Hi All
I've just had my first midwife appointment and it went great. I know I am very early, but I had rang the doctors and told the receptionist that I was pregnant and she booked this appointment. She was lovely and has really put my mind at ease.
She has confirmed that the dates I have been using are correct, so bubba should be due on 5th September. When I told her that I felt pressured to do the 'right thing' with my daughter, she immediately changed the hospital for me. Although it was 13 years ago, I had such a bad experience at the Leicester Royal Infirmary that I didn't want to go back there. She has therefore booked me in to the Leicester General. When I mentioned my breast implants (to advise her that I had no bad reactions to general anesthetics), she asked if I would still be able to breastfeed. I said I didn't want to anyway because of problems last time, and she immediately said "don't let anyone pressure you into doing it if you don't want to". I was very shocked, but reassured, by this. She also asked about my last labour, and when I told her that I was pressured into minimal pain relief and in the end had to beg for an epidural and felt I had let everyone down, she asked if I wanted an epidural at the first twinge this time around!!! I said I would like to play it by ear, but she said there is no harm in putting it in my notes already. So, I'm not even 6 weeks yet, and already my notes state that I do not want to breastfeed, and want an epidural!! Very impressed!
When I mentioned that I was feeling really sick already, her first question was to ask if there was history of twins in the family.
Now I'm really scared about the 12 weeks scan!!!!! And apparantly it is true that it skips a generation, which would mean that there should be a set in my DH's family in this generation.
Just the 12 week scan to wait for now......
I've just had my first midwife appointment and it went great. I know I am very early, but I had rang the doctors and told the receptionist that I was pregnant and she booked this appointment. She was lovely and has really put my mind at ease.
She has confirmed that the dates I have been using are correct, so bubba should be due on 5th September. When I told her that I felt pressured to do the 'right thing' with my daughter, she immediately changed the hospital for me. Although it was 13 years ago, I had such a bad experience at the Leicester Royal Infirmary that I didn't want to go back there. She has therefore booked me in to the Leicester General. When I mentioned my breast implants (to advise her that I had no bad reactions to general anesthetics), she asked if I would still be able to breastfeed. I said I didn't want to anyway because of problems last time, and she immediately said "don't let anyone pressure you into doing it if you don't want to". I was very shocked, but reassured, by this. She also asked about my last labour, and when I told her that I was pressured into minimal pain relief and in the end had to beg for an epidural and felt I had let everyone down, she asked if I wanted an epidural at the first twinge this time around!!! I said I would like to play it by ear, but she said there is no harm in putting it in my notes already. So, I'm not even 6 weeks yet, and already my notes state that I do not want to breastfeed, and want an epidural!! Very impressed!
When I mentioned that I was feeling really sick already, her first question was to ask if there was history of twins in the family.
Now I'm really scared about the 12 weeks scan!!!!! And apparantly it is true that it skips a generation, which would mean that there should be a set in my DH's family in this generation. Just the 12 week scan to wait for now......
As did the in-laws. My mum spoke as if twins would be the worse thing in the world to happen to anyone!!! Just got to sit and wait for the 12 week scan and hope for the best, whatever that will be!!!
