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I’m 34 and new to all things pregnancy but this sounds a bit strange to me… I wonder if it’s an admin error and they’ve booked you in for ‘the booking’ twice? My 12 weeks scan is tomorrow and my second appointment with the midwife is around week 17 (April 14th). In response to the comment above, this could be very true although I think my extra tests are being done at the 12 week scan? I might be wrong.
@Abi oh yes, that makes a lot of sense! I just couldnt be sure what to expect and it is this week and was booked during my 8 week scan. Thank you 💕 @Emma yes, maybe they will do yours on the same day to save you a trip and they probably booked mine a week in advance of my scan so the results can be discussed at 12 week scan maybe xx
I should also add that my scans and midwife appointments are in two different hospitals 40 mins apart so that might also be why.
The blood test and scan measurements will be used together to give you the risk scores, and so at some hospitals they will group them together at the scan appointment, but at others you will get the results a bit later on.
That’s really helpful. Thank you so much!
hi, i i just wanted to ask, is the partner suppose to come to the 1st appointment. i have mine tomorrow, which i will be 9w friday. and i rang the hospital and they said no needs its just bloods. but when i read online i see they ask questions etc and i thought is my partner needed then? so was getting mixed messages
Yes, they say he can skip when you ask the nurses but i think it’s a good idea for your partner to come. Mine said he wants to come although the nurses said no need and i am glad he did. They ask a lot of questions about illness in the families and it would have been impossible for me to know his family history. I would say go with your partner. Also it’s nice for them to be involved and be there throughout :)
Yes that is very normal! The second load of bloods will be for things that are too early to test for now, such as looking for risk factors relating to things like Down's syndrome and Edward's syndrome.