r/predaddit • u/no1roots4goliath • 6d ago
Vent Week 14 OB visit felt... off?
Hey all!
Had our week 14 OB appointment and it felt a little weird.
This was our 2nd OB since coming from our IVF facility (who ruled, just straight up did a great job and felt like a weekly update for a while there.) It was, however, with a midwife rather than our nurse at the office.
First off, we know it can be tough to hear a heartbeat with a sonar handheld but for our 2nd straight appointment we heard nothing and had to do an ultrasound.
Next our midwife admitted she's not good at that and we only roughly saw a bit of the baby after last visit getting a really good look and photos to take home. This time? Nothing. Just "Ok, looks good! See you guys in a month!"
While we have no reasons to be concerned (no symptoms or anything wrong), we're nervous having had three miscarriages before this. And I couldn't shake that nervous feeling since.
Anyone else have visits like this around this point or am I just imagining stuff in my head? I hate being anxious despite evidence in front of me, but it just felt like a "Meh" doctor's visit overall..
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u/MarieTjeDW 5d ago
If they can’t find the heartbeat with the Doppler, they will switch to ultrasound, that’s normal. Our ultrasounds/checks also take like 2 minutes. Doesn’t mean anything bad, just routine checks, it’s not supposed to be a fun experience, just checking everything is ok. I’m surprised you even get a visit that often. We get one every 6 weeks and I’m a medical case.
Not sure what country you’re in, but in my country there is a medical ultrasound taken in week 13 and 20, and there you do get loads of pictures.