do you ladies prefer the naval ob or a civilian ob?
Last Wednesday I went to my 2nd ob appointment with the naval ob on base, this is where tricare placed me for prenatal care. But I am HIGHLY debatable of this clinic.
At my 1st appointment the dr I seen labeled me high risk, because I have a son who was born with a defect, & I've delivered preterm with my last. However, they told me to come back for my next appointment in 6weeks.
So last week I go to my 2nd appointment. I told the dr I had some spotting & she just said it's because the cervix is so sensitive without any doubt in her voice. I told her my back has been bothering me a ton & she didn't even touch that subject. Finally I reviewed with her everything I've been through in past pregnancies & asked her why I'm only in every 6weeks when every other clinic does every 4weeks from the start, & she told me it's because they feel that no matter how much they see me that won't change the outcome of my pregnancy... really? Because I'm pretty sure if they found an infection, they could treat it & prevent me from spreading it to my baby or prevent it from causing preterm labor... which reminds me, they don't even ask for a routine urine sample! Do I really have to tell my ob to do a urinalysis because I had reoccurent utis in my pregnancies. Utis are common with any woman who's pregnant, this seems pretty necessary without question in my opinion. I just don't know what to do, ugh...
OH, & BEFORE I FORGET! She actually asked me if I had an eating disorder because I'm 16weeks & haven't gained any weight yet... mind you, I haven't lost any either. A baby at this gestation weighs only a few ounces, it's really not necessary to come to such an assumption at this point.
At my 1st appointment the dr I seen labeled me high risk, because I have a son who was born with a defect, & I've delivered preterm with my last. However, they told me to come back for my next appointment in 6weeks.
So last week I go to my 2nd appointment. I told the dr I had some spotting & she just said it's because the cervix is so sensitive without any doubt in her voice. I told her my back has been bothering me a ton & she didn't even touch that subject. Finally I reviewed with her everything I've been through in past pregnancies & asked her why I'm only in every 6weeks when every other clinic does every 4weeks from the start, & she told me it's because they feel that no matter how much they see me that won't change the outcome of my pregnancy... really? Because I'm pretty sure if they found an infection, they could treat it & prevent me from spreading it to my baby or prevent it from causing preterm labor... which reminds me, they don't even ask for a routine urine sample! Do I really have to tell my ob to do a urinalysis because I had reoccurent utis in my pregnancies. Utis are common with any woman who's pregnant, this seems pretty necessary without question in my opinion. I just don't know what to do, ugh...
OH, & BEFORE I FORGET! She actually asked me if I had an eating disorder because I'm 16weeks & haven't gained any weight yet... mind you, I haven't lost any either. A baby at this gestation weighs only a few ounces, it's really not necessary to come to such an assumption at this point.
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I'm sorry you are receiving such stinky care.
You should have a very monitored pregnancy considering your history.
@sands3, where are you stationed?
@Almost4, I am not even located on base, we live pretty close to base though. None of this makes any sense to me, I feel so neglected just because I haven't endured anything that put myself at risk. Is that how I go about finding a new dr, all I have to do is call tricare?
But medical should have tricare section and I say just go and talk to them bc they can deff tell you and get you all the stuff you need.
Good luck!
@mandac10, I def feel like another number rather than a human being with obvious concern for her pregnancy & growing baby... do you HAVE to switch from Prime to Standard to see a civilian dr?
@MissPrego, I've been to a regular ob with all of my previous pregnancies, because my husband wasn't in the military at those time periods but I never had a problem... now all the sudden I'm assigned a dr, & I'm not fond of them at all. I just really need to figure out how exactly I get out of this place!
@caitiecakes, I'm glad someones having good luck with their ob this time around.
@sands3, I have seen two different drs so far, I asked to be scheduled with the same dr everytime & they couldn't even do that for me... & since I go every 6weeks, I can't even have my appt scheduled right there & then, I have to call like 2weeks after my appts to even schedule my next appt! I'm just really iffy about all of this, I do not want to take risks with my pregnancy & baby... my next appt is an ultrasound on May 19th with dr Zelig, I haven't been able to schedule my next ob appt yet.