I’ve decided to share the good news a little early that I’m having a baby. I thought about waiting until the twelve-week mark to share but decided I could keep it to myself no longer.

Tomorrow marks my ninth week of pregnancy, I’ve seen the midwife and already have a scan date so it’s all starting to feel very real now.

My experience so far with the medical profession has been far from a smooth ride as I will explain to you a little in a moment. This is my 4th pregnancy but had it been my 1st I would already have been put off for life.

I found out really early, on the first day of my missed period thanks to a digital Clearblue test.

I was only getting a barely-there line on the cheap tests so I bought this Clearblue digital one, well worth the extra money.

The past few weeks I have been feeling super tired, having to take naps in the afternoon and feeling nauseous most days.

I’m trying to keep in mind how grateful we are that we got pregnant so quickly after trying,. Some days all I want to do is moan about how rotten I feel, I know this will soon pass.

Here are a list of the ‘Comedy of Errors (although they didn’t seem funny at the time) that I have already endured

1. Phoned my doctor’s surgery to find out about seeing a midwife to be told that she wouldn’t see me until I was between 10-12 weeks. I needed to go and fill a form in. I understand clinics have different policies but I was wondering how on earth I would get a scan date.

2. Went to the surgery to fill a form in, the receptionist booked me an appointment for 14 weeks. When I questioned it she told me she was just following the rules and I would be 12 weeks then anyway. I don’t remember her being at the conception but she seemed to know better than me.

3. Got home and promptly phoned another surgery (we have two we can visit), who booked me in for 12 weeks.

4. Received a voicemail from a midwife from the first surgery ( now I’m apparently called Kerry) saying I needed to be seen sooner at 8 weeks. I phoned the second surgery who told me all pregnant women should be seen between 8-10 weeks !!! I think they need to have a meeting and decide their policies.

5. I Went to the Midwife ( who now thinks I’m called Nicola !), she took all my booking information but when it came to taking my blood I knew there would be a problem as I have terrible veins. She attempted it a couple of times before giving me the paperwork to take to the local blood clinic.

6. Next day I wait at the blood clinic for almost an hour. The nurse didn’t read the paperwork properly and takes one vial of blood. She then tries to fob me off when I insist she hasn’t looked properly, realises then profusely apologises as she attempts three more times before admitting defeat. At this point, an appointment is made for me at a clinic in town a couple of days later.

7. I arrive at the clinic, which involves a bus journey to be met by a clueless assistant who has never done antenatal blood before. She also does not know how to process the paperwork, treats my sample of urine like it’s highly radioactive, stabs at my already sore arms three times before concluding I need to go to the hospital for the tests.

As you can imagine by that point I’m angry, sore, frustrated & on the verge of tears (damn hormones).

I have now decided that they can come to me if they want the blood, as I am at the end of my tether, also one of my arms is incredibly numb which is a little worrying.

Surely things can only get better?

On the plus side, I have a little webster growing inside me and that in itself cancels out all the bad stuff.

Have you ever had any problems with the medical profession during pregnancy? Do you feel like no one listen to silly pregnant ladies ?

Angela x