Pedantic meant to say congratulations on the lovely engagement news. It made me shed a wee tear - such a thoughtful way to do it. He sounds like a wonderful man.
I'd like to ask a quick question to all those who've been for their scans (or even those who remember their scans from previous pregnancies). I felt a little bit disappointed that it was so....clinical. Obviously I know that this is a hospital appointment, and that the whole point is to take measurements and make appropriate calculations. But it felt rather disconnected from the actual experience of being pregnant and having a baby for me.
I mean, clearly it was emotional. But there were three people in the room - one guy whose badge said he was a researcher, and who did my scan, another woman who sat on a computer, and another random bloke in a suit who just stood in the background.
I had to ask them to play the heartbeat (he just said there was one) and was too busy measuring everything to really talk to me about what was on the screen. I asked lots of questions, but he seemed to answer them as an afterthought.
Sounds odd, but I felt like I was being used as a guinea pig for a research project rather than seeing my first child for the first time.
I'm over the moon and so happy, but the experience was slightly diluted by everything else.
Is this a normal experience, or have I just been unlucky?
(Disclaimer: I was being seen at a large teaching hospital)