Should I push for a blood test?

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Hi all, I’m 5 weeks pregnant and don’t have my first appointment until 10/11, when I’ll be 8 weeks, and then will have the ultrasound soon after. I’ve only had (a lot) of positive tests but the new doctor that I’m seeing doesn’t see patients until at least 8 weeks.

I’m struggling with the waiting but also, with my first., I found out very early and they brought me in for blood work right away and it was traumatizing because my first blood draw was 25 HCG and the nurse flat out told me that I should prepare for it to not be viable (I have a happy, healthy toddler now) but it was an extremely upsetting thing to go through.

I know I’m being impatient but I guess I was wondering if there was anyone else who didn’t get blood drawn right away? I hate the not knowing/am so scared of something going wrong, but I honestly don’t think I want to go through the stress of worrying about the numbers, what they mean, etc.