Early pregnancy visits

I went to the dr for the first time on Dec 1. The nurse was suprised I hadn't had it confirmed in anyway other than the test at home, and I was that far. I said, I dunno, I just did what they told me on the phone! She made me pee in a cup, then dropped it on a test, and pretty much immediately exclaimed, yep, you're pregnant! I weighed in only 4lbs heavier than my regular weight on my home scale. And was wearing jeans, and a heavy sweater. totally haven't gained weight, right? I met with the dr in her office. Where I noticed she was wearing a pair of my favorite slacks. And in the corner, had an orange tote bag I also have. I like her :) She asked why I was switching practices, and responded appropriately when I told her the ways I was unhappy with my previous birth. And she played with Andrew. And she asked questions about my thryoid nodule, and was rather dismissive of it. Which, really, its not like it does anything. Then we went to get and exam. She checks my heart and breathing, then feels my neck. Oh, wow! You really do have a good size nodule! Lol, I told you so! My uterus was properly swollen, my boobies good. All normal, healthy, and apparently pregnant.

I scheduled the nuchal translucency ultrasound for Dec 23, and another appt for Dec 29. They called me this Tuesday morning, and asked if I could come in at 12:30. They hadn't done an acual intake appt, where they get history and such, and preferred to do it sooner, rather than wait until I was 14 weeks. In I went! My mom was able to meet me and corral Andrew. I gave a million vials of blood, incl some to test my TSH levels, which haven't been done since 2005. Seems weird with a growing nodule, right? Otherwise, I just talked to the NP, went over history, how I am doing, blahblah. I was declared the easiest patient ever.

I got a giant bag of "goodies," all stuff from Similac. A planner, and travel bag with a can of formula, and the bag the give in the hospital, with samples, and another formula sample. Ugh. Can maybe they wait to attempt to sabotage a mother's nursing relationship? And at a midwife too. She is supposed to be helping me have a natural birth, wouldn't she also advocate the natural way to feed babies? I want to complain, but um. really like the practice so far. I don't want to cause shit! Plus, there is a pretty handy toiletry bag, AND a sample of aquaphor, which I do keep meaning to buy for Mr. Chappy Cheeks.