Anyone else not seen a doctor yet?

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I have had 5 appointments at my gyn/OB office but every time I only see a physician assistant or ultrasound technician. ( I am 18weeks 1day)They said the doctor will see me at my 20 week appointment and that its common to not be seen by a doctor yet till then aka later in pregnancy and that a PA is fine. Anyone else get this response or should I say screw this place and find somewhere where I can actually speak with a doctor? The only reason why I have stuck it out this long is because the doctor is highly recommended by many hospitals and patients but he is always booked up and I am a high risk pregnancy with identical twins. Also how many times am I supposed to be making an appointment in a month in the second trimester?

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I have worked in an OB office and it's totally normal to see a PA or ARNP for your routine OB visits if you are not high risk. The only thing they are unable to do are deliveries or surgeries.

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Switch! Especially if you're pregnant with identicals. You need to be monitored every two weeks by a maternal fetal medicine specialist beginning at 16 weeks to monitor for TTTS, TAPS, etc.

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I would say to switch, if you know they are identical by 18 weeks I'm assuming they are in the same sac which would make that a more risky type of twins. Mine are di/di twins and I met the dr on my first visit. At 5 weeks I went in thinking I was 7 weeks and told the pa that I was cramping and thought I might be having a tubal pregnancy. For whatever reason they decided to do a sono and saw 2 sacs but only one heartbeat. I was then in the dr's care from then on out.

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Yea, I get seen by my doctor every time I visit and I'm on strict bed rest, no assistants but d doctor all d time, it's ur right so please demand it, good luck

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I would find a new practice. Seem kinda unusual for you not to be seeing a doctor and/or a specialist. I'm expecting mono di twins and have been closely monitored since visit one. Only because identical twins are higher risk.

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Yeah you are definitely high risk. What's the point of making an appointment if you don't see the doctor? They might be well qualified to do the scans but they cannot answer your questions like the doctor does and more importantly, you need assurance in pregnancy, not just information. Bring it up with them, next time you see the same thing, switch. Also, find a good perenatologists since you are higher risk of high risk (ID twins). Good luck and congratulations!

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That is weird. I always see a doctor. Every appt and if I have a time I had to come in last minute I would see a PA. I would be switching honestly

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I would not be comfortable with that.

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