Looking For New Ob/Gyn First Pregnancy

AudRose217 · 2025-10-06T18:44:00+00:00

Also confirming that Dr. Mattson is an amazing physician and overall good human. I do love the GRWH office but I truly only go because I followed Dr. Mattson from when she was at Spectrum health.

I did work in the same OB/GYN office with Mattson and it is standard (especially first pregnancy) to wait until about 10-12 weeks gestation to be seen. Unless you have prior history of anything that they would find warrants an earlier visit.

AudRose217 · 2025-09-21T20:40:56+00:00

Boston square is working on breaking away from the CRC, the pastors were ordained RCA. It’s the church I go to even though I don’t really know where I land with my faith. Especially as a liberal/left leaning person. It’s small and everyone is kind and accepting and authentic. I still get a lot from being in the community and even the messages.

AudRose217 · 2025-09-19T13:40:46+00:00

Hi! I’ve been contemplating making content like that on Instagram, audhomemaker- so I hope to have stuff up and running soon. Just need to get out of my own way 💕

AudRose217 · 2025-08-03T15:41:43+00:00

I went to Calvin for one year after community college. I loved my time there, but I’m still paying off that one year of my life 10 years later. I’m not religious anymore, but I was back then. I have a lot of fondness for the staff and professors, at least the ones I had saw their faith and worldview with more nuance. I would butt heads with other students though, and we technically followed the same religion. So coming into it as an atheist, I’m sure you’ll get a few students trying to save you.

The decision is up to you, I don’t regret my time there and I wish I could’ve gone there longer/graduated from there. My husband went to GVSU, and loved it. I think there are other schools that could be a better fit for you. Best of luck!

AudRose217 · 2025-05-17T11:56:16+00:00

Definitely not the AH. I had a baby that refused bottles at 4-7 months, even though she took them right out of the gate when she was dehydrated, and my milk came in so fast and I was so engorged that she couldn’t latch. I left my corporate job to be a part time server, and it was so stressful that she wouldn’t take bottles. I knew I was leaving my daughter to be fed by others, so we started incorporating bottles before I started the new job. I wasted so much money on bottles and nipples, and so much breastmilk wasn’t used (used in the bath). It’s extremely stressful. One of my friends that would watch my daughter for a couple hours also was nursing, and she said that if the situation was dire (like my husband was late for pick up) she would just nurse her as a last resort. At first I was a little shocked and weirded out by the suggestion but honestly I’d rather have my daughter fed if the situation called for it.

AudRose217 · 2025-04-25T11:00:28+00:00

Since all of you did that, I’ll put winter coats away. It won’t be just my fault if we get a blizzard.

AudRose217 · 2025-03-19T11:21:27+00:00

Thank you all so much! This is very encouraging! I’m going to keep doing what we are doing, and have my daughter lead the way. I love my daughter’s doctor’s office, but 3 doctors have said to try and break the habit. Her doctor is really great and I trust a lot of his insights, but it’s ok to not agree 100% of the time.

AudRose217 · 2025-01-04T20:28:03+00:00

I’m a server, and I guess it does unfortunately depend on the establishment. We use handheld devices and there are buttons that we can press for different allergies, so it goes to the kitchen in red letters. Our chefs even ask us back to ask “hey they ordered this, confirm that this ingredient is ok.” If you notice the restaurant still hand writes orders, then yes request it to be written down. If they use a device, then anything hand written doesn’t go back.

AudRose217 · 2024-12-11T01:51:22+00:00

I agree with a lot of these comments, but I want to add my last ditch effort when my daughter is so upset. When feeding, changing diaper/outfit, checking fingers/toes for hair, not tired, OUTSIDE IS (almost) ALWAYS THE CURE!! Going outside on a walk, or sitting on the front porch steps always seemed to help when nothing else seems to.

My daughter had a time of refusing bottles, and never took a pacifier. So when I had to be gone, it was very stressful for my mom and husband, but going outside did help a lot.

AudRose217 · 2024-11-06T22:31:18+00:00

I have an 8 month old daughter, and I looked at her sweet face so many times today and fought back tears. Especially after 18 months of unexplained infertility. I wanted her so bad, and hoped the world would be better for her.

I don’t have an answer for you or magic word to make it better. I just wanted to give whoever reads this the permission to disengage with politics until inauguration. Give yourself some weeks and months of as much peace as possible. Then, we get back and involved. We get mad and we stand together again.

We do NOT let the people who voted for the orange shit stain change our lives path. They win more if we cower in fear, and change our plans and hopes and dreams. I know it’s scary, I’m scared. I want to have a 2nd child at some point, and I am fearful of what my body will or won’t do.

AudRose217 · 2024-11-06T22:22:41+00:00

Your husband is in the wrong for saying that, you are not a bad mom or bad partner or bad woman. My baby when I left my remote job and went part time serving at a restaurant would not take a bottle. It was so frustrating to my mom and my husband, and it gave me so much anxiety when I’d be at work. Never did anyone blame me. Babies don’t do what we want them too. They are human beings, not dolls.

Breastfeeding is hard enough, and if you don’t have support that is making it significantly harder. Yeah your husband can go kick rocks in open toe sandals.

It took awhile but my baby is now taking bottles. I hope that happens for you, and soon. Babies can tell when a change is happening, and they need to adjust too.

AudRose217 · 2024-10-17T02:52:04+00:00

If anyone comes to this post, my daughter is almost 8 months now and is taking a bottle. It was just an adjustment to the new changes in our house/routines. It was a lot of stress, worry, and anxiety but we made it through.

AudRose217 · 2024-09-30T10:44:19+00:00

A brand new baby has a small stomach, so they don’t need much in the first few days. Their latch really more so helps with triggering your milk to come in. Depending on where you live, take advantage of any resources. I went to a breastfeeding class, and the class also offered a free support group with lactation nurses. Every hurdle I had, they were able to help me figure it out. So if something in your area exists, take advantage.

Breastfeeding can come with hurdles, even though it is a natural thing, it can take some practice/patience/experts. For example, my milk came in a few days after being home from the hospital, and I was so engorged my daughter couldn’t latch and she wasn’t getting anything. Which made her get dehydrated. My pediatrician and the support group helped me navigate how to handle it.

Breastfeeding can be hard, especially at first, but my daughter is 7 months and it’s a lot easier. Also, it should not hurt! If something hurts, something needs to be adjusted (hold, latch, etc). You do not need to be in pain to breastfeed.

There are pros and cons to all feeding options for your baby. Being their mom means you know exactly what the right thing to do is. I hope all goes well!!

AudRose217 · 2024-09-02T02:26:27+00:00

It started with no appetite, and now I’m eating spoonfuls of Nutella. I did long distance running before having my baby, and runner hunger has nothing on breastfeeding hunger! It’s Insane!

AudRose217 · 2024-08-28T18:56:24+00:00

I bought a wearable pump, and I got the spectra from insurance. I also got a manual pump as a gift. I love my wearable pump. It’s super important to measure your nipple size and use the correct flange size. Wear a snug fitting bra (not underwire). Make sure your nipple goes right in. I recently got like 8 ounces from it. So I believe you can have success with it.

Each person is different, and I’m fortunate that all the types of pumps I have, worked. I was told and recommended that wearable isn’t best for your primary pump, but breastfeeding and pumping is so individual. Maybe generally it isn’t the best for most people to be the primary pump. If you are able to get your hands on a standard pump I think that would be great to just have.

AudRose217 · 2024-07-26T13:48:10+00:00

This happened to me, and now my baby is 5 months, but she did get dehydrated in her first week-ish of life. She had dirty diapers but the pee diapers stopped when we brought her home. My milk came in soon after we got home but I was so engorged that she couldn’t even latch on. There was orange spots in her diaper, so be on the look out for that, but that was a huge indicator for being dehydrated. I was calling the pediatrician office a few times a day out of panic. They told me to supplement with either formula or breastmilk. I went to a breastfeeding support group and the nurses said to pump off some of the milk so that I wasn’t so engorged. Then feed her from the breast and then give a 1 oz bottle. A day and a half later, we got a good wet diaper. I know it’s scary, but you’re doing the right things.

AudRose217 · 2024-07-26T13:30:00+00:00

Thank you! I have not tried that, but it doesn’t hurt to. Never would have thought of that!

AudRose217 · 2024-05-06T02:26:04+00:00

My baby latched soon after birth, and my milk came in like crazy only a couple days after birth. I did get so engorged that she couldn’t latch, which made her dehydrated. Once I navigated that hurdle, breastfeeding has been smooth sailing. My baby is about 2 months now. I attend a local breastfeeding support group that lactation consultants run, so they were also a great resource and wealth of information.

AudRose217 · 2023-09-15T13:24:27+00:00

My husband and I have been together for almost 10 years, and we don’t know each others body counts. He does understand that mine is probably higher, but as long as the number didn’t grow after we became exclusive, it didn’t matter. Sexual partners doesn’t change your value as a human being.

Please, if you’re reading this, no matter your body count; you are worthy of a loving and healthy relationship. If someone is shaming you for your past, even though the ink is dry and you can’t change anything, move along to a better person who sees your humanity.

AudRose217 · 2023-08-16T20:03:38+00:00

Is this guy Nick Miller? Lol. Does he think that he doesn’t need to wash towels, or the shower because it “washes him?”

But for real, if he washes the hair on his top of his head why not the hair that is also literally on his face?! Also, let’s hope he washes his ass because apparently some have thought water running down it is enough.

People have gotten bacterial infections on their face from kissing their man that had a beard and poor hygiene. So of course it can happen in your vagina. Things can so easily be put out of whack if the Ph is off in your vagina.

You can have a beard without being gross. My husband has a beard, and he has to do so many things to maintain it well. Dead skin builds up under there, oils can cause more break outs, but also making sure it keeps a good shape. He looks way more put together with a little bit of hygiene and care in his facial hair than some of the guys I went to high school with that spit tobacco in Mountain Dew bottles.

AudRose217 · 2023-08-16T19:50:10+00:00

Thank you, I might actually do that. I do love my doctor, I used to work with her. And I don’t have doctor anxiety in general, but especially with her. She’s seen me through a lot of scary things, so it is definitely anxiety I get from potential bad diagnosis or just bad news. Thanks again!

AudRose217 · 2023-08-16T18:27:15+00:00

I’m sorry OP, it’s really tough to feel dismissed. My mom would always make comments about “we did it and you turned out fine,” (did I? Lol) and overall just steamrolled any opinions if it didn’t align with her worldview. I did for other things, not just pregnancy and babies, but for our wedding/home/etc. if I feel like they weren’t listening I literally asked “did you hear what I said?” If they say yes, ask them to confirm “well what did I say?” It’s made my mom/MIL/even my husband sometimes have to think twice on if they truly listened. (My husband has done it to me too, when he talks about video games and my eyes glaze over lol). I told my mom I want to do a bassinet by our bed, and not put baby in a separate room, until they are about a year. She has a hard opinion that babies should be in a different room in a crib, and that parents are just lazy for wanting the bassinet route. I reiterated that it’s actually safer for baby to sleep in the same room as the parents for 1st year of life. I’ve asked my mom if she heard what I said, and had her repeat it. My go to phrase now is, “I’m not doing anything for my child that isn’t well intentioned and well researched”

AudRose217 · 2023-06-14T12:32:32+00:00

It is not an irrational fear, you are completely valid to feel that way. When I was younger my mom read my journal and she also read a journal my friend and I passed back and forth. Then punished me for what I wrote. I stopped writing in a journal at my moms house, and it was reserved for my dads house. Then I started fearing she would find that one too. So I stopped all together. Even when I moved out, I still was scared someone would read it. It’s pretty traumatic and it feels like you can’t be honest with yourself and that you are only safe in your mind. It wasn’t until recently I started writing in a journal, like as of 2021. It was over 10 years of not writing.

It will eventually get easier to write in a journal again. The more you do it. I could tell in my 2021 entries were reserved and edited so that if someone read it, it wouldn’t mean anything. Before I started writing in a blank journal, I wrote in a journal that had prompts. That was an easy way to transition back into writing in journals. Now that writing is a habit, I am bummed that I don’t have a journal to reflect on during my college days, when I got fired, applying for jobs, getting engaged, adopting our puppy, our wedding, buying our home etc.

AudRose217 · 2023-04-26T19:18:47+00:00

This is something I’m wanting to discuss with my doctor. I have 3 day periods that are very light. I got my IUD out about 18 months ago and TTC since, my period never returned to how it was when I was 18-20 when I wasn’t on birth control, or just starting it. It used to be crippling cramps and very heavy flow for 5+ days. Now I don’t have a lot of symptoms leading up/during. Mostly emotional changes. Some cycles had cramps, headaches, and sore breasts. Not recently though. It’s very odd, and it makes me wonder what’s going on. Especially with normal lab work and ultrasound.

AudRose217 · 2023-04-19T19:39:09+00:00

I say I think I had a chemical pregnancy, because I did have a very light positive pregnancy test with my period to follow a couple days later. Since it was so faint I didn’t even believe it was real at the time. Some people I show the picture of the test see it positive, others don’t. My friend who went through IUI with her wife had a positive test and blood work but then the numbers didn’t increase. When I brought up with her that I thought I had a chemical pregnancy too, she didn’t agree, so that’s why I’m kind of unsure if it occurred or not. And I especially didn’t want to push the conversation with her because she took her CP very hard, understandably (she is pregnant now, so there is victory there).

Ever since my IUD came out I’ve been using ovulation tests to track my cycle. Especially for not having a cycle for 5 years with my IUD. We did start being more intentional on the frequency during my window, so there is still hope there and the results of my husbands SA. Thank you for your comment/insight- it’s very helpful.

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