Blood test?

Question

First time pregnant mom here... I was talking to someone today who has had a couple of kids. (Youngest is 3) She said that she never did a blood test at the doctor with her pregnancies, just the urine test. Given how much I see on here about blood levels checked... Do they always check blood now, or is it only if you're at risk or request it?

Answer

Usually it's only if you've had previous miscarriages, then they will test a couple times to see if your levels are rising appropriately

Answer

Where I’m from the OB will not allow you to make an appointment until hcg is over 1,000. Doesn’t matter if you’re high risk or not. Around here everyone get the bloodwork done to confirm pregnancy. But everywhere is different I guess!

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I went in cause I was really sick and I told them I took several home test and got a no and requested one they did it and it came back positive. I mean to be honest if you request something and tell them your reason behind it (not just cause you want it done) they’ll do it. If you say “just to see” they’ll advise you to go to your OB!

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