Saw the midwife!
Finally got a hospital appointment and saw a midwife yesterday. I'm so relieved to have begun the process and it makes the pregnancy so much more real. This was my booking-in appointment where they take lots of background info and set up my file for the birth. There were loads of questions. Some of them made me laugh, like 'Is your husband the father of the baby?' I guess they want to be prepared if the baby comes out a different colour to Daddy.
There were quite a few questions that had a box marked Confidential next to them. Like the pregnancy history. After each pregnancy it asked 'Is this a confidential pregnancy?'. I thought that was very understanding and comprehensive of them. I suppose there are women who've had abortions or given children up for adoption in their teens and haven't told their partners. Better that the docs and midwives know rather than trying to keep it a secret from them too.
I was telling J about it when I got home and his response was 'Does it happen that often that they need a box to tick on a standard form?!' I guess maybe it does.
But, back to the baby. We got all the paperwork done and then we listened to the baby's heartbeat. It was about 157bpm, which the midwife said was right for a girl. Their hearts tend to beat faster. Tobes was enthralled. He said 'That's my baby'.
Then I gave samples of virtually all of my bodily fluids and made appointments for my next ultrasound and midwife appointments. We also talked about parentcraft classes but they were on Monday mornings which would be difficult for me with Tobes. I'm going to try to find one during his school hours because I'd really like to go. It's the best way to meet other Moms and I don't want to miss that opportunity.
So things are going well. I'm putting together a big list of names as we approach the halfway point of the pregnancy. I'm feeling pretty good. The dizziness has lessened and I have more energy, which is great.
I read an update about Cupcake's size at this stage and apparently her head is about the size of a lightbulb and her feet are about an inch long. So cute! She can do wonders with those tiny feet though as more than once she's kicked so hard it shocked me. My dreams of a calm child are slowly dissolving. Looks like we're going to have another jumping bean.
There were quite a few questions that had a box marked Confidential next to them. Like the pregnancy history. After each pregnancy it asked 'Is this a confidential pregnancy?'. I thought that was very understanding and comprehensive of them. I suppose there are women who've had abortions or given children up for adoption in their teens and haven't told their partners. Better that the docs and midwives know rather than trying to keep it a secret from them too.
I was telling J about it when I got home and his response was 'Does it happen that often that they need a box to tick on a standard form?!' I guess maybe it does.
But, back to the baby. We got all the paperwork done and then we listened to the baby's heartbeat. It was about 157bpm, which the midwife said was right for a girl. Their hearts tend to beat faster. Tobes was enthralled. He said 'That's my baby'.
Then I gave samples of virtually all of my bodily fluids and made appointments for my next ultrasound and midwife appointments. We also talked about parentcraft classes but they were on Monday mornings which would be difficult for me with Tobes. I'm going to try to find one during his school hours because I'd really like to go. It's the best way to meet other Moms and I don't want to miss that opportunity.
So things are going well. I'm putting together a big list of names as we approach the halfway point of the pregnancy. I'm feeling pretty good. The dizziness has lessened and I have more energy, which is great.
I read an update about Cupcake's size at this stage and apparently her head is about the size of a lightbulb and her feet are about an inch long. So cute! She can do wonders with those tiny feet though as more than once she's kicked so hard it shocked me. My dreams of a calm child are slowly dissolving. Looks like we're going to have another jumping bean.
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