We managed to get our first doctors appointment this morning at 11.25am. The appointment lasted just 5 minutes and was generally pointless, really. At least we’re now registered as being pregnant and the Community Midwife will contact us in due course for our first booking appointment.
While I was there, the doctor took details…
Is this your first baby – Yes.
Is this your first pregnancy – Yes.
Then he asked how long Matt and I had been married – Er, we’re not married… so he asked how long we have been living together. I don’t understand why that’s of any importance to them but hey, I answered anyway that we had been together 7 years.
Are you taking folic acid – Yes.
He then went on to take my Blood Pressure which turned out to be the highest I have ever seen it at 146/74. I just looked and went “Wow! That’s well high for me” and told him it’s usually around 110/65. (I know.. I do it often!). He did it again and it was pretty much the same, so no doubt, they will have me down as having High Blood Pressure. Fantastic! Not…
Now I think about it, he didn’t even bother to ask me that date of my LMP or if I had done a home test. Ridiculous!
My usual BP reading… Proof Of..
I got home and did it again and it was elevated but has come down since. I am definitely one of those people who suffer from “white-coat-hypertension” (basically, your BP increases when seeing a doctor – just through anxiety). Not to mention that I am very anxious at the moment anyway about this whole “being and staying pregnant” thing anyway.
Well, I shall look forward to my call from the Midwife. I’m hoping she might be able to fit us in this week perhaps. We’ll see…
