Was just a regular prenatal checkup. I’m 31+4. Got on the scale first thing and had lost a pound since the last visit 2 weeks ago. Then I’m talking with the doc, telling him I’ve been feeling like first trimester crap all over again...like I’m regressing, nausea, reflux, no appetite...and I bring up (for like the 4th time) this pain in my side that has been waking me up and keeping me up for months now. So he feels around the area a little, says it’s most likely muscular/positional and that I can use a heating pad and Tylenol for it. Then he measures my belly and does the Doppler...says the heartbeat is fluctuating and orders an on the spot ultrasound to check on growth. So I wait about a half hour for them to get me in for that. I’m then told to wait to see if I can leave or if the doc wants to see me again with the results. Another 20 minutes and the next thing I know I’m hooked up to another monitor for a fetal non stress test. After about 15 minutes on that the midwife comes in and says it looks ‘perfect’ and unhooks me, then tells me they want me to wait and talk to another doctor, a high risk specialist. So far the only thing high risk about my pregnancy has been my age (36, 37 by the time the baby gets here). So again I wait, and the specialist tells me the baby is measuring small and that I need weekly ultrasounds from here on out to monitor growth and oxygen and blood flow, but based on my records she doesn’t think it’s going to become an issue. After all that I think I’m finally free to leave, but a nurse literally chases me out the door to tell me I need more blood work that is in some way related to the baby’s growth. 6 vials of blood later and I think NOW I can go...but not before she tells me I have to do a 24 hour urine collection and hands me a giant gas can looking container to I guess carry around with me every time I have to pee at work tomorrow. Oh and they also gave me flu and dtap vaccines. So yea it was quite a doozy for what started as a routine visit. Trying not to let myself worry too much about any and everything. Anyone else have similar tests/experiences? What was your outcome?