It\u2019s still hot.\u00a0 In fact even the Israelis are now admitting it\u2019s hot.\u00a0 The town ran out of power yesterday (probably because of all those very un-environmental people who like to over air-con their buildings so that they can continue to wear long sleeves and polyester) and we had a power cut.\u00a0 So what little air con we had died, the fans died and of course our fridge with cold drinks also died… I wouldn\u2019t recommend pregnancy here without at the very least a fan.\u00a0 We schlepped out to a friend to see if she had air con but hers was gone too so we sought refuge in a cafe that purported to be air conditioned.\u00a0 I wasn\u2019t convinced but it was better than the flat.<\/p>\n
After the hottest day of my life we view a house and then I go to see the \u201cwomen\u2019s doctor\u201d as the receptionist called him.\u00a0 We sit in the waiting room and some scruffy thug-like looking bloke walks past.\u00a0 (Think the standard extra they have behind the bar in Eastenders drinking a pint).\u00a0 Of course, that\u2019s the bloke who turns out to be the doctor.\u00a0 Person least likely to be a gynaecologist you have ever seen in your life.<\/p>\n
Anyway, shame on me, he turns out to be lovely.\u00a0 First he says he can\u2019t assess me because he needs to see my card (which I don\u2019t have as I am an \u201cEzrach Olah\u201d \u2013 in other words I have an Israeli parent, which unfortunately means I lose certain rights like free healthcare and it takes a bit longer to process).\u00a0 I must have looked like I was going to cry because he took me to reception, they saw my teudat zehut and sorted it out.\u00a0 I was quite relieved as the heat here has been so intense I was starting to feel like I was going to give birth any minute.\u00a0 All is fine though as here they give you an ultrasound on every visit (by comparison for those of you who haven\u2019t had a baby, in England you have to jump through hoops, with fire around them, and eat a live goldfish\u00a0to get just one scan).\u00a0 He is very dismissive about british doctors (thinks the NHS is\u00a0the worst in Europe, which I can\u2019t really argue with after some of my experiences), gives me a new due date (one week earlier – aagghh) and proceeds to leaf through my notes some more, asking me if I am being a good girl and taking my iron.\u00a0 I tell him it doesn\u2019t agree with me, but I have been taking vitamins instead, and as I have paid for top-grade healthcare am I entitled to any free benefits, like free vitamin pills?<\/p>\n
He responds \u201cThis is Israel.\u00a0 Here we don\u2019t take pills.\u00a0 We eat fresh fruit and vegetables\u201d.<\/p>\n
Ok so he\u2019s a bit rough round the edges, but I like him already \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It\u2019s still hot.\u00a0 In fact even the Israelis are now admitting it\u2019s hot.\u00a0 The town ran out of power yesterday (probably because of all those very un-environmental people who like to over air-con their buildings so that they can continue to wear long sleeves and polyester) and we had a power cut.\u00a0 So what little … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8889,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aliyah"],"yoast_head":"\n