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I Told My Dad That I Am Pregnant. Posted: 01-09-08 09:15am
Woe nearly all of my family knows that I
am expecting.I told my mom as soon as I
found out but I have waited to tell my
dad. I am 21 years old and I have been
out of the house for a year and I have
been working since I was 14, but I still
feel like I will get into trouble with my
dad. I was so scared of what he would
say, but he was ok with it. He was
shocked but he reacted completely
different that I thought he would. I am so
relieved now. I was dreading the moment I
told him. I feel like I am always
disappointing my father, so I didnt want
to do that again.
A weight is definitley off my shoulders.
So here is the update. I have not gone to
a doctor yet. My cramps have nearly gone
away. Not once did I bleed or spot. So we
are going to wait at least 3 more weeks to
go to the doctor. At least by then I will
be about 2 months along. If I go now they
cant do anything and we wont be able to
see the baby cause hes too small. So I
will get my first ultrasound pictures in a
couple of weeks. I cannot wait to see our
babys heartbeat.
I am sooooo excited and happy.
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Eyes Wide Shut
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Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 7892 Location: *UPTOWN*NEW ORLEANS*, La
Posted: 01-09-08 09:22am
I'm glad you finally tolf your dad!! I
think, no matter what, it's hard for a
daughter to tell her dad. There's always
that thought that he'll be disappointed!
You ARE his lil girl, ya know? LOL!
As far as the Dr, you should call and see
if they'll take you. Even though you won't
be able to see the baby on an ultrasound,
they can still do a test to confirm the
pregnancy, and you can get your blood work
out of the way!!!
Especially if you've had cramping, you
should at LEAST call the Dr!!
Good luck and I can't wait to watch your
belly grow!!
Sarah
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Rosie H
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Posted: 01-09-08 10:05am
It was very hard with my dad. I am his
only child that he gets to see. He has a
son thats 25 but he hasnt seen my dad
since he was 3 and my brother still doesnt
want to see him. I am his only daughter
too.
This is so joyous and thanks for your
words of excitement and encouragment. i
cant wait to see my belly grow either. I
remember seeing you grow and it has been
miraculous!
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Rosie H
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Posted: 01-09-08 10:34am
hey can I see my regular primary care
physician for the blood work? Or does it
have to be a obgyn? I do need to check my
levels
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Posted: 01-09-08 10:38am
You SHOULD see your ob/gyn. As they're
going to need the paperwork anyways.
I'd just call and see what they say. They
might want you to come in. All Dr's
offices are different.
Some WON'T see you until you're about 9
weeks, and some don't have a set time to
see you!
I'm my dad's ONLY child, period.
Thankfully he took the news of both
pregnancies very well as he LOVES my
husband! The only sad thing is, he's only
met my daughter once. He lives in Michigan
(he moved there After Hurrican Katrina),
and I live in New Orleans.
Before you know it, you'll be feeling your
lil bean moving around in there!!
Sarah
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Mabel
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Posted: 01-09-08 12:30pm
You should call and set up your
appointment at the very least. Some
doctors don't have room for an initial
pregnancy appointment (they can take
awhile) and your appoinment may not get
scheduled for 3 weeks from now?
Take vitamins.
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Sandbox Party
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Posted: 01-09-08 12:38pm
most doctors wont even see you until
atleast 8 weeks anyway so its ok.
but i agree call and set your appointment
up now for when you're about 8 weeks
because if you wait you may get in later
than that, and thats not good for the baby
since you are going to need prenatal
vitamins and maybe other stuff.
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Posted: 01-09-08 12:53pm
i'm glad you told your dad
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Idony
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Posted: 01-09-08 12:56pm
lol i have a 7 month old and still havent
told my father...but thats cause we dont
talk, hes an evil ass but thats a
different story
you should call like others said, i called
my obgyn at about 5 or 6 weeks i think and
i didnt get in until i was 12 weeks...it
can take a while
~alicia~
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Rosie H
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Posted: 01-09-08 17:03pm
the way this doc works is you can go in at
10:30 or 1:30 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
only. They do not set an appointment until
you go down and fill out all of the
paperwork. It sounds really weird, the
only reason why I really want this doctor
is because he was my friends doctor and he
was really great. he let her have an
ultrasound whenever she wanted to. He was
very caring and answered all of her
questions. But another friend of mine only
was able to get the ultrasound to find out
the sex and when she was close to being
due. They were very far inbetween. I want
a doc that care about the baby.
I talked to my pharmacist and I have
started taking pre-natal vitamins already.
He compared the store kind with the
prescription kind and they are nearly
exactly alike. Except the script kind has
more of everything, like 200%. He said
that a lot of the extra stuff ends up in
the toilet anyway.
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Posted: 01-10-08 12:20pm
make sure you have LOTS of calcium in your
diet as well. I didn't see a doctor til I
was 21wks, and they only thing she yelled
at me for was being over 200lbs (fyi, I
was 195 before and haven't been under 200
since 8th grade, I'm 18 now). Take as many
supplements as possible too. Fiber pills
are a godsend, let me tell you lol. along
with that I take DHA and Lipil supplement
called Expecta. Kinda expensive, but helps
with Brain and Eye development, so it's
worth every penny. Also get a BIG thing of
Tums (or generic equivalent) good for
heartburn AND calcium supplement. So
that's a total of 7 pills (5 fiber pills
at once) a day (ALL horse pills too) plus
the chew able Tums twice a day.. don't you
just love pregnancy??
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Rosie H
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Posted: 01-10-08 12:58pm
yeah so far it thrilling. lol. And it
only gets worse......but its what we were
made for and its totally worth it.
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Eyes Wide Shut
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Posted: 01-10-08 13:03pm
The reason your 2 friends so different
amount of ultrasounds is because they had
different insurances.
Medicaid only pays for 2 (unless there are
problems NEEDING extra ultrasounds).
But if you have a private health
insurance, you can get as many as you
want/need!!!
Hearing the heartbeat is just as good as
an ultrasound if you can only get 2!!
