I saw Dr. Maloney for my first prenatal apt. She asked how I was and I said I was nervous because I had a chemical pregnancy my last cycle and I have had some spotting. I should be 8 weeks and 4 days based on when I wrote down we would've conceived due to ovulation, when my "cycle" was, etc. She immediately got annoyed and said I was there too early and said, "well, what makes you think you're pregnant now?" Ummm... due to the 7 positive pregnancy tests I've taken. She had never read my chart so she didn't know my history at all. I saw another doctor in the practice after my chemical pregnancy and she said to try again right away if I felt up to it. To which, Dr. Maloney sighed loudly. She reluctantly did my scan anyway. Baby is measuring at 6 weeks, not 8, which is not possible due to my husband being out of town for those 2 weeks. The gestational sac was an abnormal shape and she was only able to see a flicker of a heartbeat. She said I should've had a blood test before I came so we'd have something to talk about... I called her advice nurses two weeks prior when my spotting started. Is it my fault or theirs that I didn't have a blood test?! She said to come back in a week but to be cautious as she thought my sac was collapsing which is a miscarriage. I started crying and she asked if there were any questions. Of course, I'm trying to process and without a single word, she walks out of the office. No instruction on when to do the blood tests, no encouragement, no ideas on what else could cause the spotting, nothing... and come to find out, she's out of the office the whole week and I won't be seeing her. My husband, who always sees the positive in everything, said she seemed VERY annoyed to be seeing me and that he couldn't believe she talked to me that way. Not only will this pregnancy likely result in miscarriage but this is who I get to help me through it and figure out next steps with? Yikes! :( No compassion, very rushed and not thorough, and do NOT look for any hope out of your conversation with this doctor. read more