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Pre-natal checkups/ultrasounds
Topic Started: Dec 17 2007, 09:05 PM (4,974 Views)
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[size=1]rather like the outpatient services thread...only for all things baby-related! :)[/size]
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[size=1]Chris headed up to the maternity ward to prepare one of the exam rooms for Emma's appointment. He wasn't used to being up in the maternity ward, as he normally handled research grants, and his patients were more often than not trauma patients.

He rearranged the room to suit his perferences and then waited for Emma.[/size]
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[size=1]First check-up of the pregnancy and Emma had t admit she was rather excited to hear how the baby was doing.

Ariving at the hospital and checking in at the recepion desk, she made her way to the maternit ward and knocked on he door of the room she'd een sent to.

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[size=1]Chris opened the door and gave his patient a smile. "Hey Emma," he greeted her. "Come on in."

He stepped aside to allow her to enter. "How are you feeling?" he asked, gesturing for her to sit up on the exam table.[/size]
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[size=1]"Hi Chris," Emma greeted him, returning th smile and making her way over to the exminaion table as instructed.

Popping herself up onto it she thought for a momen before replying. "Well, the morning sickness is slowly coming under control and I think I'm slowly starting to grow a bit." she lightly poked at her stomach, unsure whether to think of this as a good of a bad thing. "Took a bit of difficulty buttoning up my jeans this morning."

She shrugged. "Apart from that, cravings for chocolate cake and fining myself needing a few early nights and naps now and again, I feel fine."[/size]
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[size=1]Chris, who had Emma's chart with him, made some notes as she spoke.

Looking back up at her, he said, "It sounds like everything's going along smoothly," he told her. "You should be growing by now, so it's a good thing, as much as you might get frustrated with the way your clothes are fitting," he laughed.

"I'd advise you to keep track of your weight, just week by week. That way you can make sure everything's going on track. Unfortunately, you're going to gain weight before you look distinctly pregnant," Chris said.

"But you will by around five months. Do you have any questions so far?"[/size]
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[size=1]Emma sat silently, taking in Chris's words of advice, glad that everything seemed to be in order, and reluctantly accepting that she couldn't avoid the eventual excessive weight gain.


"Keep track of my weight? Check, I can do that. Is there anything else I should be doing to help this little one along?"

Emma thought on any other questions she might have. "So... you said last time that you thought I was about two months along but wouldnt know for sure until my first scan. When do you think that'll be?" Emma asked curiously.[/size]

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[size=1]"Well, I'd advise against field work. But really, just try to eat a balanced diet, which can sometimes be hard, because women don't often realize that pregnancy actually isn't a good excuse to eat whatever they want," Chris said, grinning slightly.

"And avoid caffeine...some Healers would advise against it completely," he said dismissively (if he didn't agree with what other Healers said, he normally didn't find it worth mentioning at all), "but having one cup per day isn't too bad."

He looked at his charts when she asked him about the ultrasound. "You know, you should probably have one within the week," he said. "Do you want to schedule that appointment today or wait and figure out when your husband can come with you?"

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[size=1] "Well asides from the one attack I helped attend a week or two ago, field work wont be a problem. Lynx has signed me off it. Im stuck with desk work," she sighed.

She couldnt help the inward chuckle, remembering Julie telling her the previous week, that at least she now had the excuse to eat and gain weight weight and have something to blame it on. Unfortunately, she didnt have that excuse any more.

At the mention of caffeen, she tilted her head to one side curiously, "Does hot chocolate constitute as caffeen?"

Hearing how soon she would be able to have her first untrasound, her eyes lit up. "Really? Within the week? Well... I should probably check with Kevin first. He'll want to come." [/size]
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[size=1]"Yes, unfortunately, hot chocolate counts as caffeine," Chris told her. It was a question he often had to answer. "And beware of caffeinated sodas, and there are a few ingredients in diet sodas that shouldn't be had, so no diet sodas either," he said.

"As for your ultrasound, I'm here every day this week, so just let me know which day and time works best for you both. Do you have an idea of when you'll want to come in?"[/size]
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[size=1]Emma's face fce slightly a this. "Right so I guess Im sticking to water and fruit juices then. This kid had better realsd the sacrifices m making."

The smie ws soon back on he face at the re mention of the ultrasound. "Id guess towards the middle to end of the week but Im not sure..."[/size]
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[size=1]"All right. Again, just send me an owl with a good time for you. I'm pretty much available anytime," Chris told her.

"And I'm sure your baby will be very grateful for your sacrifices...and you'll have someone to do chores for you," he laughed.[/size]
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[size=1] "I'm sre he or she will... and that Kevn apreciates it also," Emma laughed as well. "m sue theyll be very happy to carry out chores," she rolled her eyes. "But sur, Il sendyou an owl in the next day or two.Anything else?"[/size]
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[size=1]Chris checked off some more things on his chart before looking back up at Emma.

"Nope, you're all set," Chris said. "There's not much else we can do till the ultrasound. Oh, there is one thing," he added before he forgot (it had been awhile since he'd given a prenatal checkup).

"Before your ultrasound, since the baby's not that big yet, it's sometimes hard to get a reading, so you'll have to drink three liters of water before you get here, which will expand your bladder and make the baby more visible."[/size]
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[size=1]Emma's eyes practcally bugged out on stalks at this last part. "Three litres? Oh that'll be fun but okay, if you insist."

She slipped down from the examination table, "Will you be able to tell the baby's sex through the ultra sound?" Emma asked curiously. "I mean, Kevin and I havent disucssed if we want it to remain a secret till the birht or not but I thought Id ask."[/size]
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[size=1]"Well, it depends on how far along you actually are," Chris told Emma. "We could possibly, if you're closer to three months than two months along. Of course, the baby will also have to be in the right position, which sometimes doesn't happen," he said.

"More often than not we can tell though, but of course you don't have to know if you don't want to," he explained.[/size]
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[size=1]"I'll have to have a chat with Kevin then and we'll have a think about it," she nodded, wondering herself, whether she'd wish to be a surprised for the birth.

"If that's all, I should probably be headed back to Head Quaters. Thanks again, Chris."[/size]
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[size=1]"No problem, and I'll see you soon," Chris replied.

So far all sounded like it was going well, and he was happy that the ultrasound was coming up soon. He liked working in the maternity ward: there weren't many deaths, and it was usually a happier place than the rest of the hospital.

But his wasn't exactly his exam room or even one that he frequented, so he knew he had to start putting it back how it had been found: Chris was quite particular about placement of items in the rooms he worked in, for if there was an emergency case, even spending one extra minute looking for something could be fatal.[/size]
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[size=1]It have been a busy few days for Gabe and today's shift felt like it had run on forever. He'd spent the after noon in the maternity ward preforming a few prenatal checkups and was just awaiting his next mother to be.[/size]
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Alia entered, more elese to check up on her twins and see how she is going.
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