Multinational Blob

Few things are more challenging then negotiating a pre-natal appointment in a foreign language. I have newfound respect for people who do this kind of thing every day. The process for figuring out how to get referrals and lab work done is intimidating, even with the help of the gynecologist next door! The 'normal' scheduling and testing routine is slightly different, which leads to initial results looking a bit 'odd' to lab technicians, always intimidating.

Perhaps the biggest lesson is that in India, it's illegal to tell expectant mothers the gender of their child, because selective abortions are so common. This means that the flavour of baby is going to remain a surprise, at the very least until I get back to South Africa. I've been assured that this doesn't have any impact on the baby shower being planned....you aren't supposed to get clothes for the baby before it is born anyway.