Needles and Q-Tips
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My sister does not want to tell anyone she's pregnant until she's had an ultrasound. She told my parents, she told us and her in-laws and she wants to keep it that way until after Easter (her u/s is on the 29th).
However, she thought it was wise to tell my daughter about it, for some reason. You can see why that was not clever of her, right?
I was having dinner with my friends the other day and they asked her "who has a baby in her belly?" to which she immediately answered "Mommy and Aunt Marta". Of course I told them she was making things up but no one really believed me. And she has done this at my in-laws too. So you see, it will not be easy to keep her quiet during the big Easter dinner at my uncle's.
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This morning I went to the lab to take all the tests the OB ordered. I had called to know if there was anything I should do before coming in and they told me to not eat anything and to not take a shower. Now, I'm pregnant you see, so not eating anything is not a very good idea. Also, not taking a shower? Come on! Why?
Anyway, I got there an she drew about 2 liters of blood. Ok not really, but still, it was a lot of blood. Then she asked me to get undressed from the waist down and lay on the table. She then proceeded to insert a giant q-tip you-know-where to collect mucus. 3 TIMES! Let me tell you it was no fun. I do not like strangers inserting things up my private parts. (This was the test that required me not have had a shower. Apparently, they were afraid I would wash myself all the way up to my cervix!).
Then she told me to go to bathroom, clean myself up real good with a baby wipe she gave me, waste the first few drops of urine and then collect the rest, up until 2/3 of the recipient were full. The problem is those first few drops I wasted was all there was. No way I could fill 2/3 of the cup! So I waited and waited and eventually got 1/4 of the cup filled and gave up. She told me it was enough, thank God.
I then went home and had breakfast and a shower and came to work late again, for the second time this week. My boss is starting to get pissed about this!
My sister does not want to tell anyone she's pregnant until she's had an ultrasound. She told my parents, she told us and her in-laws and she wants to keep it that way until after Easter (her u/s is on the 29th).
However, she thought it was wise to tell my daughter about it, for some reason. You can see why that was not clever of her, right?
I was having dinner with my friends the other day and they asked her "who has a baby in her belly?" to which she immediately answered "Mommy and Aunt Marta". Of course I told them she was making things up but no one really believed me. And she has done this at my in-laws too. So you see, it will not be easy to keep her quiet during the big Easter dinner at my uncle's.
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This morning I went to the lab to take all the tests the OB ordered. I had called to know if there was anything I should do before coming in and they told me to not eat anything and to not take a shower. Now, I'm pregnant you see, so not eating anything is not a very good idea. Also, not taking a shower? Come on! Why?
Anyway, I got there an she drew about 2 liters of blood. Ok not really, but still, it was a lot of blood. Then she asked me to get undressed from the waist down and lay on the table. She then proceeded to insert a giant q-tip you-know-where to collect mucus. 3 TIMES! Let me tell you it was no fun. I do not like strangers inserting things up my private parts. (This was the test that required me not have had a shower. Apparently, they were afraid I would wash myself all the way up to my cervix!).
Then she told me to go to bathroom, clean myself up real good with a baby wipe she gave me, waste the first few drops of urine and then collect the rest, up until 2/3 of the recipient were full. The problem is those first few drops I wasted was all there was. No way I could fill 2/3 of the cup! So I waited and waited and eventually got 1/4 of the cup filled and gave up. She told me it was enough, thank God.
I then went home and had breakfast and a shower and came to work late again, for the second time this week. My boss is starting to get pissed about this!
posted by Ana @ 12:04 PM
1 Comments:
At 3:34 PM,
Kristin said…
What kind of test could they possibly need you not to wash for? I read about the "collection" but I have no clue what they are testing for (and I thought I knew all the tests...LOL). Hope you are doing ok...other than your boss being ticked off.
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