Let me just take this call...

[ailbhe]

It was the consultant anaesthetist. My incredible midwife (should I buy her wine vouchers? if so, for where?) called him today and he called me personally to set up an appointment. I can see him at the pre-op clerking appointment, a week before the section, and discuss everything then. That's fine.

He sounded nice and friendly, inasmuch as anyone can on a bad mobile connection. I didn't catch his name, but that's ok.

We're getting there, and really, it could be much worse. I have to go to hospital again on Thursday morning (two days' time) for the Anti-D jab, and again 7 days later to see the surgeon who will actually operate, and 12 days after that for the pre-op, and 7 days after that for the section itself. 4 weeks today, I'll have a new baby.

Unless it decides to come earlier, at home, of course.

Goodness gracious me.

Comments

[nex0s.livejournal.com]

i'm so glad you are getting folk you like :)

YAY!

n.

[flybabydizzy.livejournal.com]

Anti D jab?
what's that?

[squishsplash.livejournal.com]

Well, that confirms it, your baby is going to be a Leo (http://www.astrology-online.com/leo.htm). (I think I'm expecting a Virgo, if he's full term.)

[k425.livejournal.com]

Oh my!

[sashajwolf.livejournal.com]

It's a shot to prevent the immune system of a rhesus-negative mother treating rhesus-positive blood cells from a baby as invaders. Usually, by the time any blood cells actually cross from the mother to the baby, it's too late for that baby to be damaged, but there can be a danger to future babies. Before anti-D was invented, rhesus-negative women used to be advised not to have more than one child - it's part of the reason I never had a birth sibling.

[flybabydizzy.livejournal.com]

ah, thanks! I'd heard about it, just didn't realise that is what it is called.

[micheinnz.livejournal.com]

My anaesthetist was beyond cool (and his name was David Bowie -- I shit you not!). He was friendly and calm and cheerful and explained everything (including showing me the equipment he was going to use and telling me why he'd chosen this thing instead of that thing) and let me ask questions and didn't treat me like I was stupid and was encouraging and just lovely.

And when it came time to stick big needles into me he talked to me the whole time and told me what he was doing and how he was doing it and treated me like a person.

I'm glad you've found one just the same.