At aprox 6-7 weeks preg, I called my local OB's office to make an appointment. Two weeks later I saw his nurse, who asked me some questions, took blood samples, weighed me, gave me a bunch of samples of prenatal vitamins and did an ultrasound so see how far along I was. (about 8-9 weeks) THen they made me an appointment to see the OB...in another two weeks. Today was my appointment, but my OB wasn't there. They had an NP do a pap and give me a flu shot and tell me he thinks I am 11 weeks along. Then they made me an appointment to see the OB in 1 month.

Should I be concerned that I will be 15 weeks pregnant before I even get to MEET my OB?

Something does not feel right and I don't know what to do.

I live in a small town where hardly anyone accepts my insurance. When I've called the other places around to see if I could get an early appointment with an OB they tell me they aren't accepting new patients as soon as they find out what kind of insurance I have. We don't have much, my husband is in grad school and I work for a radio station, but we do have insurance. We just can't afford better insurance right now.

I feel at a loss.

Why did they give you a pap? Has it been a year or more since your last pap? This is the only reason I could think that they would do this. Otherwise a pap is dangerous during pregnancy and should be avoided unless you havent had one in a very long time and they needed to test for HPV, Blood Cells, ETC...

About your insurance.... is there anyway you can get on Medicaid? I would find out what you need to become elegible if you want to change insurance and OB's. Medicaid is pretty much accepted everywhere and has many benefits. One for example is you automatically get WIC!

As for your OB- If you really want to see the Dr. tell them that you require his presence next time around and refuse to see the NP. But you really dont need to get to know this person till the end of the 2nd tri and or 3rd tri.

I thought getting a pap was weird too. I am not overdue for one. I didn't say anything, just let him do it.

All my blood tests already came back clean for HIV, heppatitis and whatever else they check for.

I don't even know what to think. We are stuck with our insurance, for a variety of reasons.

I wouldn't worry too much about the pap. My Dr did one when I first went to him too. No, I didn't say anything about not having had one for awhile either. They just did it. It did no harm to me or the baby. I also think it's quite normal as I've talked with quite a few other ladies who have had one done during their pregnancies.

Like ACarlyle said, you may consider checking into medicaid if you do want to change doctors.

Getting a pap is not abnormal at all... this is very standard procedure when people get pregnant, at least for everyone I've encountered??

You're pregnant for 9 long months out of a 12 month year. It's easier to get the pap done while you're in the first trimester instead of when you're quite gravid at 30+ weeks. Plus if on the off chance any cells come back abnormal they can tackle it while it's safer, which is in the first trimester.

Many people do meet their OB by 12-15 weeks.

I've had a pap during the beginning of both of my pregnancies. As far as not seeing your dr. the only actual problem I see is that you have a busy dr who might not be able to see you during a time you really want their opinion on something, not a nurses. I went to a high risk ob and even then, the first appointment at 9 weeks, 13 and 17 were all very quick and nothing special. With my first pregnancy I went to a very large office and it was very normal to have the appointment with whatever midwife/nurse or ob who was available at the time. So perhaps this isn't the hands on care you expected but I don't see anything medical to worry about. Also, why wasn't the dr there for your second appointment? If they were out doing a delivery, that's perhaps a good thing!

I guess my short long answer is... don't' worry too much. I bet if there was anything at all abnormal going on with your pregnancy your doctor would have rescheduled to talk to you, but since all is fine, don't worry. 15 weeks isn't even that far along.

Our family has fallen between one of those cracks...income not quite low enough to get fed assistance...but we are struggling hard with both of us working and we have the best we can get in our circumstances. Origionally, we had planned to have our second child after my husband finished his PhD and began working for the university. (that means a massive increase salary and insurance benefits for us).

But life happens, despite our best efforts to thwart mother nature!

I'm so happy to be pregnant, despite the financial concerns.

And I just want to handle the situation the best I can. My family has moved a long way from home and everything seems different. And the first major difference I notice concerns my worrying that my doctor may not give this child the best care he can give.

I hope I'm not overreacting, but I am scared. When I tell the nurses and receptionists I am scared they just brush me off.

Am I being paranoid?
I can't tell.

It’s making me crazy with worry.

I am very shy, so I keep the worry inside. But I am afraid to be pushy. Worry worry worry lol

Having a pap smear done is part of the first prenatal check up. At least that is how they do things in my area. When I saw my OB for my first prenatal check up I had a pap even though I had one in July of 2007 and it had only been about seven months. I wasn't sure if my insurance would cover it so I asked her about it and she said it would be because the pap is part of the routine prenatal exam.

Hi, I just wanted to update this...it's not good news!

I went in for my appointment today, FINALLY, and it was cancelled. They told me to go home! They rescheduled me for the end of December. That means I will be 19 weeks before getting to see my OB.

This can't be right, can it? Is it really ok to go 19 weeks into pregnancy without ever seeing your OB? I'm really worried...my husband is too.