The week begins with an appointment with Maria’s midwife. These
meetings are always kind of odd, I feel like an interloper at a
medical – all the questions are obviously directed at Maria and her
well-being and I have no real input apart from being there for her
support. It’s a role I have no problem with, after all I want to be
involved in any way I can
The most comforting aspect is hearing the baby’s heartbeat – a
great moment. Second time round it’s still magical to hear the first
murmurs of a new human life from within Maria’s body.
Later in the week Maria comes home from work and reports that she’s
told her work-mates. I’m relieved, her policy of trying to keep it
secret until week 20 was an unnecessary burden to carry, they would
have found out sooner or later.
The reaction she gets from work is one of surprise and joy from
colleagues, and a cooler “that’s nice for you” from
Management. Although no one could deny her maternity leave, she
worries how difficult the bosses could make the run-up to her
departure. The workload before she left to have Sam was relentless.
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