I just got back from seeing the doctor and she's booked me in for pre-natal care at the hospital, but not done any blood tests right now as apparently that isn't needed. So I'm seeing the hospital doctor in a few weeks (about week 10 of the pregnancy, I think it is), but they said nothing else is needed at the moment. This surprised me, but then I guess that if there's anything I am worried about I can always go see the GP again, and trust my body to take care of the rest of it.
GP gave me a bunch of advice about what to eat and so on, though I think I'm fairly well read up on that anyway. Otherwise, she seemed a lot more relaxed about it than I am. I guess that's understandable.
tenar,
Congratulations mummy!
My Dr ordered heaps of blood tests when I went to him. There was the usual to confirm pregnancy, progesterone levels, Hepititis, HIV, Cystic Fybrosis, Toxoplasmis, Rubella and may some others. Turns out the only thing I had to worry about what the toxoplasmis. Turns out I wasn't immune even though I had a cat for years. Just as well I re-homed my cat about a few months before we decided to TTC.
As for Japan, yeah I think you will be pretty safe there as long as you make sure everything you choose is cooked and served hot. Not cold chicken or deli meats. Nothing raw and no uncooked fish... If your like me I would be getting into the rice. Chances are you might end up starting to feel the effects of morning sickness and wont feel much like eating anything exciting. But cross fingers that side effect will not come knocking at your door, especially while your away. Cause it will be the smells that will most likely get you started.
I've had the usual ones to check my rubella antibody levels, blood type and a bunch of other things months ago when I first chatted to the doc about TTC. She evidently doesn't seem to think the progesterone etc are necessary, but I guess I'll ask about that someday soon, just in case.
I do have great faith in this GP and she's provided sound advice before, so not too worried, but it does seem a bit strange that some GPs routinely test for things that others don't.
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