First OB appointment.. Can you tell me what to expect?

Your medical provider will generally get a comprehensive medical history from you. This will include details regarding your menstrual cycle, contraceptive use, allergies, past pregnancies, and other conditions. In order for your doctor to properly manage your pregnancy, it is important that you divulge even sensitive information such as abortion and use of drugs. If you were unable to share these with any of your family members, you can request that you talk to your doctor in private. The important thing is to rule out any risks or potential problems during your pregnancy.

Health care providers conduct a lot of tests in order to determine that you are not having a high risk pregnancy. Here’s a list of the common tests ordered by your doctor during the first visit:

* Physical Exam – Your doctor will check your blood pressure, height and weight. Aside from assessing your overall health, your doctor will also particularly assess your heart, lungs and breasts.

* Pelvic Exam – A Pap smear is done in order to check for cervical cancer and other sexually transmitted diseases like gonorrhea and chlamydia. A bimanual internal exam is also performed to determine the size or the uterus and pelvis. This may cause a slight discomfort but it is essential in checking for abnormalities in the uterus, ovaries and fallopian tubes.

* Complete Blood Count – This test is done to determine infection, presence of anemia and to determine clotting ability.

These are just among the most common tests because there's really a lot more. However, you shouldn't worry too much about it because they are generally routine tests. You can ask questions like the activities that may be restricted or any other safety measures that you can take in order to make sure that you have a worry-free pregnancy. Take it slowly, you will be able to gather more questions as your pregnancy progresses. I wish you the best.

Mostly they are going to ask you about 20-30 minutes worth of questions about your medical history, your family's history, and the father of the baby's history. Then, you might get an internal ultrasound which is where they put the camera up inside you and look around inside your uterus (it's not from the outside looking in, so prepare yourself to have a gyno exam). You will most likely also get a pap smear done and a partial annual exam at the same time, so expect to be there an hour at least. They may even do a breast exam, depending on how close it is to your annual exam. GL and congrats!

Expect a Pap, Pelvic, Breast exam, blood work and tons of paperwork!

They should go over when your due date is based on your LMP -

my first vist i didnt meet my doctor i met the head nurse she went over my family, my husbands family, mine and my husbands medical history. then the next day i met my doctor he did blood work test for stds and other things, pelvic exam, breast exam and listen to my sons heart beat that was it. good luck and congrats :)