How to Respond to a Positive Pregnancy Test

Whether you were trying or not, a plus size or “pregnant” on a small digital stick is certainly nothing to sneeze out. The clenching in your stomach, the feeling of faintness and, most of all, the wonder hits all at once. Am I really pregnant and what do I do next?

Be Still and Take a Moment to Breathe

After seeing a positive pregnancy test, you’ll have waves of emotions. The first for many women – even if they want a baby desperately – is to deny the result. This is probably why pregnancy tests are sold in packs of two. If you need to test again, do so. But once you get that positive twice, have a seat, look at the test a few times and just be still. Let the emotions roll over you until you’ve actually processed the thought completely – the pregnancy test says your pregnant. The pregnancy test is likely the same kind they use at the doctor’s office. Chances are very good that you’re pregnant and now you must figure out what to do next.

Tell Him…or Don’t Tell Him

If you’re in this together with a partner or husband, it would be wise to tell him as soon as possible, unless you’re planning to make it a fun surprise in a few days. If you’re waiting to hear from the doctor before contacting the father who is not a partner, there is no need to tell him immediately. If you do have a supporting partner, you’ll want him by your side throughout the first few days as you process the emotions and prepare for your first doctor’s appointment.

Schedule an Appointment with Your Doctor

Most women don’t have a regular relationship with an obgyn until they are pregnant. Suddenly, you’ll want to find the best obgyn for your care as you’re looking at almost a year together including appointments after the birth. Schedule an appointment with an obgyn you’re comfortable with or a practice you’ve used in the past and liked. Be sure to tell the receptionist that this is your first pregnancy. Women pregnant with their first are treated a bit differently than those who have done this number once before.

Initial Pregnancy Appointment

You might be asked to wait until six or eight weeks for an initial appointment, but if you’re longing for an official confirmation, you can get an appointment as early as the next day. Bring your partner so that he can hear the information you are. You’ll meet with the nurse during this first appointment to get vital signs, report all the important dates, such as the date of your last period, and have than all important pregnancy test. (It will likely involve a little cup and a toilet at this stage – sound familiar?)

You’ll then meet with the doctor for an initial pap smear and if you’re very lucky a chance to see the fluttering heartbeat on an ultrasound. Be aware, by the way, that your first few ultrasounds will be vaginal ultrasounds – the ones on the abdomen don’t do as good a job “seeing” the baby. You’ll leave the appointment with a prescription for prenatal vitamins, information on how to eat correctly and how to care for yourself and baby, an appointment in a month to check on the pregnancy, and if you’re truly lucky, a printed picture of a tiny bean already hard at work growing in your uterus.

Easy Step By Step Instructions to Being Positive About Pregnancy

• Take a pregnancy test
• Take another pregnancy test if you need to
• Sit and be still for a while to process emotions
• Tell your partner or make plans to tell him later as fitting
• Schedule an appointment with your doctor
• Enjoy the knowledge that you’ve created a life

Warnings, Advice, and Suggestions About Finding Out You Are Pregnant

Don’t be afraid to change your obgyn. San Diego and every other city has many to choose from. If you’re not comfortable after your first appointment, find a doctor you are comfortable with.

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