More questions than answers
What is this? Yes, I know it's a caterpillar, but what moth/butterfly is it going to become? Sid has been cruising around the walls of our house for two days now, if I put him in the greenery he makes a bee-line for the masonary, he seems to be eating tiny bugs, I thought caterpillars were herbivores.
Why, when I have time off work, do I always come down with some bug? This time it's a horrible cold. I thought it was hayfever at first. Having never suffered with it I was beginning to appreciate why suffers are so miserable, runny nose, sore eyes, constant sneezing, raw throat, when I began to ache and shiver I realised that this wasn't an allergic reaction, just a bug.
How do I deal with this? I work on the community. I have scheduled clinics that women make appointments for, often weeks in advance. I teach antenatal classes. regular, planned, booked events. I make arrangements to visit newly pregnant women in their homes to book their care, swamp them with information and take blood, appointments also made in advance. So, I hear from colleagues who work on the unit that I have been allocated to work shifts 'inside'. No one has run it past me to make sure I havn't already made plans, particularly since I am on leave at the moment, so in reality wouldn't know until I return. As a community midwife you don't have to check the unit off-duty so, if they don't tell me, how should I know? The temptation is to just keep a low profile and act as if I know nothing. I hate things like this, b****r up the units staffing, or cancel 8 women at a clinic, 1 woman's booking and 8 couples antenatal classes.
Jack's Mummy has another scan on Tuesday. She is being fatalistic and is certain that, like last time, they will tell her that the baby is dead or there is something wrong. Life is very stressed at the moment.
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disgruntled / Website (15.7.06 11:57) can't help you with how or why, but with what - why don't you try what's this caterpillar and see if that helps... |
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midwifemuse (15.7.06 12:10) disgruntled - Off now to try. Thankyou. |
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mumof4 / Website (15.7.06 16:00) I will keep everything crossed for the scan. It will be a long few days until then. I can understand why she is thinking the worst - that is one way of dealing with it - but I hope she is wrong. Stay strong |
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IanB / Website (15.7.06 22:04) To be honest that caterpillar looks like something J. R. Hartley would make out of feathers and tie round a fishing hook. Tell Jack's mummy "uncle" Ian gives her a virtual hug and says that it'll be ok.  I really don't blame her for fretting (or you for that matter) - fingers and everything else crossed for her! [don't tell her that bit, obviously]
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midwifemuse (15.7.06 22:09) The caterpillar is a sycamore moth (thanx to disgruntled for the link, piccies are wonderful). Mum of 4 - You are so right, in this case it's easier to think the worst. Ian - Will pass on message. Caterpillar is something else to behold. When r we having the curry? |
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disgruntled / Website (15.7.06 22:49) Oh cool, I thought it might be that (I confess I spent quite a lot of time on that site after posting you the link). Glad to be of some small service... |
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disgruntled / Website (15.7.06 22:49) Oh, and good luck with the scan... |
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princessfairytoes / Website (17.7.06 09:07) be bloody minded, if you were overseas at this moment you would just come back intime to go to work on Monday and find out that everything has been changed. |
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midwifemuse (17.7.06 11:27) princess - Thats what I want to do, but my conscience won't let me. Problem is that they rely on idiots like me to 'do the right thing' and cover up the cracks. Thing is it will be us who crack if they carry on like this. |