OB office, not so much anymore)

[soozy87]

He goes to as many as he can, so far it has probably been around 50% of the appointments.

[CurlyQ284]

Only the ultrasound ones. He had some pretty funny jokes on dildocam day.

[demelza]

I may be a grouchy Glinda but some had their H go to every appointment? Did he leave work for some of the really boring routine appointments? Waste of time imo. So far my H has only gone to the Maternal Fetal Medicine consult which included the big ultrasound that determined sex of the baby.

[Deleted]

Just ultrasounds. The vast majority of them, I thought, didn't need to be attended. Pee on a stick, weigh in, yes I feel fine, bye. 

[Deleted]

Anyone w an ultrasound, so basically all of the ones at the MFM (every other week as of 12wks pregnant).

Once we were getting close to the birth, after I'd been in L&D, he came to the OB with me for two regular appts b/c we had a lot of questions. And he was there the entire time for the first one.

[sunshineluv]

First kid, he went to all of them (except a few at the end when I went all the time).

This kid? Only with U/S's, the appointments get boring. I mean hearing the heartbeat is so much fun, but other than that, there is no reason for DH to come.

[imbatman]

Ok. I figure he doesn't really need to go tomorrow then, especially since this is the last time I'll see this dr. Maybe when I go to my first OB appt I'll have him go. Thanks, ladies!

[Deleted]

Just ultrasounds. The joker actually fell asleep during the anatomy scan. (He's not a dick, he had just gotten back from a week long work trip and was exhausted. It was funny.)

[chickadee77]

He came to pretty much all of them, but I haven't made it past being 14 weeks pregnant, and he works from home, so it was no biggie. I think, had things progressed, he would have only come to u/s appts - as it was, all of my pregnancy-related appts thus far have involved an u/s, though.

[SKP82]

Almost all of them.

[housewife]

With #1 he went to almost every appt. For #2 he went to the A/S and the level II u/s with the MFM.

[mellimel19]

He's come to a majority of them so far. He's had to miss a few because of work. It's not a big deal if he misses the usual OBGYN appointments because we're not high risk and haven't had any issues so far. But he makes it a point to really try and be at those where there's an ultrasound.

[Jalapeñomel]

Just the 1st one. He has to work.

[BAMFMrsB]

I *think* heartbeat, A/S and the scary one at 13 weeks (checking for abnormalities).

So 3?

[papie]

First one and then the ultrasounds.