28-week scan
I had my 28-week scan yesterday followed by an ante-natal visit and blood tests. I had intended to ask some questions about important birth stuff, but as soon as I got inside the hospital I seemed to go into a daze and I sort of sleepwalked through the whole experience. It was one of the most impersonal experiences I have had as a pregnant person. The scanner did point out the baby's head, etc, but that was about the most conversation I had during the whole experience. The waiting room was full of big women looking bored and tired. I tried to catch up on work notes and was then called into the consultant's room. I had intended to ask lots of questions there, but it was full of people. There was a nurse and another man, who was possibly a doctor. I decided to wait to see the midwife. I had the usual checks and the consultant stared at the charts and wrote things down then I was ushered out. Next stop: blood tests. Again, minimal conversation. It's not that I was expecting the earth, but it would be nice to be asked how you feel every now and again.
My mum had done the school pick-up/football pick-up/ballet run. She emerged from ballet hell saying 'never again'. Not many people can withstand the ballet test. And joy of joys, the experience is due to be repeated on Wednesday afternoon when I have the anti-D injection, again at school pick-up time, and bonkers daughter has ballet.
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