Midwife

No definately not normal should have had 2 by now at least and she should have gave u her name and number on the first appointment. I sacked my midwife and requested a new one at my 20 week scan at the hospital as I felt she wasn’t supportive and she never answered any of my texts or calls and felt she eas very judgemental and not maternal at all, my new one is now amazing and always checking on me. I’m almost 23 weeks

Think it might depend on where you are based. I saw my midwife at 17 weeks got another appointment at 25 weeks. I know my midwife’s name but she didn’t provide a number as she covers various gps so not always at same place each day. But I have the email address for the community midwife team for my borough should I have any questions etc. x

Omg okay, I will mention this to her next week that I’ve had no interaction with her I’ve had to ring triage multiple times because I’ve had questions aswell! I’ll be 25 weeks by the time I see her on Tuesday!

I only had my bloods done on my 12 week scan too and that was for the NIPT testing x

Yeah last time I had bloods done was at my booking appointment which I had at 8 weeks. I know when I have read my notes as I have paper notes, not every midwife appointment you have bloods taken and it tells me what will be done or discussed at that appointment xx

Maybe I should have a read of those notes 🤣🤣🤣

🤣 if you have paper notes just look at antenatal outpatients and it should have schedule of routine antenatal appointments. This is where any of my midwife appointments have been written in. X

@Chantelle okay fab thank you!💖

Feel like we might have the same one 😂😂

Bare minimum by now will have been booking appt., 12 week scan, 16 week midwife appt. 20 week scan, 25 week appt. if first baby but if you’re only just coming up to it now, it makes sense you’ve only had one midwife appt. so far! My last and now this pregnancy I never saw the same midwife twice, just had a team number to text with questions and someone gets back. It’ll be trust, care level dependant if you have continuity but if you’re low risk imo it doesn’t really matter not to have a dedicated one (although I understand many people will want the same one each time).

@Madeleine okay that’s good to know! Thank you xx