Week 28-Giving blood sucks

Last night Chad and I went in for the big 28 week Glucose screen and my first rhogam shot. I also got a little lecture on my weight gain which made me want to punch this student midwife in the face. I will get to that. I warn you, giving blood makes me angry so watch out here! I get to the Group Health and I have to start at the lab and drink some drink that I have heard horror stories about. From pregnancy blogs, to websites, to What to Expect When You Are Expecting, to family and friends, they all say this drink is so gross and it is hard to take down. He gives me the cup of bright orange drink and I have my first sip. I was a little embarrased that I loved it. It was delicious! Maybe because I only had oatmeal, eggs and vegetables all day in preparation for this test but I was loving it. I was joking with the guy that I appreciated the tasty treat and I wished my husband could have some. It tasted like that orange drink from soccer practice as a kid. Probably sugar and orange food coloring. haha. We went on up to the midwife appt after I drank the orange deliciousness and had to wait for a bit. I forgot to mention that when we were in the lab waiting room, Dutch was fully entertaining us both because he was moving around so much my tummy kept moving and Chad finally saw it. We were laughing so hard and it happened again upstairs waiting for the midwife. Sad to say he was probably hungry after my day of no sugar and he was kicking to say, MOMMY-EAT SOME FOOD! We head into the midwife appt and I step on the dreaded scale. I was quite happy with the number on the scale but I would get scolded later. I absolutely HATE when they ask me if a student midwife can come in with the midwife. I have said yes to this once before and the girl looked like she just woke up and hit the bong. She was hard to talk to and I felt really uncomfortable. I need to learn to say no because they once again asked the dreaded question, is it okay for the student midwife to conduct the appt today? I said yes and as we waited, Chad looked at me and said- Case, just dont ask her any questions and we will be fine. This is a lesson learned from the last student midwife appt. She came in and it was a different student but she must have taken a toke from the other student's bong. She was like a zombie and very young. The first thing she does is tell me about how I have already exceeded the ideal weight gain and I should not be eating too much. She said-you know, you should only be eating 300 calories a day, not really eating for two- and then she laughed a little bit. Um.......HELLO LADY! I read every pregnancy fact I can find! I listen to Pregtastic Podcast everyday! I know how much I should be eating and I dont give a crap! I eat when I am hungry and I exercise daily! LEAVE ME ALONE OR I WILL EAT YOU! She did measure my belly and said it was perfect. She listened to the heartbeat and said it was strong. I could go on about her but I just cant rehash the memories. I have decided next time they ask me if a student can come in, I will have to say no. I had to go down and give blood and let me tell you, this is one of my biggest fears in life. I hate it. I usually cry like a baby and feel like I am going to pass out. We do down there and Chad is already making fun of me. I was glad he was there because his teasing was making me want to proove to him I could be tough. Too bad that didnt work out. I was clenched up and not looking and the guy started the blood draw and it happened as usual. The walls started to close in on me, the room was spinning, everything turns into slow motion and I feel like I might puke. He couldnt find a vein which was just super. He kept asking me if this is how my veins always were. Um...mister- I dont say the V word while giving B. The words are a trigger! No one has ever had trouble finding a vein but today was special. Chad later speculated its probably the extra body fat. He later regreted that statement. I forgot to mention there were two screaming twins getting vaccinations in the lab and it added to the chaos. Chad was cracking up asking me if I can hear the twins.......um........duh. So after the blood draw, we had to go back up and get the Rhogam shot. I didnt know how I could do anything after the trauma I just experienced. Shots dont scare me though so I started to proove my toughness again. My mother in law warned me about how bad this one hurt but I didnt think anything of it. The nurse jammed this thing into my shoulder and I sounded like the guy in 40 year old virgin getting waxed. I might have yelled the words COMO SE LLAMA and KELLY CLARKSON. BUT, it was over and Chad took me to a well deserved meal at Olive Garden. WHEW!!!! How the heck am I going to give birth. Oh yes, I am rethinking my all natural decision. I might just need those drugs after all. :)