first prenatal appointment

I had my first appointment today! I'll be seeing the midwives. I saw Gay today. She is very nice and I found her easy to talk with and very comfortable to be around. :)

My BP was good 128/72. Weight...they have me at 132, but I weighed myself last week at work and it was 130. She didn't tell me a range of how much I "can" gain, but she said my body mass index is perfect and healthy. In fact, she said everything was perfect and healthy!

She was going to have me come back to do a informational appointment about all the prenatal testing that is available now, but since I'm already a nurse and understood the lingo, she decided to whiz through that and give me the pamphlets and I can ask questions (if I have any) at my next appt.

She did the exam and said everything is healthy and normal and that my baby's home is "bulky". She was worried at first that I'd expect to hear the heartbeat or for her to be able to feel something, or to get an ultrasound today, but I assured her that I'm aware it's way too early so that relieved her. She said she always has women coming in wanting to hear the heartbeat way too early and then they get disappointed.

Her little dating wheel gave me the same due date the internet did, so as of right now, October 7, 2007 is our day. She firmly believes in doing a "dating" sonogram on everyone though - to meaure the size and because it's fun for the moms (and dads!). So, on Feb 20 I go for that and labs. Then I go back on March 6th for my followup of the sono and labs (and I'm sure another pee in a cup!)

At that appointment we'll set up my next sono that has to be done just after we reach 10weeks 3days...the one for the screening for downs syndrome. It's a fairly new test to take the place of the AFP test (She said it's more accurate). It consists of a blood draw in the first trimester, a sonogram just after 10weeks, and another blooddraw in the second trimester. I said heck yeah I'll do it! ...it'll get me another sonogram! She explained that if that test comes back with a high indication of something chromosomal, then they proceed with the amnio or CVS, but if this first thing is normal, then we don't bother with the risky stuff.

and that was it... not must else to report right now. I'm feeling really good still. My milk makers are tender and I'm getting tired a bit sooner in the day, but other than that, feeling really ... normal!