Another visit to the midwife, and, amazingly, another opportunity to hear the Alien Heartbeat!
The midwife completed her run-through of blood test results, urine sample (we brought one along) and blood pressure check - and then offered the chance to listen to the heartbeat.
She fished out what I can best describe as a Tricorder, with a doohickey shaped like a pestle attached by a long curly cable. After smearing the end of the doohickey with gel and poking about a bit, we heard a 155 beat per minute heartbeat, loud and clear. Amazing!
The Tricorder was the same basic device as the kit used by the GP. The midwife was waaaay quicker than the GP in finding the right spot to hear the heart. Practice, I guess.
Incidentally, none of the books mentioned that we would get to hear the heart this time around. Maybe it's non-standard, or perhaps the books are slightly out of date.
If you are given the chance, grab it!
The midwife completed her run-through of blood test results, urine sample (we brought one along) and blood pressure check - and then offered the chance to listen to the heartbeat.
She fished out what I can best describe as a Tricorder, with a doohickey shaped like a pestle attached by a long curly cable. After smearing the end of the doohickey with gel and poking about a bit, we heard a 155 beat per minute heartbeat, loud and clear. Amazing!
The Tricorder was the same basic device as the kit used by the GP. The midwife was waaaay quicker than the GP in finding the right spot to hear the heart. Practice, I guess.
Incidentally, none of the books mentioned that we would get to hear the heart this time around. Maybe it's non-standard, or perhaps the books are slightly out of date.
If you are given the chance, grab it!
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