We got there at 9:30am- the time of the appointment. It took 40min. for the ultrasound tech to see us. That really erks me because our toddler is a very busy girl and to wait for 40min PAST our appointment time was very upsetting.. and tiring. In following her into the room I was waiting to hear and apology, it didnt come. In arriving in the the room I was hoping for an apology, it never came. She never mentioned it. Not once. For me, a simple "sorry" goes a long way. I would have let my annoyance with her go had she apologized. But nothing.
As she proceeded with the measurements, she asked me about the blood I experienced earlier on... no big deal. But kept on referring to the blood thing during the ultrasound. Saying things like, "everything is looking good", "I dont see any blood", "your one of the fortunate". I then informed her that my doctor didnt seem worried about the blood-thing anymore and he even told me that it is far from a concern of his anymore. This ultrasound was just to make sure everything looked healthy as far as the baby is concerned as well as the placenta, etc. She looked so lost and said, "Thats not what it says on my order." and informed me that they dont do anatomy exams this early in the pregnancy but she will try the best she can.
Now I am lost. My first ultrasound with Tahlia was when I was 12wks. He was VERY thorough, looked at the heart beat, listened to the heart beat, listened to the blood flow in the cord, recorded the blood flow in the cord. He also measured every bone in her body. He was able to tell me with certainty that the baby was looking to be very healthy one. When I asked about measuring the blood flow in the cord for my baby she said they only do that now for "'Retar...' they have a new word for it now, 'developmentally delayed' babies. It is then that we look at the blood flow in the 3rd trimester". - I couldnt believe my ears....
Then out of the blue she said, "would you like pictures?". I said, "oh, your done already?" She basically said yes in a round-about way but discovered more measurements to take. Then she said she would be back because the printer isnt working. I thought, "okay, maybe she will be able to get a better angle of the baby when she comes back?" NOPE. She handed me a wash cloth, told me to wipe my stomach and hopefully we will have pictures. It was hard for me to remember an actual, visual picture of the baby that she took during the course of the appointment. She didnt even title any of the pictures with a cute, "Hi mom and dad". So I protested and asked if she would just take another look when she comes back, perhaps the baby would change positions. She told me that she might have another patient waiting and she felt we had enough pictures to choose from. By then, I was done... just done.
We ended up getting pictures... not your usual picture. We left not really knowing if our baby was healthy with any certainty. We left not really knowing the sex of the baby. When she got to the baby's bottom, she asked me what I think it is and I said, "Boy". She then said, "I would lean toward that too"... so who knows if she was just feeding me things I "wanted" to hear. We basically left feeling like the time we spent there was an utter waste of time. The only thing that wasnt a waste was being able to see the baby again. It was nice to see "him" wiggle and "his" hands being held by "his" face.
In a month, I pray to have a completely different experience somewhere else. Until then, I will let my OB know about the experience (though I am sure he will be able to tell by the awful pictures). I will also complain to the hospital.
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| Im sorry, but "Long"? In the picture I am suppose to show my family?!? I added "Head" and "butt" so you can try and figure out the picture. |
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| Almost 15wks pregnant. |
