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I met one of the other doctors yesterday, just in case my doctor can't deliver Linus when I go into labor.
I don't like her. I told Joe that if she's our only option, we'll either deliver the baby ourselves, or I'll just wait.
She started off by walking into the room with my chart in her hand. The chart that contains all of the information about me and the baby, like who the father is and how many other kids I may or may not have. She obviously read it, since she knew that I'm expecting my first baby. So it made absolutely no sense for her to turn to Joe the second she walked into the room and ask in a snide tone, "And you are?" She made it sound like he wasn't allowed to be there. I'm sorry, but just because other husbands/dads aren't as devoted to their families as Joe is, that's no reason to treat him like dirt. He likes coming to the appointments with me and hearing Linus' heartbeat at each check-up; knowing what's going on with each pregnancy milestone. I feel bad for the women who have to attend their appointments by themselves.
The appointments never take long. My stomach gets measured to see how much the baby has grown, and then they listen to the heartbeat, and that's pretty much all there is to it, unless there's a test or something I need to be informed about.
One part of the measuring process involves pushing down on my pelvic bone. It hurts, but even more so when dumbasses like this woman decide to use maximum force. And apparently, no amount of me saying, "Ow!" made a difference. She just ignored me. My regular doctor at least has the courtesy to apologize, even though she's just doing her job.
I appreciate that kind of thing.
Finally, I was told by Dr. Asshat that I "need" to take a birthing class since this is my first baby (again, I don't see how she could have known that, but not Joe's name. I realize she might have just been making sure that he was the person listed in the file, but she could have said, "Are you Joe?). I don't know if I'm going to or not. I know everything they cover there, thanks to my sister - oh, and the fact that IT'S ON TV ALL THE TIME!
Here's what they'd do: play relaxation music that makes me want to hit someone, then go over Lamaze breathing, which everybody knows how to do, but nobody actually uses.
I'm also fairly certain that there was no such thing as a birthing class when babies started being made, so why the fuck should I have to attend one now? The same thing is going to happen, whether I go or not.
A friend of mine didn't take any prenatal vitamins, do any exercises meant to help with delivery, or attend a birthing class. She pushed for less than half an hour, and the baby was out.
If she can handle it, I sure as hell can, too.
I don't know, really. I might attend the stupid class just so I can say I did it, but I know it's pointless. Still, at least it's free. If I had to pay, I wouldn't even consider it.
The one thing I did like about the appointment was that Linus seemed to be every bit as annoyed with the doctor as I was. He refused to hold still while she listened to his heartbeat.
Is anybody else disgusted by the casting for Twilight? It was bad enough when they found the "perfect" Edward, who looks absolutely nothing like Edward...now this. I sort of want to see the movie because I want to know how true they'll be to the books, but I feel like they've already failed in a big way, just by casting the wrong people.