My first OB appt!

I had my very first OB appt today! My pregnancy finally feels real. It's still scary-but much more real. I was supposed to just have an OB physical done by a nurse but instead, once I got there I was told that since I went through IVF I would get to see the real doc today. I was VERY happy to hear that. I thought it was very strange that I would be 14 weeks and still wouldn't have seen or met the doc that would potentially deliver my baby. Anyway, he goes to my church and was incredibly down to earth (he went on the SAME Israel trip 2 years ago and was thrilled that I was going to go). It's kind of funny that while I wait to meet any new doctor to come in the room, one of the first things I do is look for the latex gloves box. Why? Because the size of the gloves=the size of his hands. Thank goodness he wore size small! hehe! That was good sign number one. He was fast but very thorough (as no one likes having strangers look up their who-ha's for long periods of time) then he told me to meet him in his office to go over everything. The baby's heartbeat was in the high 150's (baby even kicked the doppler!), my stomach/uterus is measuring perfectly for 14 weeks, and my cervix looked just right. I think I'm really pregnant!

One more thing that really impressed me was that when I mentioned I was having bad, very painful headaches in the back of my head, he took me into an exam room and rubbed and pushed on it and then gave me a chiropractic adjustment! Apparently, I have two HUGE knots at the base of my skull that are causing pressure and pain-most likely from tension and stress. I was told that I should get professional massages if Dh wasn't willing but he also gave me a prescription for some pain meds (mostly for when we are in Israel and we'll be running around a lot). I have to see his partner next appt (in 4 weeks) but at least I know I like ONE of the two docs who could deliver me. (Wow, to even think of delivery is just weird!)

I forgot to mention that I also have "pregnancy anemia." I'm now taking 10x the amount of iron I was before. As if I wasn't already sick to my stomach and constipated...