Has anyone else experienced this?
Over the last fortnight I have been to my local hospital 8 times, for monotring. I had high BP twice (135/95, not exactly super raised) and was eventually reffered to the consultant (after about a week). I've had two consultant appointments, and twice i've left feeling very confused. The consultant never tells me whats going on, nor does he seem to explain anything to the midwives, e.g
Went on thurs for 2nd consultant app, i'd experienced agonising pains in my left side night before (so much so i thought they might be contractions, apart from the fact they were constant, and not coming in waves), and told consultant. I had ++ in my urine, and with the pain localised to my left side and back the cons thought it might be a kidney infection. Asked me to come back to the maternity ward today to get my results and give another sample. Phoned the ward today, and they knew nothing about it. Cons said to me that if there was no infection, and i was still getting pain (which i have been) that i need 24hr urine monitoring. Went to the ward, they told me everything was fine, no infection- and sent me home! So i've been having these pains and I have NO idea what they are. Pllus my next cons app is a week thurs, which is 2 days after i'm due. I mentioned this to cons, and he said "yes thats fine!", maybe for him but not me!
I've gone from being up the hospital every other day, to being left all alone!
I find all of this so confusing. I appreciate all the monitoring they have given me, but now feel slightly abandoned.
Baby is only 3/5 engaged, and I feel like he's never going to come, I know i still have 9 days left, but my god these last few weeks have been the longest of my life!
Over the last fortnight I have been to my local hospital 8 times, for monotring. I had high BP twice (135/95, not exactly super raised) and was eventually reffered to the consultant (after about a week). I've had two consultant appointments, and twice i've left feeling very confused. The consultant never tells me whats going on, nor does he seem to explain anything to the midwives, e.g
Went on thurs for 2nd consultant app, i'd experienced agonising pains in my left side night before (so much so i thought they might be contractions, apart from the fact they were constant, and not coming in waves), and told consultant. I had ++ in my urine, and with the pain localised to my left side and back the cons thought it might be a kidney infection. Asked me to come back to the maternity ward today to get my results and give another sample. Phoned the ward today, and they knew nothing about it. Cons said to me that if there was no infection, and i was still getting pain (which i have been) that i need 24hr urine monitoring. Went to the ward, they told me everything was fine, no infection- and sent me home! So i've been having these pains and I have NO idea what they are. Pllus my next cons app is a week thurs, which is 2 days after i'm due. I mentioned this to cons, and he said "yes thats fine!", maybe for him but not me!
I've gone from being up the hospital every other day, to being left all alone!
I find all of this so confusing. I appreciate all the monitoring they have given me, but now feel slightly abandoned.
Baby is only 3/5 engaged, and I feel like he's never going to come, I know i still have 9 days left, but my god these last few weeks have been the longest of my life!
