What a palaver! The difference a customised chart makes

If any of you read last night’s post, you will have known that my 38 week scan did not go too well – I was presenting with too much amniotic fluid and they wanted me to be tested for gestational diabetes as a priority.

I had been really nervous all day to the point that we had a major domestic this morning with me breaking down crying because I was genuinely scared of what they might say.

To be honest I think Kris was probably feeling the same, especially when they were discussing the scan results with us yesterday – his face looked how I was feeling…gutted.

The consultant appointment at the hospital was this afternoon and we went along with our one to one midwife.

This is where things got strange

Apparently all hospitals are now rolling out this growth plotting system called customised charts that are unique to the pregnant woman. Makes sense. We are not all the same after all.

Problem is that the service that I am with has not rolled this out yet, whereas Warrington hospital has so there are discrepancies.

A hospital midwife took all my notes and measurements that had been taken throughout my pregnancy (such as BMI, bump measurements, size of first baby etc) and plotted the scan data on the customised chart.

Everything was fine!

I was presenting with normal fluid levels and the baby is a normal size. I was not plotting above any lines unlike the charts in my notes from the sonographer – this older charts are still being used.

I was so relieved. If I had any tears left in me after this morning I think I would have cried!

I kept saying to the consultant

Are you sure there is nothing to worry about then? I don’t have to worry about stillbirth increases or prolapsed cords?

I have spent the past two weeks quite on edge because of what the sonographers found. I am not obviously blaming them but surely these medical groups should start communicating with each other?

Stress is not something that you need at this stage in pregnancy! Plus it also affected Kris too, which inadvertantly caused a minor domestic this morning!

Anyway I am now in a position to stop thinking about whether I am going to gush all over the place and ruin my mattress at night and just start enjoying the run up to Christmas! Phew!

I had a blood test just to make sure that my glucose levels are fine but they were quite happy with the fact that they should be normal, so we celebrated with a (couple of) Krispy Kremes!!!!

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