We went in to Addenbrookes, to the Rosie really to have the 12 week scan in 17th March. I was 12 weeks 1 day pregnant, on the second day of week 13. My heart was in my mouth pretty much the whole way there. How awful would it be if it was bad news? Iain was excited mainly - he was going to see the baby again!
Well we got there and saw old misery-guts Beatrize, who did our first ever scan, she was walking about doing her thing with her mouth turned down so far we had to try hard not to laugh out loud. [Why live like that???]
Everyone we came in contact with all morning at the hospital were very nice, polite, respectful and considerate. Can it be that I'll actually be ok there????
Well, I'm not sure yet, but it bodes well so far.
The scan happened as scheduled, 8:30 am. The baby was kicking and bucking about from the neck down, the head was mainly floating from side to side, s/he had one hand up towards his/her mouth/nose, very very sweet. Just chillin, boogying along. I now like to dance like the baby all the time. Iain laughs.
The scanning equipment is possibly a bit rubbish as the shape of the baby was still fairly badly defined, and so the baby did look a bit like Slimer from Ghostbusters in shape, at first. The clearer picture revealed him/her to look more like Caspar the Friendly Ghost. The photo (above) shows the baby's TEETH!!! My first thoughts were OMG we have a baby Dracula!!! I am Baby Dracula's mummy!!!! Nooooooo!!!!!!
So then we talked to the midwife about me taking part in the research study they are running at the hospital (they will take blood samples from me, and scan me a few extra times, whoopeee!! - 28 weeks and 36 weeks. That is in addition to my 20 week scan and any other scans the hospital deems necessary for me over the next few months.) So I went and gave my first blood sample too - that was fun! The first chubby cherub nurse failed to get anything out of me, I think she was too scared. Then in came nurse Mario, and he went right in there and got all the blood they needed. It was not fun, of course, but it was not too bad. At least I had Iain with me.
I also spoke to the Midwife about my IR/GD concerns and she said she'd put me in touch with the midwife who specialises in dabetes, which she did. I had a call from Kerry and we talked. I'm not sure I will like all the 'help' they can offer me, but lets see.
So then off we went to pop in and see NK and Nani and see Boro Phuppu again. NK was suitably complimentary about our little baby, but Nani thought the baby looked like a monkey (who SAYS that?????) and Boro Phuppu thought the baby reminded her of Monu the cat (ok, her sister's beloved cat, but honestly - who SAYS that????)
I hope Abba (or anyone else) doesn't compound the rudeness by acting like saying Lambykins looks like some sort of jungle or household animal is a funny/nice/appropriate thing. It is very rude, and I don't appreciate that sort of behaviour.
Ok, so the baby is a foetus, and therefore looks odd - the scan picture is not entirely flattering, how can it be - at 12 weeks 1 day (yep, the baby and I are in sync) s/he is only just formed. People being rude about the baby doesn't spoil how cool the baby is for me. Nor does it make me think the baby is actually a monkey/cat/whatever. However it DOES make certain things about the people making such remarks very clear.
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