A million questions...

nicolejoy

nicolejoy

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I think I might be pregnant - I've taken two home preg tests which both had a faint positive, and I just had a blood test done today (I won't get the results until tomorrow). If I am, I'm only about 4 weeks... but I figure it's already time to start thinking about doctors/hospitals/etc!!

My doc suggested Dr Derek Lo - although I know he also specialises in fertility etc - does that make him busier than other doctors? And will that mean that the waiting times are longer and all that? I've heard a lot of talk about other doctors (Dawkins, Fergurson, etc... I've been lurking ;))

I'm leaning more towards public hospital, I think... but I live in North Point. Does that mean that I won't be able to go to Queen Mary? What public hospitals are good for the Eastern district?

Oh - and my due date would be October, so someone needs to start an October 08 due date club!! There isn't one there yet!! ;)

All these questions - and I'm not even "confirmed" pregnant yet!! ;)

:thanks
 
The Chai Wan Pamela Youde Hospital is closer to you and is also very good. A friend had all 3 kids there. Dr Lo is my Dr, I only see him once a year for annual check-ups and his clinic isn't busy. However, he only takes on a few pregnant patients a month. Best to call his nurse and check.

Will open the Oct Due Date Group shortly.

Congratulations!
 
you can do a 50-50 gov't and private.
as rani said, you'd go to pamela youde.

congratulations!!!

PS> a blood test isn't really necessary, two positive urine tests (unless you are undergoing fertility treatments) means you ARE pregnant. fake negatives-possible. fake positives-extremely unlikely.
 
CONGRATS!!!
myself just 3 months pregnant and have loads of questions also.
I'd love to set up a new club with you :))) as i know no-one else who is pregnant at the mo...
 
i've had the same thing with blurry positive results when i was about 4 weeks pregnant with the home preg test, i decided to test my urine again, negative results until about 5 weeks pregnant that it came out positive!
 
If you end up deciding to go public, the Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital (PYNEH) in Chai Wan is very good. Had my first one at the Adventist and spent a ton (over 100K; had my second one at PYNEH and spent only HK$350! Care is quite good. Very good breastfeeding support from the staff. I got calls from them every week for a month after I gave birth, just to check on how we (me and baby) were doing and if we had questions. I didn't get that from the Adventist. The only thing to bear in mind is not to expect 5-star treatment/facilities as you would get from a private hospital. Good luck (and congratulations)!
 
Well - my blood test was positive too, so I guess I'm "officially" pregnant!!

I don't notice anything really different so far... but it's "early days". Nothing different is good - at least I'm not sick or unbearably uncomfortable or something!!

I'm sure I'll have more questions as the time progresses... I think this week or next I'm going to try to check out some hospitals (did anyone else do that? Go visit the hospitals before hand?) and in a few weeks, I'll make an ob-gyn appt...

One step at a time!! This is our first, so there's LOTS to learn!!
 
Yes, I did manage to drag my husband to look around one hospital before we decided on where to have our baby. I think its quite normal and you want to be able to check where it is, how far it is, etc. before the actual birth.
 
Hello everyone,

I just found out I am pregnant - I am only 5 weeks gone and this is my first baby so all very exciting!!

My husband and I live in Discovery Bay and have only been here for 6 months and I have no idea what to do - I do not really want to pay for private care unless I have to, how does public care work and do you just go along and register with someone?? Any advice would be really welcome...

And yes I will happily start a "my babay is due in October" club - I will need other mums to stop me going crazy I think!
Katie
 
if you want to go public, then you get a note from a private dr saying you are indeed pregnant. then you call tsan yuk (if you live in db) and make an appt. this will be your registration appt. you will NOT see a dr. they will then book you in to see a dr. because tsan yuk and queen mary are associated with HKU they are teaching hospitals. you have your ante-natal checkups at TY and then deliver at QMH. you may see med students throughout your pregnancy. if you uncomfortable with this, then just tell them when you come for your appt that you want to see the supervising dr. the wait may take a little longer, but i found it worth it.
 
Anyone due in October - December, go to http://www.geobaby.com/forum/due-oct-dec-t123216.html and post!! Maybe we can meet up some time. I have NO idea about "what to do" and the hospitals and everything - so we can all go through this together!!

I made my first appointment with Dr Dawkins for Friday 14th of March. I'll be 7 weeks then. Before then, I need to look into hospitals and all that kind of thing!!
 
Nicolejoy - Did you know that Dr. Dawkins is leaving HK to return to Australia in July this year?? Not sure it's a great idea to see him if you plan on using him into your term, as he is definitely leaving HK in a few months... I'm surprised his office is still taking on new patients for him!

I'm sure he can and will refer you to another doctor after he leaves, however.
 
Yeah - someone told me!! Thanks though. I was a bit disappointed that when I called and made an appt and said I was only 5 weeks currently, that they didn't mention anything!! I changed doctors - now I'm scheduled with Dr Philip Ho (is that his name??). His staff seemed much better and I could get on a lot easier with much more choice of times etc... So I'm happy. I go to see him on Tuesday. By then I'll be 6 weeks so maybe we can see a heartbeat ;) And I've gotta think about hospitals... ugh... headache!
 
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