1st visit to the hospital

written on the 20th of May 2015


today was the very first time we went to the hospital. it was a bit daunting because the hospital is pretty huge but the signage and all made it quite easy to find. we were supposed to go to the pregnancy clinic on level 1

once we arrived, there were so many people. pregnant people. and their belly's were huge. i felt like i didn't belong there because i was still too small. but oh wells. it's time for me to go for hospital appointments instead of going to the regular GP (whom i don't really like anyways. she's so blur. didn't even get my weight right)

there were some who went on their own and some with their partners. we were guessing those women who didn't have their partners together with them was because they've been to so many appointments that they were just too bored to go to another again lol

some of them were knitting even. i felt like i should take up knitting. haha but the baby will come out during spring/summer. it'll be too hot for he/she to be wearing knitted clothing. 

funny thing happened while we were waiting. when we arrived to the clinic, this couple kept looking at us. every time i looked at the guy, he would be looking at us. i was feeling a bit self-conscious. suddenly, he went to kevin and said, "excuse me bro, do you speak vietnamese?" kevin said no. then he said, "oh, china?" and kevin said, "no, malaysian" and that was the end of the conversation. they appeared to be confused and unsure of what to do. i wonder what are they unsure about. wish i could help but too bad

anyway, went in to meet the midwife. some of them called our names so softly that we couldn't hear it. i couldn't hear my name cause there were conversations going on and children crying and playing. how to hear them right? anyway, we saw a midwife calling someone and when no one went up, she walked back in. then i heard my name. oooo! she was calling me. oops!

went in and the first thing the midwife showed us was this trial pack filled with a children's book, some pamphlets, and a "bible" for pregnancy. she said only random few first time english speaking expectant mothers would get this. this is a trial pack as they are trying to standardize everything in Australia. felt so privileged. apparently, even some of the staff wants it haha

one thing about me is that i love goodie bags. i love anything that come in packs and are free. so when i was offered the free pack i was ecstatic and even more so when it sounds so exclusive. and we were also given another card to collect a "bounty" bag which was filled with even more goodies! oh boy! makes me such a happy person! haha

so anyway, answered a few questions that were more in detail as compared to the questions in the GP. when almost every question came back with a no and more no's. she said that she seldom see young and fit mothers now a days. mostly are those with complicated backgrounds that would cause risky pregnancies or older mothers who will definitely be subject to certain risk in her pregnancy. so when my answers indicated nothing of concern, she was quite surprised and was hoping that i would say there was something wrong. haha weird isn't? shouldn't you hope the best out of your patients?

anyway, made another appointment to see a doctor on 3rd of june. she wondered why i couldn't see the midwife and the doctor at the same time today. but oh wells. i enjoyed spending the whole day with the hubs. it was fun!

i can't wait till i'm 20 weeks!! that's when we see the baby again and definitely will be able to see the gender!!

all in all, really praise and thank God that the pregnancy and birth is covered by our OSHC insurance if not we would have to pay $15,000 plus. which by the way is insane!!! so thank you God!!!