10am Monday morning comes around a lot faster than Bridget or I expected, we both thought we'd have a restless weekend as we waited excitedly to see the doctor, that however was not the case. We are now sitting in a small doctor's office, that is clearly also used for examinations as there is an exam table, as well as what I presume is an ultrasound machine and a few other tools, that in my opinion look highly invasive.
As the doctor walks into her office, Bridget clasps my hand even tighter, we are both apprehensive about the outcome of today, however I feel Bridget may be a bit more nervous than me.
"Good morning ladies, my name is Doctor Jane Cooper, it is lovely to meet the both of you." 'She seems nice' I think to myself, Doctor Cooper is a woman who looks to be in her mid-forties, with auburn hair and bright green eyes, she has a friendly look about her and for some reason that has managed to calm me ever so slightly.
"It's very nice to meet you Doctor Cooper, I am Franky Westfall-Doyle and this here is my wife Bridget Westfall-Doyle." I say with a smile and extension of my hand, Bridget also shakes hands with Doctor Cooper as pleasantries are exchanged.
"Okay, well let's just jump straight in to why you're here then, I understand that you want to have a baby, how very exciting – have you got an idea of how you would like to proceed, which one of you plans to carry?"
"Well we are actually uncertain who would be the best one to carry our baby, I am older than Franky, there's only a few months until turn 44, however, in the past Franky's body has suffered multiple traumas – so we were hoping tests could be carried out on both of us to determine who would have more chance of success." Bridget says all of this much calmer than I thought she would and I am happy to see no traces of tears, much to my relief.
"Okay, that's not an issue, we can give you both the full works with regards to tests, we'll check things like egg production, hormone levels, a full physical assessment, then we will do an ultrasound to check how hospitable the womb appears to be for a growing foetus. Does that sound good? We actually have a cancellation so I can fit you both in now for the tests if that would be okay and get you back in at the beginning of next week to go over the results."
"YES!" Bridget and I both call out at the same, making the poor doctor jump at our eagerness.
"We mean, that would be perfect Doctor, thank you" I reply while beaming a huge smile at my wife.
After being poked and prodded for what felt like hours, we finally were finished and left the Doctor's office, after a long kiss goodbye, we both went our separate ways to work.