Question. When I found out I was pregnant my doctor immediately sent me for blood work and a dating…

Yes. I was seen at 10wks for one pregnancy and I think 8wks for the other.

For a blood test? No that's not normal she should be seen for that to confirm pregnancy and to make sure its doubling every 2 days..definitely ask again. Now an ultrasound or appointment is common around 9-10wks

My dr doesn't do anything until 9 or so wks

@blessed2018w9, yea she asked for blood work to confirm and the receptionist was like “don’t you believe the home tests”

I just thought the blood work part was usually done right away to confirm

Most drs around me won’t see a patient until around 10 weeks either. Now I did have to go to the local health department and get confirmation to give the dr too

@maddoxsmama yea @babymamaof4 may have a point have her go to the health department for a confirmation

@blessed2018w9, what’s a health department? I’m in Canada so maybe it’s called something else here

@maddoxsmama 🤔....do you have a place to can get WIC (formula free,milk, cheese, cereal) or kids can get there shots free with insurance?

@blessed2018w9, nope..not that I know of

When I went to my Dr and told him I wanted a blood test to confirm, he gave me one. Then when they called with the results they told me not to book an appointment until I was 12 weeks, and then they sent me for my first ultrasound 2 weeks later.

@maddoxsmama, she can probably go to the clsc to get confirmation.

I didn’t get seen until I was 8 weeks but that was because the doctors office I wanted to go to was giving me a hard time and wouldn’t see me so I switched to high risk and they seen me right away because I told them my pregnancy history, every doctors office is different, Some try to wait so they don’t have to do a vaginal ultrasound even if you do have history of miscarriages they still try to force you to wait like that one doctors office was doing to me.

Many doctors in Canada unless you have a history won’t see you till 10-12 weeks. My doctors only sees me sooner for bloodwork because of our history of miscarriages and being high risk. I wasn’t sent for HCG bloodwork every pregnancy only after we began having issues with miscarrying. Here they only do early ultrasounds if you don’t know your dates. If she wants bloodwork that badly tell her to head to a walk-in clinic they will usually do it.

@blessed2018w9, Shots are free in Canada love we don’t have centres like that because is covered 🙊

Yes I found out at 4 weeks and was told to wait toll I was about 10 weeks for a visit with my doctor

Normal unless there is health issues or issues with pregnancies...

@beakymcspence really? Wow pretty cool learn something every day !😊

For me I saw the dr told him I took a few HPTs that were positive they did blood work to confirm and then a big blood panel. I was then also around 10 weeks sent a request for a dating ultrasound

Totally normal. There’s nothing they can do or monitor before 9-12 weeks

@blessed2018w9, Yeah up here all we pay for really is prescriptions and dental, but between mine and hubs work coverage we don’t pay for prescriptions and only 20% dental.

@beakymcspence think I'm moving to Canada now lol

I wasn't seen until 10 weeks, but I had the pregnancy confirmed at Interior Health... Just with their heavy duty pee tests though, no blood work.

Same with my dr blood work and ultrasound straight way cause of my diabetes and me being over 40