June 15, 2011

Told Claire I would help at Convocation and grabbed timbits and a double double from Tim Horton's on the way in because I had to be there for 8am.

Got gowned and was handing out programs when the room got darker and darker and I saw one of the ushers coming towards me asking if I was okay and then I passed out. I only fell against the table and into the wall so I didn't fall right down. Tania had me call the midwive's emergency number and they had stupid Fariba (the evil midwife I fired from my team) call me! What? She was useless, as always, and rude, as per usual so I actually just hung up and called the midwives again. I got a hold of Ivana who said I should come in right away so they could check my blood pressure, etc.

Tania was so amazing. She drove me downtown and waited with me, I met with Ivana who was LOVELY GALORE and she said I was fine, the baby's fine. She said its pretty common when you are used to having a regular breakfast (not donuts and sugary coffee) to have your blood sugar spike and then drop rapidly. She said it happens a lot to newly pregnant women who aren't used to the changes in her body yet. My blood pressure was low but not dangerously low or anything and she said this all made sense based on what I ate and did that morning.

Then she brought out this little machine which looked like a tiny speaker attached to a stethoscope and I got to hear the baby's heartbeat for the first time. It was super fast! 150 beats per minute she said, and that is great! (it should be double mine and between 110 and 160 is ideal!) and I cried I was so happy. Not just that the baby was okay, I could feel it moving around anyways which I always take as a good sign but getting to hear its actual heart was thrilling.

I told Darryl what happened once I had eaten and headed home for the day. I took it easy, some light gardening and playing with the dogs and sleeping for the day. Today I feel a lot better.

I just told Gill I'm pregnant and she was so happy for me. I know she's been trying as long as we did too so I hope its catching for her and she gets pregnant soon too. I know how frustrating it can be to wait and wait. I hope they get pregnant soon because I know how much she wants it and in a selfish way it would be amazing to have someone else I know be pregnant at the same time.

Oh and Ivana said they actually have fired Fariba. So many women complained about her and she said they even lost business because of it! People actually left! I felt so releived to have stood up for myself and demanded she be removed from my team after how badly she treated me. I don't want to revel in someone getting fired but I honestly hate to think of anyone else having to be subjected to that woman. Especially newly pregnant women who are already feeling vulnerable and scared.

I've been feeling the baby swimming around a lot lately! Since the last ultrasound where I was able to connect the fluttering feeling with actually seeing the baby moving around I can tell when she/he is sleeping or moving now! its AMAZING!!!!

I really need to join a pre-natal yoga class so i can have other pregnant women to talk to about all this :)