I have just had the most terrifying day.

I slipped over pushing a wheelbarrow up a ramp at work and fell flat on my belly and smacked my chin on the corner of the wheelbarrow. I went into immediate panic and called the midwife who told me to go into hospital and get checked over.

I got there and the midwife got the doppler out and listened in. I knew something wasn't right after three attempts she couldn't work out if what she was hearing was me or Beano because my pulse was racing with worry. She said she'd leave me a bit to calm down and walked out.

2 mintues later I could hear her talking outside the door. I heard her say, 'I can't find a heartbeat'. The next thing another doctor comes in with her with an ultrasound machine. By this time I was getting a bit distressed.

The midwife looked on the ultrasound and couldn't see a heartbeat, she tried for what seemed like ages. I have never been so terrified in all my life. All of a sudden she said, 'I think I see it', and asked the doctor to call a consultant to check if it definately was a heartbeat. By the time the consultant came she'd lost what she could see so was frantically searching again to find it.

The consultant must have thought I was in labor because she grabbed hold of my rib and said, 'I can feel the head'. I knew she had my rib and the midwife had to explain to her that I was infact not in labour

Anyway, the consultant used the ultrasound wand and immediately found a heartbeat. I was so relieved I cried even more, quite uncontrollably I don't know what I'd have done if Beano wasn't alright. I had some other observations done and they've sent me home telling me to come back if I leak any fluids or bleed at all (which I haven't so far).

After the drama of all that I'm seriously thinking about quitting my job. I don't ever want to go through that again. I only do two mornings a week and the pay isn't a loss as it's so low anyway. DH has told me I have to quit as it's too dangerous and now I'm thinking he might be right.

i think your DH is right hun that job is to dangerous and it sounds like today really scary for you i can only imagine what you felt like. so just think about your choices hun and make what you think is the right choice for you and your baby boy
xx

so pleased to hear bub is ok chick think your hubby right though probs now is the time to pack in work and take it easy x

glad ure okay, if u dont need the $ why go thru the stress, take care of yourself

Oh God,this whole situation sounds so stressful...I'm glad that everything is fine.
But you must have been terrified,I can't blame you for wanting to quit...

Thank God the little guy won't give up!

P.S. That consultant sounds very bright,mistaking the rib for the head...

That's what I thought. Also when she did finally establish where Beano was she was in a big panic because he is head up and she reckoned he should be head down. I'm sure they turn later on?

They do turn later on they have so much space to move at 20 weeks its in the latter stages of pregnancy that midwife or doc would check to see if baby is head down even if he wasnt thay can turn the baby round or baby can almost feel like its gonna burst out your belly and turn on its own my last one did that at 35 weeks ish it was like a scene off alien lol

OMG !! Glad you're ok. By law, you shouldn't have to leave because your job is dangerous for your pregnancy. They should change your duties, get them to complete a risk assesment, which should hve been done by law anyway. You shouldn't have to lose your income.

WOW! That does indeed sound very stressful!

I am so glad you and your LO are ok! Would seriously think about quitting too or as Ann-Marie suggests, see if they can give you a low risk position.

Glad you and bubs are ok. You should leave your job and chill out for a while.