awww congratulations to you and I’m so glad to read this! I hope your appointment went well such an exciting time! So lovely to hear a positive experience in maternity care for a change
awww congratulations to you and I’m so glad to read this! I hope your appointment went well such an exciting time! So lovely to hear a positive experience in maternity care for a changeHad my maternity booking apt the other day and I was terrified about the whole covid/jab situation - but actually, the whole thing was such a relief. Not only is your partner now allowed at *every* appointment - it is actively encouraged, I was also told (due to the nausea) I could remove my mask if I felt I needed to (I didn't obviously but very kind to be given the option without even being asked if I was vaccinated). And the best part of all - while of course the midwife promoted the vaccine, there was absolutely no pressure or judgement in that my decision would be accepted either way.
It was the first speck of 'normality' and the very first time I've felt safe to vocalise my choices without aggression. I certainly thought a medical environment would be the last place that would come - christ they were more welcoming than a supermarket! God I hope all hospitals follow suit, everyone deserves the same basics of care and human decency.
It's truly devastating what people have been through but I really hope these signs we are seeing show that the tide is finally turningawww congratulations to you and I’m so glad to read this! I hope your appointment went well such an exciting time! So lovely to hear a positive experience in maternity care for a changeThe past 18 months or so sounded such a scary time for women going to appointments and labouring alone so it’s amazing to read this has changed!
Congratulations and I really hope you have a “normal experience”. Don’t stress about the midwives I found both times them really supportive of patient choice. With my 2nd I declined glucose tolerance tests that that I repeatedly kept getting sent for because my baby was off the scale and my eldest was a big baby. Had 4, had no symptoms and my midwife suggested I start refusing them because they made me so ill. Choice was respected by both midwife and consultant.Had my maternity booking apt the other day and I was terrified about the whole covid/jab situation - but actually, the whole thing was such a relief. Not only is your partner now allowed at *every* appointment - it is actively encouraged, I was also told (due to the nausea) I could remove my mask if I felt I needed to (I didn't obviously but very kind to be given the option without even being asked if I was vaccinated). And the best part of all - while of course the midwife promoted the vaccine, there was absolutely no pressure or judgement in that my decision would be accepted either way.
It was the first speck of 'normality' and the very first time I've felt safe to vocalise my choices without aggression. I certainly thought a medical environment would be the last place that would come - christ they were more welcoming than a supermarket! God I hope all hospitals follow suit, everyone deserves the same basics of care and human decency.
Aww the Olbas , you sure were awake once you rubbed an eye after touching the pillowEnglish here and I do that. Cold sympathy in my family is vicks on your feet, olbas oil dashed liberally on one of your extra 3 pillows so you're sat up to the point of toppling like a weeble and needing bed rails, and 2 paracetamol so you can sweat it out overnight
Sudofed nasal spray and nelimed sinus rinse (you can order on Amazon). Were the only things that worked to get my smell back when I had covidDay 3 for me today and I woke up with no sense of smell. I can literally put my nose in a pot of strong English mustard and it smells of nothing.
It’s so weird!
I did one last week. Posted it Monday early afternoon and got the results on Tuesday morning.Has anyone done an nhs home pcr test recently and how quickly did the results come back?
Thank you! I posted early yesterday and it was delivered yesterday so fingers crossed soon.I did one last week. Posted it Monday early afternoon and got the results on Tuesday morning.
Mine was delivered yesterday and still waiting.Does anyone know how quickly PCR are coming back ? Mine was delivered at around 2am this morning & I'm still waiting for results .
I was at a walk in at 3pm yesterday and got my result at 7.30 this morningDoes anyone know how quickly PCR are coming back ? Mine was delivered at around 2am this morning & I'm still waiting for results .
Frustrating, I had a positive lateral flow a couple of days ago and a faint one today. Not sure if that means it’s going? I suspect I had it without realise till I lost my taste .Mine was delivered yesterday and still waiting.
Someone said earlier in the week they had theirs back next day so I'm constantly checking my phone!
Ah mine was postal as I couldn’t get to the test centre .I was at a walk in at 3pm yesterday and got my result at 7.30 this morning
Indeed! I've had none of the symptoms (temp cough or loss of senses) but thought id do one to be safe as lfts are negative.Frustrating, I had a positive lateral flow a couple of days ago and a faint one today. Not sure if that means it’s going? I suspect I had it without realise till I lost my taste .
Ah mine was postal as I couldn’t get to the test centre .
Thank you for that! I’ll get on Amazon now xxSudofed nasal spray and nelimed sinus rinse (you can order on Amazon). Were the only things that worked to get my smell back when I had covid
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