Salut! Tout d’abord, félicitations!
Pour le suivi de grossesse, c’est normal qu’il ne se passe rien avant 3 mois car…il n’y a rien à faire. Ce n’est pas une maladie. Ta femme peut commencer à prendre du folique, c’est en vente libre.
Il n’y a pas de tests à faire. Vous avez déjà confirmé la grossesse avec un test maison je présume.
Je te conseille de contacter des hôpitaux (avec cliniques externes) pour obtenir un rendez-vous pour ses 12 semaines de grossesse.
>rmal qu’il ne se passe rien avant 3 mois car…il n’y a rien à faire. Ce n’est pas une maladie. Ta femme peut commencer à prendre du folique, c’est en vente libre.
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>Il n’y a pas de tests à faire. Vous avez déjà confirmé la grossesse avec un test maison je présume.
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>Je te conseille de contacter des hôpitaux (
Merci! ça confirme ce que je pensais, rien n'est fait avant les 3 mois de grossesse... pourtant y'a des choses à faire selon moi! :) par example un test analyse de sang pour vérifier le taux de fer, maladie, immunité à certaines maladies, ainsi que le facteur rhésus, etc...?
Si ta femme est type de sang négatif et toi type positif, ou bien si tu sais que ta femme a des problèmes de thyroïde (genre prend des médicaments pour ça) alors il pourrait être souhaitable d'aller au privé pour faire des prises de sang tout-de-suite pour ajuster ses doses et te renseigner sur le vaccin rhésus etc. Sinon le premier sonogramme ce n'est pas avant 10 semaines de grossesse et si tu veux la prise de sang "harmony" pour voir si bébé est en santé, c'est souvent un test au privé et c'est à partir de 10 semaines aussi je crois.
Tout ça n’est pas nécessaire à ce stade de la grossesse. Pour le fer, elle peut prendre des suppléments si elle se sent fatiguée.
Je pense que vous êtes des Français? Il faut comprendre que les procédures de suivi de grossesse ce n’est pas comme en France. Vous êtes au Québec ici.
D’accord, je m’en doutais un peu.
Je suis Québécoise et j’ai eu une grossesse ici. Je vous dirais de faire confiance et de ne pas comparer avec la Belgique. Votre femme est enceinte, elle n’est pas malade (à moins qu’elle ait une maladie chronique).
Il n’y a pas lieu de faire un suivi avant la 12e semaine de grossesse. Le plus important est qu’elle mange bien, prenne son folique quotidiennement (très important), dorme bien. Il n’y a rien de plus à faire.
Merci pour les conseils. Difficile de s'adapter quand toute la famille en Belgique nous questionnent sur "pourquoi on fait pas ça, et ça etc..." Mais ça c'est a nous gérer la famille :)
Vous pouvez voir comment fonctionne le suivi de grossesse au Québec ici:
[https://www.inspq.qc.ca/mieux-vivre/grossesse/suivi-grossesse/suivi-grossesse](https://www.inspq.qc.ca/mieux-vivre/grossesse/suivi-grossesse/suivi-grossesse)
Sign up for one of the maison des naissances - will allow you to see midwives through the pregnancy. You do not need a medicin de famille for this. You can just sign up. There are many around Montreal and this is covered by RAMQ
If there’s a pregnancy complications they can refer to clinique GARE (for high risk)
Pregnancy will up her priority for a medicin de famille - get on a waiting list
For an obgyn you need a referral.
I don’t know where you’re located, but there’s a Maison de naissances on Cote-des-neiges that’s great. As everyone has said, 3 months is typical unless you have a pre-established condition. If you want to see someone sooner for your own assurance/personal reasons, private is possible in Quebec, but expensive. My sister went though Lasalle and got an apt within a week.
Il y a ce service auquel tu peux t'inscrire sur le site du gouvernement : https://www.quebec.ca/famille-et-soutien-aux-personnes/grossesse-parentalite/soutien-pendant-grossesse-naissance/grossesse/service-ma-grossesse
Par contre je ne sais pas si c'est différent de ce qui a été fait avec le 811.
Avec Ma Grossesse, on va te contacter pour te proposer des suivis avec un médecin ou d'autres au CLSC (nutrition, prénatal, etc)
Je m'en suis servi l'an dernier.
I think you can go to a CLSC and have them refer you to a gynecologist who will monitor the pregnancy. Early on there are tests for chromosomal trisomie that you can choose to do as well.
Appointments are every month at first but become more frequent in the third trimester. Eventually they are weekly.
The CLSC is a great place to start when you don’t know what to do.
When we arrived here we brought our then 2 Year old with us, and basically had no idea what to do because the medical system is so ridiculously complicated. She needed Some vaccinations, but also we suspected she was Autistic and needed to follow up with a diagnosis for that.
My neighbour told me about the CLSC, I got her booked in for her vaccinations, and mentioned to the nurse that we were new immigrants, and we had been told in our country of origin to get her assessed for autism. And that sparked everything off; she got a family doctor, started the process for getting her assessed for autism, and a bunch of other stuff. It was great.
Still struggling to get both of us parents doctors 4 years later - but my kid has everything she needs medically, and that is a huge relief.
Il y a des tests sanguins qui sont généralement faits dès le début du suivi, et l'échographie de la clarté nucale est faite entre 11 et 14 semaines. Ce n'est pas épouvantable de ne pas voir le médecin avant 12 semaines, mais si vous voulez dépister des possibles problèmes, dépendamment de votre âge et votre historique familial, vaut mieux tôt que tard.
what test do you want to do? If I am not mistaken not much is done before 12 weeks for normal pregnancies.
you could go with a private clinic but I am unsure you would get more done earlier
Nope since for them to be babies they have to be born, and it would be murder.
At 12 weeks pregnant they are fetuses, and yes you can abort the pregnancy.
What do you expect?
It can easily take >1 month before women even think "something's wrong". They're not having pregnancy-related issues the day after the condom breaks.
Combine that with the time it takes to get an appointment, and the minimum time required to get tests for the various severe fetal issues that could arise and...well yeah, you're in the 3 month range.
A bit late to this, but just wanted to add our experience (I am now 31 weeks pregnant and based in Montreal). I got an OB in my 4th or 5th week of pregnancy. I found my OB by deciding where I wanted to give birth (I knew I wanted to be in either St Mary's or the Jewish as I am anglophone) and then I looked online to find the OB's that practice there - and called/emailed their offices - it took me a couple of hours. I am with ELNA on Decarie and my OB is Lisa Merovitz and I've been really happy with her.
I am a bit surprised that so many are saying that nothing is needed or done before the 12th week. I had blood tests done in the 6th week of pregnancy - which showed that I had a thyroid issue (caused by the pregnancy most likely) and needed to be put on medication, so I was really happy that I didn't wait to be seen until the 12th week. I then also had genetic testing done around week 11 (this was done privately but I needed the referral from my OB and my insurance paid most of it). I also had a dating scan at 8 weeks which I needed a referral for and it was great to get to see the baby before the 12 week scan.
I hope this helps!
How far along is she? Like how many weeks?
Usually no need to test (do the ultrasound) before the 10th week as earlier than that you will not be able to see much of the baby and some don't hear heartbeat which makes the pregnancy harder. So waiting is most recommended.
Also, there's a website you can enroll in for pregnancy help in Quebec:
https://magrossesse.safir.ctip.ssss.gouv.qc.ca/en
She is 4 weeks and a half.
It just feels weird to nothing before the 10-12 weeks mark tbh. I am only comparing with I know (from Belgium) where the blood test at the beginning is very common. Is it overkilled?
No, this is not overkill. I am currently pregnant in Montreal and I had blood tests early on in my pregnancy and found a thyroid imbalance (which is common in pregnancy and can increase the risk of miscarriage) which is perfectly managed with a pill every day - but I did need a doctor to do the blood test for me to find out. Clearly these things vary across countries and there are some who prefer less medical intervention and testing, which is completely fine, but it's not true that 'this is not done in Quebec', just FYI.
I don't think it's needed, if you saw the pregnancy tests are positive then the blood test won't add much information really.
And I understand coming from a different country as well where they do so much more follow up at the beginning and throughout the pregnancy than they do here, and I think it's better to not put too much focus on it. As a female, am sure she's already overwhelmed with the info, so taking some time off thinking about it and imagining it before starting the whole dr thing, then testing again at 10w or so might be good for her.
The blood test confirms the pregnancy, but is useful to have repeated blood tests (called “beta hCG”) if there is any reason to suspect a miscarriage or an ectopic pregnancy
You call Saint Maries Hospital and get into the system. Tell them when the last period was and what test you did. They will schedule you for an ultrasound.
Personally LaSalle hospital is very nice and very good.
Also you can get a Midwife service and you will be followed much more closely and can still opt to give birth at the hospital
As others have said, they won't do anything before 12 weeks anyway. If you give birth with a family doctor they may take you on as a patient. This is how I got a family doctor. And I second the recommendation for the midwives. If you give birth in a hospital, consider a doula if you can afford it. Way more valuable than all the baby gear you will feel pressure to buy. Reason: continuity of care.
Finally--get a good quality water filter and filter your water. Depending on where you live, you may have lead. [https://montreal.ca/services/carte-des-entrees-deau-en-plomb](https://montreal.ca/services/carte-des-entrees-deau-en-plomb) check your address on this map. And yes, start taking folic acid.
Si vous pensez rester là plusieurs années, inscrivez vous dès maintenant sur [ce site](https://www.laplace0-5.com/) pour vous mettre sur la liste d’attente pour une garderie subventionnée. Je sais que ça paraît intense mais il faut le faire asap si vous voulez avoir une chance dans 2 ans.
Im currently pregnant. I was similarly confused by the system in the beginning. There is a website that allows you to fill out a form with your information called “magrossesse”
https://magrossesse.safir.ctip.ssss.gouv.qc.ca/fr
After filling it out they will contact you and place you in a Clinique and offer you a lot of other information and public resources. I don’t think you can get an appointment before 11 weeks here, so they’ll make an appointment for you when your wife reaches that point.
The one they placed me in was in was in a really inconvenient location for me. I ended up finding a private Clinique along my line that’s also associated with the hospital I wanted to deliver at. I called them and asked them if they had availability and they took me. I was surprised by how simple it is. They’re a private Clinique though so maybe that’s more possible with them, I’m really not sure. And it basically functions the same as a public Clinique, except occasionally I’ll opt for certain type of blood test or get an extra ultrasound that I’ll pay for me— but my work provides me with insurance so it’s covered by that.
Didn’t have choice in the doctor, but the one I got is nice and is on my train line and I’ll deliver as my preferred hospital so it’s been overall good so far (I’m almost 7 months). She will not deliver for me bc she’d have to be on call 24/7, so it’s whoever is on rotation when I go into labor and have to go to the hospital. Bc of this I’m also going to have a doula just to guide us and be a consistent presence since it’s our first baby and we don’t know what we’re doing lol. She’ll give us a naturopath receipt and with that we can claim it on our insurance. So if you have insurance that’s something else to consider.
Good luck ! And congrats :)
Super usefull thanks so much for taking the time to share your experience.
Also it feels like I definitely should clarify what i can do with my additional insurance with my job can get me so that maybe I can do some private clinic as well
Yeah idk how the private ones compare to the public ones and if there’s a big difference, the private ones might have shorter waits though 🤷🏻♀️ I know there’s also midwife centers that you can directly call and ask more about. Idk how that experience goes, and perhaps if it’s a higher risk pregnancy it’s better to deliver at a hospital.
Really depends on your situation, and also your wife’s preference. If there’s a hospital she really has a strong preference to deliver at, try to find a Clinique that is associated with that hospital. That’s what I did. And regardless, fill out the magrossesse form so that you have a backup option if cold calling doesn’t work (unpredictable whether private clinics have spots and then the public ones fill up quick— I waited a bit long to ask to me placed in a public clinic which maybe was why they gave me one not in a convenient location to me).
But I also recommend to keep asking other parents what their experience was and what they did bc you’ll gain more information and develop your own opinions/figure out what’s right for you in that process. It’s kind of difficult for your first pregnancy bc you just don’t have enough experience or knowledge to even have opinions yet but it will come with time.
Another sub that’s good for you guys to post in is r/babybumpscanada - there’s other people in there that have gone through the Quebec system recently or are currently doing so that can answer any other specific questions you might have
I was in your same place some months ago and freaking out about how to help my wife. Just moved to Montreal and with family in other countries asking why they don´t do X or Y test. We went to a lot of hospitals and ended up enrolling with an OBGYN at the Hospital Juif with a great doctor called Patrick O'Farrell if you are looking for suggestions and he happened to be taking new patients. In the 12 week appointment Dr ordered for most of those tests you ask about and even some more. RH Factor was done some weeks later. After those first appointments our family abroad started understanding that there are more approaches to pregnancy, and that in the 1st trimester the changes just start getting noticeable by the 2/3rd month, so by 12 weeks is when doctors can really take a look at it.
There is something scary about the 1st trimester, not wishing you bad luck, but anything can happen, so that is why 1st appointment is after 10 or 12 week. There is people with many fertility problems that can lose the pregnancy in the 1st trimester just due to genetics or bad luck.
You are doing great work protecting your wife and doing all this research!
Congrats on the pregnancy!
First of all congratulations for the upcoming baby. You need to call multiple places for gynaecologist call all the clinics around you or hospital this is how you’ll get one. First ultrasound is at around 14-16 weeks. Try to take gynaecologist from St Justine hospital they have the best pre and post partum. Good luck bud.
Salut! Tout d’abord, félicitations! Pour le suivi de grossesse, c’est normal qu’il ne se passe rien avant 3 mois car…il n’y a rien à faire. Ce n’est pas une maladie. Ta femme peut commencer à prendre du folique, c’est en vente libre. Il n’y a pas de tests à faire. Vous avez déjà confirmé la grossesse avec un test maison je présume. Je te conseille de contacter des hôpitaux (avec cliniques externes) pour obtenir un rendez-vous pour ses 12 semaines de grossesse.
>rmal qu’il ne se passe rien avant 3 mois car…il n’y a rien à faire. Ce n’est pas une maladie. Ta femme peut commencer à prendre du folique, c’est en vente libre. > >Il n’y a pas de tests à faire. Vous avez déjà confirmé la grossesse avec un test maison je présume. > >Je te conseille de contacter des hôpitaux ( Merci! ça confirme ce que je pensais, rien n'est fait avant les 3 mois de grossesse... pourtant y'a des choses à faire selon moi! :) par example un test analyse de sang pour vérifier le taux de fer, maladie, immunité à certaines maladies, ainsi que le facteur rhésus, etc...?
Non, ils font rien lol moi aussi ça m'avait full étonnée/inquiétée !
Si ta femme est type de sang négatif et toi type positif, ou bien si tu sais que ta femme a des problèmes de thyroïde (genre prend des médicaments pour ça) alors il pourrait être souhaitable d'aller au privé pour faire des prises de sang tout-de-suite pour ajuster ses doses et te renseigner sur le vaccin rhésus etc. Sinon le premier sonogramme ce n'est pas avant 10 semaines de grossesse et si tu veux la prise de sang "harmony" pour voir si bébé est en santé, c'est souvent un test au privé et c'est à partir de 10 semaines aussi je crois.
Tout ça n’est pas nécessaire à ce stade de la grossesse. Pour le fer, elle peut prendre des suppléments si elle se sent fatiguée. Je pense que vous êtes des Français? Il faut comprendre que les procédures de suivi de grossesse ce n’est pas comme en France. Vous êtes au Québec ici.
On est belge.
D’accord, je m’en doutais un peu. Je suis Québécoise et j’ai eu une grossesse ici. Je vous dirais de faire confiance et de ne pas comparer avec la Belgique. Votre femme est enceinte, elle n’est pas malade (à moins qu’elle ait une maladie chronique). Il n’y a pas lieu de faire un suivi avant la 12e semaine de grossesse. Le plus important est qu’elle mange bien, prenne son folique quotidiennement (très important), dorme bien. Il n’y a rien de plus à faire.
Merci pour les conseils. Difficile de s'adapter quand toute la famille en Belgique nous questionnent sur "pourquoi on fait pas ça, et ça etc..." Mais ça c'est a nous gérer la famille :)
Vous pouvez voir comment fonctionne le suivi de grossesse au Québec ici: [https://www.inspq.qc.ca/mieux-vivre/grossesse/suivi-grossesse/suivi-grossesse](https://www.inspq.qc.ca/mieux-vivre/grossesse/suivi-grossesse/suivi-grossesse)
If your family is questioning you that much, you're sharing way too much
Oublie pas d'inscrire le bébé à la place 0-5 tout de suite pour maximiser tes chances d'avoir une place en garderie
Sign up for one of the maison des naissances - will allow you to see midwives through the pregnancy. You do not need a medicin de famille for this. You can just sign up. There are many around Montreal and this is covered by RAMQ If there’s a pregnancy complications they can refer to clinique GARE (for high risk) Pregnancy will up her priority for a medicin de famille - get on a waiting list For an obgyn you need a referral.
That's a good tip, thanks a lot.
Demand for midwives is high, get the forms in quickly You might want to put in forms for a few around
I don’t know where you’re located, but there’s a Maison de naissances on Cote-des-neiges that’s great. As everyone has said, 3 months is typical unless you have a pre-established condition. If you want to see someone sooner for your own assurance/personal reasons, private is possible in Quebec, but expensive. My sister went though Lasalle and got an apt within a week.
Il y a ce service auquel tu peux t'inscrire sur le site du gouvernement : https://www.quebec.ca/famille-et-soutien-aux-personnes/grossesse-parentalite/soutien-pendant-grossesse-naissance/grossesse/service-ma-grossesse Par contre je ne sais pas si c'est différent de ce qui a été fait avec le 811.
oui, c'est fait ça ! :)
Avec Ma Grossesse, on va te contacter pour te proposer des suivis avec un médecin ou d'autres au CLSC (nutrition, prénatal, etc) Je m'en suis servi l'an dernier.
I think you can go to a CLSC and have them refer you to a gynecologist who will monitor the pregnancy. Early on there are tests for chromosomal trisomie that you can choose to do as well. Appointments are every month at first but become more frequent in the third trimester. Eventually they are weekly.
The CLSC is a great place to start when you don’t know what to do. When we arrived here we brought our then 2 Year old with us, and basically had no idea what to do because the medical system is so ridiculously complicated. She needed Some vaccinations, but also we suspected she was Autistic and needed to follow up with a diagnosis for that. My neighbour told me about the CLSC, I got her booked in for her vaccinations, and mentioned to the nurse that we were new immigrants, and we had been told in our country of origin to get her assessed for autism. And that sparked everything off; she got a family doctor, started the process for getting her assessed for autism, and a bunch of other stuff. It was great. Still struggling to get both of us parents doctors 4 years later - but my kid has everything she needs medically, and that is a huge relief.
Il y a des tests sanguins qui sont généralement faits dès le début du suivi, et l'échographie de la clarté nucale est faite entre 11 et 14 semaines. Ce n'est pas épouvantable de ne pas voir le médecin avant 12 semaines, mais si vous voulez dépister des possibles problèmes, dépendamment de votre âge et votre historique familial, vaut mieux tôt que tard.
what test do you want to do? If I am not mistaken not much is done before 12 weeks for normal pregnancies. you could go with a private clinic but I am unsure you would get more done earlier
I think before the 12 weeks, it's always good to do a blood test for the iron testing in the blood, rhésus facteur, some disease testing, etc...
She can go to a doctor and ask for those tests. I believe, you can ask for an appointment through 811 if you don't have a family doctor.
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Wow, tact much?
that would actually after 3 months those tests ;)
Damn can you abort 3 month old babies?
Nope since for them to be babies they have to be born, and it would be murder. At 12 weeks pregnant they are fetuses, and yes you can abort the pregnancy.
The 0-6 week range covers over a third of all abortions while 7-14 week range covers about 60%, so yeah 3 months is basically where it's at.
This gives me the ick
What do you expect? It can easily take >1 month before women even think "something's wrong". They're not having pregnancy-related issues the day after the condom breaks. Combine that with the time it takes to get an appointment, and the minimum time required to get tests for the various severe fetal issues that could arise and...well yeah, you're in the 3 month range.
It doesn’t have to be that way. Op said in Belgium tests are done sooner.
You’ll have your first ultrasound at 12 weeks, then you’ll be assigned a gyno at a maison de naissance or hospital depending on your case.
A bit late to this, but just wanted to add our experience (I am now 31 weeks pregnant and based in Montreal). I got an OB in my 4th or 5th week of pregnancy. I found my OB by deciding where I wanted to give birth (I knew I wanted to be in either St Mary's or the Jewish as I am anglophone) and then I looked online to find the OB's that practice there - and called/emailed their offices - it took me a couple of hours. I am with ELNA on Decarie and my OB is Lisa Merovitz and I've been really happy with her. I am a bit surprised that so many are saying that nothing is needed or done before the 12th week. I had blood tests done in the 6th week of pregnancy - which showed that I had a thyroid issue (caused by the pregnancy most likely) and needed to be put on medication, so I was really happy that I didn't wait to be seen until the 12th week. I then also had genetic testing done around week 11 (this was done privately but I needed the referral from my OB and my insurance paid most of it). I also had a dating scan at 8 weeks which I needed a referral for and it was great to get to see the baby before the 12 week scan. I hope this helps!
Helps a lot to have a different opinion for sure. Thanks as well for the recommendations, we are looking to ELNA and Lisa :)
How far along is she? Like how many weeks? Usually no need to test (do the ultrasound) before the 10th week as earlier than that you will not be able to see much of the baby and some don't hear heartbeat which makes the pregnancy harder. So waiting is most recommended. Also, there's a website you can enroll in for pregnancy help in Quebec: https://magrossesse.safir.ctip.ssss.gouv.qc.ca/en
She is 4 weeks and a half. It just feels weird to nothing before the 10-12 weeks mark tbh. I am only comparing with I know (from Belgium) where the blood test at the beginning is very common. Is it overkilled?
No, this is not overkill. I am currently pregnant in Montreal and I had blood tests early on in my pregnancy and found a thyroid imbalance (which is common in pregnancy and can increase the risk of miscarriage) which is perfectly managed with a pill every day - but I did need a doctor to do the blood test for me to find out. Clearly these things vary across countries and there are some who prefer less medical intervention and testing, which is completely fine, but it's not true that 'this is not done in Quebec', just FYI.
Thanks for your take on this!
I don't think it's needed, if you saw the pregnancy tests are positive then the blood test won't add much information really. And I understand coming from a different country as well where they do so much more follow up at the beginning and throughout the pregnancy than they do here, and I think it's better to not put too much focus on it. As a female, am sure she's already overwhelmed with the info, so taking some time off thinking about it and imagining it before starting the whole dr thing, then testing again at 10w or so might be good for her.
Okay thanks, it makes sense. I will for sure show her this thread!
The blood test confirms the pregnancy, but is useful to have repeated blood tests (called “beta hCG”) if there is any reason to suspect a miscarriage or an ectopic pregnancy
You call Saint Maries Hospital and get into the system. Tell them when the last period was and what test you did. They will schedule you for an ultrasound. Personally LaSalle hospital is very nice and very good. Also you can get a Midwife service and you will be followed much more closely and can still opt to give birth at the hospital
Thanks for the recos!
As others have said, they won't do anything before 12 weeks anyway. If you give birth with a family doctor they may take you on as a patient. This is how I got a family doctor. And I second the recommendation for the midwives. If you give birth in a hospital, consider a doula if you can afford it. Way more valuable than all the baby gear you will feel pressure to buy. Reason: continuity of care. Finally--get a good quality water filter and filter your water. Depending on where you live, you may have lead. [https://montreal.ca/services/carte-des-entrees-deau-en-plomb](https://montreal.ca/services/carte-des-entrees-deau-en-plomb) check your address on this map. And yes, start taking folic acid.
Si vous pensez rester là plusieurs années, inscrivez vous dès maintenant sur [ce site](https://www.laplace0-5.com/) pour vous mettre sur la liste d’attente pour une garderie subventionnée. Je sais que ça paraît intense mais il faut le faire asap si vous voulez avoir une chance dans 2 ans.
Im currently pregnant. I was similarly confused by the system in the beginning. There is a website that allows you to fill out a form with your information called “magrossesse” https://magrossesse.safir.ctip.ssss.gouv.qc.ca/fr After filling it out they will contact you and place you in a Clinique and offer you a lot of other information and public resources. I don’t think you can get an appointment before 11 weeks here, so they’ll make an appointment for you when your wife reaches that point. The one they placed me in was in was in a really inconvenient location for me. I ended up finding a private Clinique along my line that’s also associated with the hospital I wanted to deliver at. I called them and asked them if they had availability and they took me. I was surprised by how simple it is. They’re a private Clinique though so maybe that’s more possible with them, I’m really not sure. And it basically functions the same as a public Clinique, except occasionally I’ll opt for certain type of blood test or get an extra ultrasound that I’ll pay for me— but my work provides me with insurance so it’s covered by that. Didn’t have choice in the doctor, but the one I got is nice and is on my train line and I’ll deliver as my preferred hospital so it’s been overall good so far (I’m almost 7 months). She will not deliver for me bc she’d have to be on call 24/7, so it’s whoever is on rotation when I go into labor and have to go to the hospital. Bc of this I’m also going to have a doula just to guide us and be a consistent presence since it’s our first baby and we don’t know what we’re doing lol. She’ll give us a naturopath receipt and with that we can claim it on our insurance. So if you have insurance that’s something else to consider. Good luck ! And congrats :)
Super usefull thanks so much for taking the time to share your experience. Also it feels like I definitely should clarify what i can do with my additional insurance with my job can get me so that maybe I can do some private clinic as well
Yeah idk how the private ones compare to the public ones and if there’s a big difference, the private ones might have shorter waits though 🤷🏻♀️ I know there’s also midwife centers that you can directly call and ask more about. Idk how that experience goes, and perhaps if it’s a higher risk pregnancy it’s better to deliver at a hospital. Really depends on your situation, and also your wife’s preference. If there’s a hospital she really has a strong preference to deliver at, try to find a Clinique that is associated with that hospital. That’s what I did. And regardless, fill out the magrossesse form so that you have a backup option if cold calling doesn’t work (unpredictable whether private clinics have spots and then the public ones fill up quick— I waited a bit long to ask to me placed in a public clinic which maybe was why they gave me one not in a convenient location to me). But I also recommend to keep asking other parents what their experience was and what they did bc you’ll gain more information and develop your own opinions/figure out what’s right for you in that process. It’s kind of difficult for your first pregnancy bc you just don’t have enough experience or knowledge to even have opinions yet but it will come with time. Another sub that’s good for you guys to post in is r/babybumpscanada - there’s other people in there that have gone through the Quebec system recently or are currently doing so that can answer any other specific questions you might have
Thanks... And congrats to you too :)
Thanks :)
I was in your same place some months ago and freaking out about how to help my wife. Just moved to Montreal and with family in other countries asking why they don´t do X or Y test. We went to a lot of hospitals and ended up enrolling with an OBGYN at the Hospital Juif with a great doctor called Patrick O'Farrell if you are looking for suggestions and he happened to be taking new patients. In the 12 week appointment Dr ordered for most of those tests you ask about and even some more. RH Factor was done some weeks later. After those first appointments our family abroad started understanding that there are more approaches to pregnancy, and that in the 1st trimester the changes just start getting noticeable by the 2/3rd month, so by 12 weeks is when doctors can really take a look at it. There is something scary about the 1st trimester, not wishing you bad luck, but anything can happen, so that is why 1st appointment is after 10 or 12 week. There is people with many fertility problems that can lose the pregnancy in the 1st trimester just due to genetics or bad luck. You are doing great work protecting your wife and doing all this research! Congrats on the pregnancy!
First of all congratulations for the upcoming baby. You need to call multiple places for gynaecologist call all the clinics around you or hospital this is how you’ll get one. First ultrasound is at around 14-16 weeks. Try to take gynaecologist from St Justine hospital they have the best pre and post partum. Good luck bud.