NUCHAL SCREEN

[Rubys mummy]

Hi gals

At booking in app, we were offered a choice of going to BUPA between 11-13 weeks for combined blood tests and ultrasound scan to assess for risk of Downs syndrome....
After much thinking, we have opted to go for it, my age being a factor and also for piece of mind.
I was sent confirmation from BUPA in two weeks time, along with a pack to obtain a blood sample, to be taken by my midwife at my GP surgery.(it stated this in letter enclosed with it)

I went for app today with midwife, who really wasnt very pleasant. Firstly she said BUPA should be taking the blood, not them, so I said I would contact BUPA...after much huffing, she took it, but made me feel really embarrassed and akward...I should of gone @ 11 weeks also, but I didnt realise that until after the event and reading leaflet from hozzie...

Has anyone else had this done, was I right to go to docs? I am worried now the test was taken too early and it was not neccessary today.

I thought doing it this way would help to put my mind at rest, now I am just stressed!!!

Am I being stupid???

 

[Wobbles]

Eek I can see why you are stressed Zoe *Hugs* .. Have you contacted Bupa anyway?

 

[Rubys mummy]

I didnt, I left the docs and had to go to post office with sample to be posted in a fancy plastic postage paid box thingie, got to postie and there wasnt a bar coded form to send it off with, so twenty mins later, with a big queue behind me, the nice lady behind counter phoned help line and sorted it for me, and got it posted off.

I just couldnt face ringing them, I have a good mind to give them a piece of my mind...the whole thing has been awful today and I am so tearful anyway today

I aint sleeping well in heat, and today I have been so tearful and feeling so sorry for myself when I hav no right to feel like that

I am lucky to be pregnant, and I feel so silly for being so pathetic for getting so upset today

AND the nasty midwife weighed me, and I got such a shock, almost a stone heavier than last time I weighed myself (before my BFP)!! I am going to be ENORMOUS by week 40

Sorry for rant, tell me if I am being pathetic...Zoe, you are being pathetic(thats me talking to myself)

 

[Wobbles]

Your NOT being pathetic - *slap*

Sorry LOL

I'd be upset to & hey you might feel lucky to be pregnant & so you should in a way of being over the bloody moon woman but that doesn't mean you don't have the right to be upset .... Oh then add the hormones on top of that one

Think you should give em a call though if you are pifted at them!

Oh & a BIG hug x x

 

[Rubys mummy]

Thanks hunny bunny (watery smile, big wet eyes and titty lip-I look pathetic right now )

I will ring them tomorrow and get it off my chest

 

[Wobbles]

Just a little bit >Hands you some Kleenex<

 

[Rubys mummy]

Tee hee, did you just show me your bum??!!! A woman in your condition too?!! Terrible

You would never catch me exposing my white hairy bum
xxx

 

[Wobbles]

Lady trimmer does the job *ahem* So I'm ok flashing my bum

 

[rusks]

sorry you got this reception Zoe - all the best,xx

I don't know why nurses get stressy, why go into the caring profession to make people feel worse than they already do anyway, they are meant to make you feel better about yourself.

Try not to feel bad you didn't do anything wrong.

 

[Rubys mummy]

Thanks Rusks, I think I was over sensitive yesterday maybe, I was very tired and it is a worry still, I wont be able to relax until after the 12 week mark and once I have had the nucral scan.

I was spoilt at my booking in appointment a the hozzie a few weeks ago, the midwives there were so nice to me, and made the whole experience a delight and exciting....maybe I was niave to think it would be like that the whole way through this pregnancy!!! LOL