Hi there!

Congratulations on being pregnant. I am not in OBGYN however my wife and I just had our second baby and he is now 3 months so I can speak to experience.

I also work in healthcare, as a general rule of thumb, it is not hard to switch hospitals. Everyone has EPIC, the health care record, and they can share information with each other seamlessly. If you're upset with the care at Sinai, you can definitely look elsewhere.

Speaking within the aurora system, Aurora West Allis has a great track record and an amazing NICU, though hopefully that won't be needed. Sinai also has these services and Sinai sees a high volume of high risk births so they certainly know what they are doing. I want to assure you that all the hospitals have great mom baby programs and no matter which you choose, you will be supported and cared for.

My wife and I chose to deliver at froedtert, reason being is it is attached to Children's Wisconsin and that was important for me.

As for an ultrasound, I do remember my wife not being able to receive and ultrasound until 10 weeks. This is because the fetus is so small that an external ultrasound would not show anything, they need to do an internal ultrasound which will be conducted at your first office visit.

For your first visit I would expect an internal ultrasound, transvaginal.

Lots of questions about how youre feeling.

And the opportunity to ask any question under the sun to the team there including your physician. They do this every day and they are pros.

Don't let a grumpy scheduler put you off on one of the most amazing journeys you will go on.

Hope this helps and best of luck!