Dr's Visit Drama

We have gotten to the point at which we have a doctor's visit every week.  Yesterday I had to go alone as Ryan had some things at work that needed to be completed and a meeting he was concerned about making it to.

It is lucky he didn't come as I waited for over an hour!

Our doctor's office is usually very prompt.  We have never waited more than 15 minutes to see the doctor.  Yesterday I arrived about 10 minutes before my appointment time of 9:45 checked in and sat down.  A few minutes later a professionally dressed woman and her husband walked in, went over the the counter and told the nurses that they had called in and that they had a 9:45 appointment with the same doctor I was waiting to see. (Let's call him Dr.M) When told that wasn't possible because she didn't actually have an appointment the lady blamed the office for double-booking.  She then went on to tell everyone that she had been up all night with contractions and even through she had called the emergency line they would't let her talk to "her" doctor and some other doctor had told her she had Braxton Hicks contractions and that she just needed to work through them.  She was very concerned she was going into labour and she threw such a fit and was backed up by her husband that at 9:55 they took her back.

At 10:15 they took me back, weighed me and took my blood.  Then I was asked to prep for my "ladies" exam.  I could hear the annoying couple next door whenever they would raise their voices and I could also tell Dr. M was doing his best to calm them down.  The nurses were also chatting outside my door so I learned how difficult the couple was being and that she had actually demanded a second doctor take a look at her and make sure she wasn't in labour.  She was probably somewhere in her mid 20's weeks and is a bit older than me.

I heard Dr. M leave their room at 10:45 and have a quick discussion with his nurse about how late he was now and how irritated he was about being late.  He then came into my room and I was checked out and out the door before 11:00.

The couple monopolized Dr. M and upset the entire office for over an hour for NOTHING.  It was so annoying.  Ryan and I were talking about how we go to all of these baby care classes with educated, professional older couples and we are continuously surprised that we are better informed.  Do none of these parents have friends with kids?  Do none of these parents read the baby books and look over the "sane" blogs? Is everyone so self absorbed they don't realize how their actions affect the rest of the world?

(says the couple with a blog dedicated to their pregnancy- lol!)

NOTE: Everything looks fine, I am totally normal.  Widget is doing well.  Apparently I need to gain more weight before next Tuesday and then we are completely and totally on schedule for a entirely normal pregnancy. Now to decide on a name!