Saw MW this morning and it ended up being pretty stressful
She took AGES to find heartbeat, which has never happened before, and she kept moving the doppler around and looking at her watch and I was completely panicking since, because everything has been so straightforward so far, I was there on my own! Eventually she found it and said the heart rate was fine but she seemed to be able to hear it in two different places!! So between that and the strange, contorted shape the baby seems to be in, MW started to become convinced it must be TWINS in there!!
I asked (nervously!) would they not have picked that up at my scan and she just asked when my last scan was . She read through 20 week report and agreed they probably should have noticed if it was twins but she wasn't at all convinced.
She then told me baby was breech (which I was already pretty convinced of anyway) and it was back to back. I'm nearly 33 weeks now and she has told me to see the GP in two week's time and if he agrees with her and the baby has shown no sign of budging then it's off to the hospital for a scan and prob to plan an elective c-section because she thinks because of awkward positioning, difficulty of finding heartbeat and my general body shape that it's pretty unlikely to turn of its own accord. gulp.
Sorry for mammoth post but the whole thing really freaked me out from beginning to end and it's thrown me for six a bit since I was so used to breezily getting the all clear every time I've had a check up that I just assumed this morning would be the same!! She basically ordered me to stop work immediately and told me if I have any contractions that feel stronger than Braxton Hicks or my waters break to phone hospital straight away because I'll need an emergency c-section. And my MW, although she can be a bit brusque, is very experienced and seems very professional and very competent so I feel like I need to listen to what she said.
Anyone out there had similar experiences? Any advice?? Thanks!! So worried...