10 Weeks?!

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It's hard for me to believe that my first OB pregnancy appointment is at 10 weeks! I really think that's ridiculous. Anyone know why they wait so long? 
With my son, my first appointment was at 6 weeks.

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It’s honestly common for an OB to see patients between 8 and 10 weeks for the first visit￼. At 8-10 weeks there’s more to measure and a detectable heartbeat. Usually you would be seen sooner if you had IVF, have a significant history of ectopic or just high risk in general. Women who are under the care of a RE will continue to see their RE until 8-10 weeks before being transferred to general OB. 
Congratulations on your pregnancy btw!! Super exciting!! 💕

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Early miscarriages happen and there's really nothing they can do so they want to wait until they can see something more substantial on an ultrasound.

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In the U.K. you don’t get any appointment until 12 weeks.. 10 weeks seems pretty good to me. Lucky people getting them from 6 weeks wish we had that! Good luck with your journey 😊 xx

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For me that does sound crazy but I’ll always be considered high risk, before having my daughter I had 4 miscarriages including a ectopic pregnancy so I have to be seen earlier than 10 weeks

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That’s pretty normal, my OB starts appointments at 12wks. They do an intake with the nurse and usually a dating scan around 8-10.

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I won't be seeing an OB until atleast 20 weeks, maybe even longer depending if my doctor can get me into one by then.

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With my son we went at 8weeks when I found out and with my daughter we went at what was supposed to be 6weeks but was only 5weeks 5days so we went back 2weeks later.
And then randomly a nurse for my last pregnancy made me wait till my 12week appointment for my first appointment/ultrasound and when I went in at 9weeks saying I was crampy and had spotting this doctor said it was just from the uti I had and wasn’t far enough along for an ultrasound and then at my appointment(October 11th) we found out baby had no heartbeat and I miss miscarried, so my  said if I get pregnant again she’ll make sure that they schedule it in timeframe and she didn’t know why it had been so spaced out but with the new laws coming around most doctors don’t consider your or viable till 10weeks she said so that pry why the doctor didn’t do an ultrasound.

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Are you seeing the same doctor? I think it just depends on the area you live in because I got my first one at 6 weeks aswell for confirmation of pregnancy where i seen fetal pole & baby very clearly & the OB i eventually switched to does the same.

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