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Q. Hello. I'm concerned that I may have gotten pregnant during my first month of trying. Although that is good, in the middle of the month, I had a mammogram. They said I should not have this done if I thought I might be pregnant. I had actually taken a home test several days earlier which had said I was not pregnant & I thought it was highly unlikely that I'd get pregnant right away. Well, now I am 5 days late & it's beginning to occur to me that I am, in fact, pregnant. Obviously I will take another test right away & contact a doctor if I am but I couldn't sleep last night as I was worrying about the mammogram. I am a healthy 35 year old. Any thoughts you might have would be greatly appreciated.

Also, I moved fairly recently to Santa Monica, CA & am interested in finding out ways you might suggest to find a good doctor. I found one already but want to keep looking. Can you meet/interview doctors before seeing them officially?

A. Congratulations on your possible pregnancy. You will probably want to try to calculate exactly when you became pregnant and when that may have occured in relation to your mammogram. I would suggest you call your a local clinic and ask about the availability of interviewing physicians, midwives, etc. A good practice will make the time for this type of process. Talk to people you have met since you moved about physicians in the area or call a local LaLeche League or other parenting organization. Many of the mothers who belong to those kinds of groups are more than willing to share information about their doctors. Best of luck to you. Take a pregnancy test and then start calculating when it could have happened and get in to talk with someone to have your questions answered. Best of luck!

Stephanie Ryan, RN, BSN, ICCE, IBCLC answers your breastfeeding questions.