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AIBU?

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to be slightly annoyed that my MW appt has been cancelled

29 replies

fernie3 · 08/12/2009 10:46

I have had an awful two days, my daughter is ill with ANOTHER UTI (shes has had 4 since september). And to top it all off she had threadworm, aparently it is going around the class and of course she is one of the ones who has picked it up. I have a major worm phobia and spent most of the night having panic attacks at the thought of worms being in the house let alone inside my daughter.
Anyway I was supposed to have my booking in appointment today the midwife turned up firstly going to the wrong house in my street and therefor announcing to my nosey neighbours that I am pregnant. Then she had only been here 5 minutes(enough time to sit and open her book) and the phone rang some woman thought she was in labour so the midwife had to go. I assumed she was having a home birth.

I know the poor woman couldnt help being in labour but I can help being slightl annoyed! Ok I am being unreasonable to expect her to hold it in but am I unreasonable to be a little annoyed especially when she was only having contractions ever 10 minutes? (the midwifes phone was incredibly loud) she didnt sound like a woman about to give birth to me!

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fernie3 · 09/12/2009 18:28

I am in kent

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Minshu · 09/12/2009 19:53

Fernie - totally empathise with your phobia -that would really freak me out, too. Hope that DD is fully recovered very soon. That, plus pg hormones, must make things more likely to frustrate you.

Congratulations on your pregnancy

Reallytired · 09/12/2009 21:52

How on earth can you assess the parenting skills of a pregnant woman? If she has other children then surely the health visitor would be in a better position to assess parenting skills. Its not really an area where midwives are qualified in.

Infact it would be nice if our area had health visitors.

VirginPeachyMotherOfSpod · 10/12/2009 09:42

Goodluck with the PET- no way they'd aallow a HB, I had to fight for one after having had eclampsia with ds1, and the HB (which went well) was after a further two 'perfect' delivieries.

Hope you get through without getting it,lots of proteins apparenlty (only one obscure study though, which also IIRC suggested not cutting down on salt as some PEt women do thinking they have the sme high BP risks as non-pg population). Also suggested kiwi fruits and whilst its probably garbage (and I have a severe allergy LOL) why not? Worth a shot.

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