I went to my midwife for the first time yesterday. Delightfully, I was not chewed out for not going in sooner, and in fact, they didn't say a word about it. They did all the gross, icky girl stuff that would have made Adam uncomfortable, so I had him wait in the lobby. The only thing that was fun that he missed was the baby's heartbeat (which was really strong and completely normal!). No worries, though, for I am scheduling a sonogram soon where he will be able to hear and see all the cool stuff.
I still have to have all my blood work done, but I am unconcerned because they are mostly checking for diseases that I know I don't have. The only one that I don't know about is the glucose screening test, and the only reason I'm worried about that one is because gestational diabetes is almost symptomless. Fortunately, no one in my family has had it (that I know of), and I'm not in the demographic that's generally at risk for it.
It was great news all around, and hopefully we'll be ready for incoming in 12 short weeks (third trimester starts tomorrow).
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