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UGHHH dreaded yearly appt tomorrow. TMI
I hate this stupid doctor appointment. It's seriously the last thing I want to go do. But, I like knowing I'm healthy and blah blah blah, so I do it.
I'm always so awkward about what I need to wear and how I need to shave the, um, vag.
I mean, do you wear socks in the stirrups? Landing strip? Bare? Full bush? UGH WTF is this an issue? She sees old lady vag on the daily FFS so I know I shouldn't care. But I do.
Weirdo over here.
Re: UGHHH dreaded yearly appt tomorrow. TMI
You're so rational. I love you.
I'm annoyed that I'm annoying over this. LOL
I had a pap at my 6 weeks pp visit. I was talking to my midwife (a student was doing the pap) during and then she put pulled my sheet down because she was done. I was like, uhhhh... I didn't feel that AT ALL. I remember it hurting soooo bad the last time I had one. (?)
I guess since I just got done having fingers and instruments shoved up there on the regular, a yearly sounds like a breeze! So, at least you're not pregnant!
ETA: Also, socks? WTF? lol. I would have never thought to wear socks.
For me, shaving the day of or the day before is weird. Don't want to look like I am shaving just because of the appointment, but don't want wild kingdom.
The yearly appointment has never bothered me. It seems like a breeze after having a kid. I can pass on the cervical checks and perineal massages during labor.
This reminded me that I need to call and schedule mine.
You are not the only one who overthinks this. I do too. I usually make sure everything down there is neat. But I usually don't wear socks since I don't wear them unless it's really cold outside. It is a very awkward situtation and I'm so glad when it's over and I don't have to worry about it for another year.
I always just remind myself that no matter how bad I think it is down there, they've seen worse. Heck, I could probably not shower for a week and go during that time of the month, and they've still probably seen worse.
But I still hate going. So awkward.
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Ugh, I hate it too. I mostly find it extremely odd that we all carry on a normal conversation as if my doctor isn't LOOKING AT MY VAG. Glad I have another 4ish months til I need one!
This!
"So...how's school going?..."
"Have tried any good restaurants lately?"
"Did you see that new movie everyone is talking about?"
Or they comment on how cute your toes look painted.
I had a male doctor do this. I just stared up at the ceiling waiting to get it over with.
Sooo...I really didn't mind today's appointment!
She was very nice and professional--met me before I had to get in the hospital gown thing in my clothes so I could talk to her and ask questions, which I really liked!
I was supposed to get my Mirena taken out today and I chickened out. H was like whut??? Oh well. There's always next year?
But I definitely did find a new doctor that I feel good about having #2 with. I was struggling with that after being really disappointed over my appointment with a new doctor last year (she was AWFUL). So that was great!
I bet H will try to talk me into getting it taken out first of the year. Maybe I'll be more ready then. He's so excited about #2.
I was shocked at how much I liked her after hating my last visit so much. She was very down to earth and open to pretty much whatever I wanted to do during labor, so that was refreshing.
The last doctor I tried was awful. She got obviously annoyed at me during the appointment. This was all because I asked her if she had a timeline for progressing with a vaginal birth. She had told me that I needed to progress 2cm/hour since I had given birth vaginally before, and if I didn't, we would be talking C-section. I asked if I was healthy and baby was too, why we would have to do that? And she gave me this answer: "my malpractice insurance is $90k a year, and it isn't going to go up because of you". Such a b!tch.
This doctor told me that all she required was IV access...that she would be perfectly fine with letting me move around during labor, walk as much as needed, had no problem with a doula being present, and encouraged me to take Bradley classes/hypnobirthing classes, etc. if I wanted to prepare for a more natural birth experience. She also said she would not push to induce me at 40 weeks, and as long as fluid looked good and baby was healthy, we'd be able to go to 42 weeks. I was very happy with how laid back she was! And she said they just remodeled the birthing suites, so that was a plus too.
Sorry for the essay. LOL!
Agreed! I don't think you could have gotten me out of that office fast enough!
ETA: Can you PM/FB me her name so I can make sure no one I know ever goes to her?
I'll PM you. She was at Mercy.
I'm curious too! I saw a OBGYN at Mercy that I did not care for at all. She told me the reason we couldn't get pregnant was that we weren't having sex early enough in my cycle. She told me our cycles were the same length and she ovulated on day 10 so I needed to have sex around then.
YGPM
Seriously. What a twat!