Booking

I know I've not really been around much. I still think part of me is scared to write. 

As I said previously - as far as I am aware everything is going ok. 

I bought a fetal doppler and found the heartbeat last Monday (3rd August). I counted the heart rate to be around 166bpm. Fast! I've not used it loads. Maybe just a few minutes each day. It sounded amazing and was a huge relief when I heard it. 

I had my booking appointment today. A midwife, Irene, came up to the house to go through medical history and take bloods. I think she was only here for forty minutes. I have to choose between two different hospitals. I know I havea w hile to think about it but it was brought up today. The first option is the IRH. It's midwife led. This means if something went wrong I would have to be transferred to RAH which is at least thirty minutes away (although if transferred in ambulance assuming it would be quicker). I said to Irene I was thinking about IRH but then I was worried incase something went wrong. She said what would go wrong? Women have babies all the time. There are also risk assessments done. At the moment I am on the green pathway which means low risk. One thing she did say was since RAH is consultant led I could find myself in a bed hooked up to a monitor. 

I'll get to have a tour of both around 20 weeks. 

I have my 12 week scan on Friday. 

I don't know if I'm excited. I'm terrified. I just hope everything is ok. 

I don't think I really have any reason to think they won't be. I've had no pain, no bleeding, I've been really sick - which I'm told is a good sign. I seen a heartbeat at 6 weeks and I heard the heart beat nice and strong this morning. 

So roll on Friday. My scan is at 1:30pm. No doubt I'll be up at the crack of dawn that day. 

I've decided to have the screening done on Friday. CUBS - Combined Ultrasound and Biochemical Screening. 

I'll not update again until after Friday. 

Here's hoping when I'm back it's with good news.