The Doctor Is In

It was our first antenatal appointment, yey! I was really excited and anxious at the same time. I don't know. There's just alot of things going on in my mind. Anyways, Mark and I woke up around half past two in the afternoon and was ready to go at half past three. We were scheduled to meet our GP at four in the afternoon at Northwick Surgery. Suddenly, my phone rang from an unknown number. Answered it hurriedly and found out that it was the clinic. To inform us that our appointment was being rescheduled for the next day as Dr Zaidi, the doctor who's supposed to meet me, was in a meeting. We were disappointed but left with no choice, we agreed to have it the next day at 10:10am.

Mom & Dad all prepped up

Since Mark and I were all prepped up and good to go, we decided to go out and hed to the mall. Half way through our journey, my phone rang and it was the clinic again. The same lady asked me if I could do a 5:00pm appointment with Dr Zaidi. We agreed ofcourse. But before heading to the clinic, we first stuffed ourselves with some hotdogs and fries at St Anne's. One happy tummy. We head down to the clinic at around quarter past four in the afternoon.

Upon arriving in the clinic, I notified the lady at the reception about my appointment and was told to have a seat and wait to be called. There were alot of patients already. Babies, moms and dads, and there were still more coming in and out of the clinic.

We were called up by Dr. Anjum Zaidi 15minutes after we arrived and was ushered into her office. Dr. Zaidi is in her mid-fourties, I assumed, and has a welcoming aura within her. A nice thing. Her office was not really an organized one but it's an office alright. I was asked to sit on the seat next to her and congratulated both Mark and I for having our first baby. She then scanned through her computer and asked some information she needed for my file. She then took my BP and said that it was fine. Asked for my last period and told me that I'm almost 10weeks, and that expected due date is on September 16, 2013. Gave me a pregnancy book that I should read that could help me through my pregnancy. She also issued an exemption card for free prescriptions during my pregnancy. Then she informed me that I was to wait for a letter or call from the hospital for my next appointment that would take place in my chosen hospital, which was Northwick Park Hospital. After that brief encounter with her, that's it, we're off home.

First GP Appointment

I was expecting an extensive check up with my GP but ended up with just a confirmation from a GP that I am indeed pregnant. I was informed that I would be having my blood and urine tests as well as my first ultrasound in the hospital. I just can't help but compare the process of pregnancy appointments here in London and back in the Philippines. Mama and my sisters back home were saying that it's taking too long for me to have a proper pregnancy appointment. I've also asked a few of the pregnant ladies who's friends with Mark, and they told me that this was really how it works here. You can't just go to a hospital and ask for an ultrasound or a test. Appointments are important and so is having a GP.

Anyways, I just have to wait a letter or call from the hospital and hope that it would come the soonest. I'm feeling good with my pregnancy right no, no serious complications whatsoever. Thank God. But I just want an assurance from a professional that my baby is doing fine inside my tummy.