The Ultimate Twist
It was the 15th January 2019 and we had our antenatal class that evening. It had been a busy old day if I recall, but something was troubling me; I hadn't really felt much movement from baby all day. For those of you who haven't experienced pregnancy this sort of anomaly needs to be taken seriously, regardless of whether it has gone 'smoothly' so far or not. So after our class we went straight up to the maternity triage. When you are there you have apparatus attached to your stomach that picks up baby's heartbeat. Her heartbeat was there and was beating just fine. Another relieved mummy-to-be moment. Due to the sheer thickness of my green book, however, Stepping Hill decided it would be a good idea to get me back in for a scan. They took all day to call me on Wednesday and, in truth, this made me think that this was all just a formality, a 'just lets make sure but we are confident all is fine'. I was booked in for a scan on Thursday. Now, I know what you a...