My OB appointment was yesterday. I woke up with the worst sinus headache ever, which is VERY inconvenient when the options for relief are severely limited. I just decided to wait for the doctor’s advice. I showed up right on time and filled out the million pages of paperwork. The social worker papers are the worst. Yes, I am married. Yes, my husband graduated from high school. No, he does not smack me around. Why don’t they ask if I smack him around? That could be dangerous for a pregnant woman too.
During my hour long wait just to be called into the back, I experienced déjà vu. Here I was sitting in the same room I did many times in 2005. It is the same story with a bunch of women - some very pregnant, some with new babies, some just wanting a regular check-up, and even some there for the Gardasil shot. This time, I didn’t look at the ones with big bellies and think about how it would feel. I remember and it made my back ache. The two new moms reminded me about how nice it is to have a little baby and how much engorged breasts and stitches hurt. I think that made my head hurt even worse, if possible, so I rested in my hands and covered my eyes. I also secretly plugged my nose because someone’s perfume was killing me.
By the time they took me to the back, I was fairly apathetic about everything except my headache. As a result, most of my questions were about wanting drugs. She wants me to stay away from Sudafed in the first trimester (the only thing that works). Instead, I could try Claritin (not D just regular) and Afrin. If it doesn’t improve, she’ll give me antibiotics, which will probably be the case. I peed in a cup. Then, they took blood and sent me away with several samples of prenatal vitamins. They also scheduled an ultrasound about a month away (12 week mark).
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