24-week visit (a week late)

I had to schedule my 24-week prenatal visit a week late since we were at the beach last week. It got off on the wrong foot as soon as I got there because they made me fill out all new registration paperwork. While it was a bit annoying, I understand they changed computer systems and wanted updated information. Ok, fine. What was not fine was having to wait on the SLOW staff to add all the information into the computer and copy my driver's license and insurance card before I could go upstairs to use the bathroom. And making me wait an extra 15 minutes with a full bladder and a 2-year old in tow while all of these other patients came and went was not cool. Aubrey was none too happy about having to sit and wait in a boring waiting room. So, she got frustrated and whiny, which I'm sure nobody was happy about having to hear. Finally they gave me my paperwork and Aubrey and I ran upstairs.

I then had to wait another 5 minutes for the nursing assistant to get me for my weight check (yuck, by the way) and blood pressure, which gave Aubrey just enough time to get hooked to the waiting room toys and scream when I pulled her away. After the vitals were taken, they took us to another waiting room to wait on my room, which is very unusual. After another 5 minutes, we finally were escorted to our room. They were training a new nursing assistant so she was really slow and had to be prompted by her trainer on what questions to ask me. Then, she took forever to end Mason's heartbeat, which was a little nervewracking considering how big he is now. She then threw my flu shot paperwork at me with no instructions and left the room. So I filled out what I thought was needed and placed it on the counter. We waited another 5 minutes before she came back and proceeded to belittle me for not filling out the paperwork correctly. I can't read minds so I had no clue what she needed me to do so for her to put me down was crazy. She came back in with my flu shot, poked my arm, and left us to wait on the doctor. This round of waiting was at least 10 minutes. Now with Aubrey, waits this long or more were typical because the doctors were short staffed. This time around, I am usually in and out of the office in 30-ish minutes because they've added 4 new doctors. By the time I finally saw Dr. Little today, I had already been in the office over an hour. She was super nice and apologized for the wait, even though it wasn't her fault. She said I am measuring right on track and everything looks great. She explained that my next visit would include by gestational diabetes test (ugh) and my Rhogam shot. She ordered a round of blood work today on my way out just to look at antibodies so that was another needle stick. I gave my blood sample, got my next appointment scheduled and finally left the office an hour and 20 minutes after getting there.

So, definitely not a quick easy visit, but we both got good reports so that is what matters. Probably only 8-9 more visits and I'll be finished with prenatal care and that is awesome. Less than 15 weeks to go!