Monday, 11 June 2012

Hints/tips to people who pretend to be mothers..

So lately I've had a load of random people viewing my Stardoll page. Most of these people just happen to be mothers. You can clearly tell that most, if not all, of them are lying. A few little give-aways to those who claim they are parents and from the UK (because obviously I can't speak for those abroad as I don't know the rules there);
- We don't have glucose tests. We have three blood tests - one at twelve weeks, one at eighteen weeks (usually) and one at twenty eight weeks. The ones at twelve and twenty eight weeks are routine, but the eighteen week tests are to see how likely it is that your baby has Downs Syndrome, you can refuse that blood test if you wish (I did). So when people tell me about their glucose test, or ask what flavour drink I chose, I know they're lying. We are not even told about them in the UK, so obviously the person lying is copying what most people who are known for being pregnant young are saying, and they're usually from Canda, America, etc.
- We only have two medical ultrasounds. People in America, etc, tend to have more than that and again fakes from the UK copy this. We have one at twelve weeks and one at twenty weeks. The only cases in which that may change is if something is wrong and you need monitoring or whatever, or you're having multiples. Like I had an extra scan early on with Peanut due to pains. Scan pictures cost £3 each, except for with your dating scan you get ONE picture for free. 4D scans are available in certain hospitals here, but they are veeery expensive.
- We don't have a doctor/OB, whatever you want to call them. We are only assigned midwives, and even then we might not even get the one we were given. It is only midwives that you will see throughout your pregnancy, apart from sonographers at the scans. You will have a certain team of midwives, but when you get to hospital in labour if your team isn't on duty until a certain time, then you will have one from the hospital who you probably haven't even met before.
- At ultrasounds, they don't play you the baby's heartbeat. They show the heart beating to you, but you don't hear it. You don't hear it until you go to antenatal clinic at twenty five weeks, or around that. And then it is by a doppler not ultrasound.
- At antenatal appointments, they don't measure around your bump. They measure from the top of your bump to the bottom, and if you are 25wks, then the cms you are should be around 25 too. You also don't get checked up your woohoo. The only time you do get checked up your woohoo is if you are in labour (or think you are), and not before.


People are so dumb for saying they live in the UK and copying what American's or whatever say happens during pregnancy:').

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