When you go into your OBGYN for your very first appointment, you likely have several questions. Since this appointment is longer and more thorough than a lot of your other appointments, it is an excellent time to ask a lot of your questions. Your OBGYN will be able to answer all of these questions to the best of their ability, and get you off to the right start with your pregnancy. This article will discuss 3 questions to ask your OBGYN at your very first visit. 

What You Can Do To Help with Morning Sickness

If you are already experiencing some form of morning sickness, you are likely looking for any type of relief from it. If you talk with you OBGYN they will be able to offer some helpful advice and even some baby-safe medicine for you. They will recommend eating first thing in the morning to stop the nausea, as well as eating several small snacks throughout the day to keep your stomach from getting empty. They can also offer you an anti-nausea medicine that will help to reduce the feeling of nausea that you get. You will however most likely need to take a stool softener with the anti-nausea medication because it can cause constipation.

What Medications You Should and Shouldn't Be Taking

If you are currently taking certain medications, it is important that you talk with your OBGYN to make sure that it is safe to continue taking these medicines. Generally, acetaminophen is a safe medication to take for pain, as long as you stick to the prescribed amounts. For any other health related medications that you take, simply talk with your OBGYN. They will be able to look up the different kinds of medications, and will tell you whether or not they are safe for your unborn baby. 

What You Can Expect from Future Appointments

Since you likely have a lot of questions about what the future holds in terms of your pregnancy, you should ask your OBGYN what is going to happen at some of your future appointments. They will explain to you that you will have an anatomy ultrasound at your 20 week appointment that allows them to see if the baby is developing as they should be, as well as the gender. They will also explain that you will have a glucose test later in pregnancy as well to check and see if you have gestational diabetes. Blood tests will be done to see if your baby has any genetic abnormalities. Lastly, you will have a Group B Strep Test at the end of your pregnancy to see if you are a carrier of it, because you will need take medication during delivery if you do. For more information, talk to a professional like The Ob-Gyn Group.