Hi all, excited to be pregnant first time. Found out for sure on Saturday 6th January, but have known inside for a couple of weeks (sooo hungry, period-type pains for 2.5 weeks, and crazy pregnancy dreams). I feel queasy and get sore breasts and PMT every month so that wasn't much of an indicator!

Anyway, I wish I could tell you when I am due, but I unfortunately can't remember my last period, and my cycle ranges from 28 days to 35 days. For the couple of months that I temperature tested, I seemed to ovulate betweenday 18-24, but was all over the shop too. I *think* I remember shopping for pads on 8th December, but I'm not sure if it was a proper period, or if it could have been implantation bleeding? And if it was 8th December, then I wouldn't have ovulated until at least Dec 22nd on the early side, and I'm sure those crazy period-type pains started before then. I just really can't remember. Which is weird because I've tracked every period for the last 10 years. But wouldn't you have it that when I got lazy (or maybe relaxed!) I'd conceive.

So we went to the local GP straight away, got a bunch of blood work, urine sample, and have booked in for a dating ultrasound on the 18th to try and figure out how far along I am. It's definitely a bit weird not knowing, but I feel pretty relaxed about everything.

The only thing that I don't understand is what to do next. When we pick up the blood results tomorrow the GP said we need to have decided on a hospital (I want a birthing centre) and an OB so he can write a referral.

Well, I can check out the hospital recommendation thread for that, but what on earth happens next? Do we need an OB? Can we just have a midwife? Or a GP? If we pick a hospital are we allocated a midwife? Or do we have to find one ourselves? Or does the hospital have a GP we need to use?

I've read that a lot of people feel that an OB is not necessary, so would like views on that too. Anyone have any thoughts on what the next steps are?