Please don't flame me, if I'm being daft and unreasonable I'm fine with that, but try to be nice!
I had my antenatal appointment this week, and I had bloods taken, all pretty big standard the first ones they do. They are to check blood group, check for HIV, sickle cell anaemia and other things. Now they already know my blood group, it is very, very unlikely that any of the other things have changed since they last checked when I had my first baby.
I don't like having my blood taken, I'm a wimp, I just am, and even when I pre warm medical staff they always still end up going on about horrible things while the blood is being taken, then letting me see the blood in the tubes, and I have before fainted.
I told the midwife I wasn't going to have bloods taken (the antenatal wasn't only for that), as I'd had it all checked before and I don't believe anything's changed. She told me that I HAD to have them taken and insisted that I did.
I went along with it but I really felt like telling her that I don't have to do anything, pregnant or not it is my body. But I didn't.
I've now had two different midwives lecturing me about the importance of breast feeding, despite me telling them that I'd give it a go, but will switch to formula if I feel the need to, as I did with my happy and healthy son.
They spent most of the appointment talking to dp about me in front of me.
It's not only that but I would rather like to consider a home birth, and anyone I've mentioned it to so far has shook their head, rolled their eyes, told me I'd be irresponsible.
I've had eye rolls for taking sickness medication.
I feel as though my body isn't my own anymore, yes I knew this before I got pregnant, but suddenly everyone knows what's best, everyone's got an opinion.
I can sort of see now why older people get annoyed with the ever changing medical advice, if something has worked for you before then you want to stick with it.