I think I must be.

:DWe have only been ttc for one month so Im feeling like it's really quick. So I had a faint positive yesterday morning and one the night before that. From all I have read here I should take that as a positive. So my question is what next? Presumably I need to go to the doctors to get a blood test. So how soon is to soon to do this? Do they need any sort of internal exam? As I have moved my childhood doctor who has all my history, etc. is an hour away do I need to see him or can I find a brand new one local too me now? As you can tell I'm a bit confused. I don't think I will quite believe until I get a blood test. And big congratulations to everyone else!!
Thanks
Natalie

Congratulations :)

Yes, go and see your dr, who will either do another urine test or he will order a BT. When the pregnancy is confirmed you then get a referral to an obs if you are going private (I am not sure what they do if you go public).

All the best :)

Congratulations Natalie :hooray:

Definitely go see a doctor - it doesn't have to be your childhood one with all your history. If you want a blood test to confirm this will usually cost you a bit more than a standard consult (I was told $50 extra) but the technology in the POAS tests you already have is pretty good so if you're coming up positive, you'd be pregnant. The GP will refer you to an ob whether you are public or private but if you want a choice in who you see, you might have to go private. Your old trusted childhood doctor might be able to recommend someone in your area if you are only an hour away perhaps and they might be prepared to do this over the phone for you even to save you the drive??

Good luck and all the best for a H&H 9 months! :)

Well done :cheer:

New doc is fine and if you are really worried about history they can make a request

So Happy For You :clap:

No internal exams necessary hun - congratulations!

Congratulations!!! :hooray:

Congrats.

You wont have an internal exam, in fact you might never have one throughout the entire pregnancy until you go into labour (that was my experience).

Go to a doctor after you have passed the date your period would have been due. You can go to any doctor. I went to a bulk billing clinic so it cost nothing to see the doc and nothing for the blood test. Not all doctors will do a blood test, they will just do another stick type test. The bulk billing place I go to charges $10 for the stick type test but not for the BT, go figure.

Before you go you need to think about what hospital you want to go to. If you are going public your decision should be pretty easy as it will be your local one. The OB that you will get referred on to has to work from the hospital of your choice so you will need to tell the GP which hospital you want to go to then they can check their list to refer you to the correct doctor. I didn't know this when I went for my appointment and got referred to a doctor who delivered at a different hospital so I had to go back and get a second referral and therefore wasted a visit to an OB. The OB you see will book you into hospital, but as I was going public I booked in myself by just making a phone call to the hospital.

The GP probably wont give you a referral until your BT results come back positive but will refer you on straight away if they do the stick test.

It's all very confusing in the early part of the pregnancy. Just remember that there's lots of ladies here who've already been through it and we are more than happy to share our knowledge with you.

:woot: that is fantastic news! When are you due?

Congrats Natalie!!!!! That's fantastic! Well done you and DP, so fast too!

Just a few things to add to the info the girls have already given you: you can see any Dr to get a blood test (BT) to confirm the pregnancy and you can see them whenever you want. I saw mine before my period was due as I'd had two positive home pregnancy tests (HPTs) and I was pretty convinced I was pg.

I didn't pay for the BT - I'd recommend getting it though because not only did the GP check my HCG levels (the pg hormone) she also checked for a whole lot of other stuff. If you go private, the Obs will require all the extra checks that my GP ordered, so I didn't need to have a repeat test when I saw my Obs.

I think if you decide to go public, you basically ring up and book in at the hospital of choice, but your GP will help you through all those decisions.

Congrats again!!! You'll find lots of useful info on here - check out the threads under "Your pregnancy", there's a thread you can join for girls with a due date around the same time, so you can talk to others who are going through what you are.

All the best!

Nat sounds like you need to create yourself a ticker and start counting like the rest of us! Congratulations. I was quiet shocked too when we fell the first month. I was certain we missed the boat and even went and bought a 10 pack of ovulation strips, pads and a BB Thermometer. But God answered all our prayers and it has been a wonderful journey and experience so far.

HI.
A new doc will be ok if thats what you want. They can get your records from the old one. You can keep seeing your child hood doc though if you prefer too.

Internals aren't really necessary til labour. Occasionally a doc will do one early on to guess how far you are, but I think it's pretty rare. (my first trip at 6 wks with DD1 I had one.)

HPT's these days are reliable enough, but they could get you to do another test the same there. They will usually send you for a BT anyway to find out your blood type, rubella immunity & test for Hep B.
They may also check HCG levels, but now always.

You should see your doc once in the first 12 weeks, then every month after that. You will get a referral to either an OB or an antenatal clinic, depending on where you are.
I had OBs with the girls, but a clinic with DS. It was an OB & midwife clinic run through the hospital.

Congratulations & good luck!

congratulations to you!!

Congratulations, Natalie, on your BFPs!! :dance: Wishing you all the best for the rest of your pregnancy. :cheer:

Thank you all for your replys. I feel like I get now. I have booked in to see a doctor and get the referral. I took 2 more tests to prove to dp that i actually was cause he couldn't believe the faint lines i tried to explain that the faintest line is enough but he wouldn't have a bar of it till i used a digital one that literally came up with the word pregnant.:doh: And have pretty much decided on the birth centre i want to go to. And we finally got house where we want to live. So pretty full on all round. Ha ha I had just bought a thermometer and ovulation strips too.:rolleyes: