This is a conversation between Brigid and Dr Pat about what to do once you have done a home pregnancy test and IT’S POSITIVE!.

We talk about your first visit to your doctor and what tests are important to have at this stage of your pregnancy

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This podcast talks about:

• When to test for pregnancy and how to test for pregnancy
• When to go to the doctor when you have a positive home pregnancy test.
• What will happen at your first doctors appointment
• What are estimated due dates
• What is a dating scan and whether you need one and where you go to get one.
• What pregnancy markers mean such as levels of beta HcG are in pregnancy
• What medical history your GP is interested in.
• How to look at your support mechanisms for you as you start your pregnancy
• What type of blood tests you need at the start of pregnancy and why you need them.
• What an ‘Unsighted” pregnancy means
• What a trans-vaginal ultrasound means
• What different pregnancy care options are available to you. (In Australia) 
• How to take full advantage of the technology available to you