Dr. Appt Update.

So I had the appointment today and it was ok, well, almost good even. Thank you all for your support. Luckily it is actually my second visit because she wanted to see me a couple weeks after the delivery to make sure I was doing ok mentally and to give me a reference for a therapist if I decided I wanted that. Also, she told her staff what happened which just made everything more comfortable because they all treated me with respect. My Dr. didn't want everyone asking about how the baby was doing and all that (because that is what they normally do). She is so thoughtful. I can't say enough good things about this person.
The only things that irritated me were that I had to wait a while in that skimpy gown(about 30 min) and started to get the feeling she was avoiding me. I mean it can't be easy on her to see me. When it happened, she took it pretty hard as well, that's just the type of person she is. She is a human being, not like some quacks. But maybe I had to wait longer because the woman to the left of me sounded like she had an infant and a toddler in the room with her and so I guess she was on more of a time limit. I think this was also her 6 week check and I thought maybe we would have even been in the hospital together and not even have known it. Having had my toddler come to an appt.once I'd be grateful if I were this other woman. Another woman on the other side of me sounded like she just found out she was pregnant (she came in the waiting room before me) and boy was she long winding. She kept talking on and on and on ....But my doctor listened to her, because that is what she does.
Everything checked out fine. After reminding her that the hospital AGAIN(a different hospital forgot after my son was born to do this too) forgot to give me a Rubella booster because I am equivalent for antibodies, she said they would have to get an authorization and that could take up to 10 days. Since we are going to start trying in the fall, I asked her if I should even get it and she said no because if I were still in that 3 month window of the booster, she'd have to recommend termination. I got chills and said, "oh no, I'd not even want to think of that". So we will do without.
As for my cycle, she said there was still discharge coming and that was probably why my cycle hadn't come back. I am also almost down to the first weight they weighed me at 10 weeks prego last time and she said the weight loss can also throw my body out of wack a little. She started to say if I don't have a period by August to call her. I said, "oh no, that's too far" and so she said end of July then, she will give me Provera if I want it and things haven't returned.
I told her all the things I was doing to get my body back its strength (vitamins, balanced diet, exercise, tummy toning exercises, sleep) and she just recommended a Kegel regime (I got a little sheet). Apparently multiple full term pregnancies can weaken that muscle and turn into incontinence in your 50s and 60s. How funny that I'm in danger of that. So I guess that is my homework. Don't want to be worrying about peeing over everything when I laugh later in life (because I think when I am that old, I will find just about everything funny by then)
All in all, the appointment was fine. I actually smiled a little and laughed.
I am however, acutely aware that part of the reason it went so well was because I have a living child. I kept imagining how much worse it would have been for everyone else and you were all in my thoughts.