Evening ladies, LB congrats on your scan - I cried when I first saw DS as had convinced myself I'd hallucinated the entire pregnancy! Including the morning sickness!
I've been reading bits today about childbirth (yes, stupid I know) and about maternity care etc and have been remembering loads about last time round - I had a different MW at every appt as the one I was supposed to have was on long term leave. She came back half way through my pg and was horrible, a really mean faced old lady with not an ounce of positivity. I wrote off and got my MW changed to one of the nicer ones that I'd met but only saw her for three appts and she was on holiday when DS was born. All a completely pointless exercise.
Nobody helped me in labour, it was just me and DH left to it (Mr Calsworld, you'll find the pads in this cupboard so you can clean up the amniotic fluid as it floods out of your wife, we're a bit busy). In fact, apart from one who said, "Calsworld, would you like some pethidine", I don't remember any of them asking me how I was feeling, what I wanted or providing any support or guidance during labour. I needed a commode at one point so DH rang a bell and a tea lady turned up, and fetched it for me!
Having remembered all this, am now wondering WTF I've let myself in for .
On a positive note, I'm sure its all changed dramatically in the last two years and I couldn't possibly have the same piteous experience twice.
Sorry about the rant, but you know what they say - better out than in and all that....