OB waiting rooms...

abbyful · November 2013

Nothing like being surrounded by pregnant women when you're in the middle of miscarrying. I thought I could hold it together, but a couple tears did briefly escape.

Islandgirl10 · November 2013

Oh, I am sorry. I know how you feel. They should have a separate room for all of those visibly pregnant women with their smiling, proud partners sitting next to them.

jbartsy · November 2013

*hugs* Trust me, I know the feeling. I've been in the waiting room 3 times so far since my m/c, going in for a 4th on Thursday (blood draws). Agonizing.

libby+nate · November 2013

I hate it. I just grab a magazine or my phone and bury my face in it. I just hope to be one of them soon. I hate waiting just to get lab draws, I feel like they should bring you right back. (((Hugs)))

Giants721 · November 2013

After my ultrasound confirmed my miscarriage, a visibly pregnant nurse brought me to the next room. Not what I waned to see the moment I was miscarrying.

masterofallcheese · November 2013

@giants i am so sorry that is the worst! i found myself glaring at a couple rejoicing over their ultrasound the other day. it sucks, it really does.

Ashley144u · November 2013

I'm so sorry!!! Its terrible!!! The day I was there to find out if it was a miscarriage or ectopic, there was a teenage girl and her boyfriend sitting across from us in the waiting room. I was trying so hard not to hear their conversation, but it was impossible. They obviously did not care who heard them. During one part of their conversation, the girl was talking about how she didn't want him to look at the scale when she was being weighed. That went on for five minutes! I was so irritated that this pregnant teenage girl was promising sex if the boyfriend stayed at her mom's house this weekend with her and worried about him seeing how much she weighs and I'm sitting over here about to find out some of the worse new of my life. I should've moved away, but the room was pretty full and I just kept thinking I would be called back any second! My husband couldn't believe what we were hearing either.

Thoughts and prayers!!!!

karter64 · November 2013

I felt like everyone knew why I was there. They probably didn't. I never noticed any one else with my first pregnancy. (((Hugs)))

jlworden710 · November 2013

Today after leaving my appt and leaving the ultrasound room the tech said "I'll wait for you out side so I can show you the back way out and you don't have to go through the waiting room" I get it... I do, but it still felt like I was inferior and had to be "snuck out the back"

peggels24 · November 2013

I haven't yet had the pleasure of going to the doctor's office - that'll be Tuesday. I'm sorry that you all have to deal with this but thank you for warning me that this will occur.

MrsG80inTN · November 2013

Hugs. I know the feeling all too well. This happened to me 3 weeks ago with my MC and last week with my F/U appt... and I didn't want to judge, but one of the parents in the waiting room was talking about smoking and drugs and I was so not amused...

aschultz9 · November 2013

I work in one. An OB office.

hypotheticalme · November 2013

It really sucks, and it's making me hate my OBs office. I try to sit where I don't have to see anyone and bury my face in a book. Not so fun either when the nurse bringing me into the room asked what brought me in that day...

Jessy336 · November 2013

They really are the worse places right now. I find myself side-eyeing anyone with a visible baby bump. It freaking sucks.

mlt13 · November 2013

Hugs. Ugh it sucks! I have to go back in today. Hoping the waiting room is empty.

@aschultz I cannot imagine the daily struggles you are going through. Big hugs.

abbyful · November 2013

jlworden710 said:

Today after leaving my appt and leaving the ultrasound room the tech said "I'll wait for you out side so I can show you the back way out and you don't have to go through the waiting room" I get it... I do, but it still felt like I was inferior and had to be "snuck out the back"

I don't know which would be worse!

aschultz9 said:

I work in one. An OB office.

I'm sorry, that has to be extra rough right now.

jlworden710 · November 2013

@abbyful luckily I was so emotional and just let it slide... Usually I would have had some kind of comment to make. Like I said, I get it... But it was still a slap to the face!

lynseyadamson · November 2013

Aw it's awful isn't it. I'm in uk and when I had my first ERPC in June, I was put on the maternity ward (but in a different bay) It was horrific being wheeled to theatre past women with newborns, and women coming in to give birth. There were posters on the walls and men coming in with car seats and balloons etc ready to take their babies home. I sobbed hysterically on the trolley all the way down to the operating room.
I had my second ERPC in a different hospital and thankfully wasn't on the labour and delivery ward, although it was close by, but separated so I didn't have to endure that. When I had my scan though which confirmed my mmc I was hysterically crying and had to walk back through the waiting room and was taken to another ward (to discuss options and have blood taken etc). People were staring at me and another nurse asked if I was ok. X

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