~ She had a go at my pain threshold, saying most people can just strug it off.
I think the saddest thing about you being in pre-labour, Cass, is you wont have the time to find an actual obstetrician before you have the baby! What a horrible woman to say such a thing. We NEVER shrug it off. We cope and get through it til the next one. Pain is pain. No one should be judging anyone for the pain they are feeling.

I really hope this all works out in the end. I would certainly be making the longest formal complain letter I can draft - and they'd hate that because I am extremely verbose! I'd be making a point to CC it to Nicola Roxon too - let her know exactly what they are forcing women into!