Awkward Encounters

I’d scheduled my dentist appointment 6 months ago, so, I had no idea what would be going on in my life at this point when I scheduled the appointment…one of the reasons I HATE scheduling appointments so far in advance.

When you go to the dentist and you’re pregnant…do you tell them that you’re pregnant? Just in case any x-rays need to be taken? Or something else is going to happen that might not be safe for a growing fetus? I felt like I needed to tell my dentist’s assistant that I was pregnant, just in case…so I did. But, this is where the awkwardness started. Of course, she says “congratulations!” and my heart drops, because, things are in limbo and so up in the air. I don’t know whether my baby is okay and were going to take the pregnancy to full term, or, if baby isn’t okay and I may not be pregnant in a weeks time. She doesn’t know what’s going on though, so, I can’t get mad at her for saying what you say when you find out someone is pregnant. Still – it was awkward, it sucked…and it hurt. I tried to very casually (and with as little detail as possible) tell her what was going on. She was very sweet and said she was so very sorry for what I was dealing with. But, then…out of nowhere, another dental assistant came back and said “Did I hear you’re pregnant?” and she continued on and tried to say “congratulations”, but, my dental assistant quickly stopped her mid-sentence and said “no, no…stop”. She then turned to me and apologized over and over again. It wasn’t her fault, and I wasn’t upset. It was just awkward and it just sucked. I want to be able to tell the world that I am pregnant! Like, “HEY YOU…I AM PREGNANT AND I AM HAPPY ABOUT IT!!!” But, I can’t do that. I can’t really tell anyone, because, then I’d have to answer questions. Someone else’s questions, as if I don’t have enough questions of my own that are unanswered. Also, we don’t know what is going on at this point. Does our baby have Down’s? Does our baby have T18? Or maybe our baby doesn’t have any chromosomal abnormalities and our baby is just fine…healthy, even. Goodness gracious – I just want to know. Just tell me one way or another so I know how to proceed. I’m hoping the results come before the weekend. But, I doubt they will. They’ll probably come next week…hopefully Monday, at the latest. Until then, I hope this is the last of my awkward encounters.