Today
wasn’t the best day... I went for my midwife appointment this morning which
just felt quite pointless. As lovely as my midwife is it’s hard to get much
from the visit as many of the things you would discuss for a singleton or even
twin pregnancy don't really apply to me. We tried to listen to the heart beats
but we could only hear the twins. I’m really glad I had my scan on Wednesday
otherwise I would have been quite worried. My blood pressure and protein levels
in my urine were all fine which is good to hear as the risk of pre-eclampsia is
far greater for me. I came away feeling quite sad about the appointment as I just don’t feel like I am getting all the care that I could
or should for someone carrying quads. It’s no ones fault, I just don’t think
that there are enough people with experience in higher order multiples within
my local network. Reading the guidelines which have been set by NICE regarding
care for pregnant women of multiples, they detail a number of dedicated medical
professionals with experience of multiplies who should be giving me advice and
support but unfortunately I haven’t come across these as yet. I wonder whether
Tamba may be able to help with some information, as my search on Google hasn’t
brought anything up?
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