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Is there a doctor in the house?
Hi! I just found out that I'm pregnant this past weekend and was so excited to contact the doctor. They scheduled me for an appointment at the end of the 10th week. I am only at the beginning of week 6! Is it normal to NOT see a doctor until then? I am already taking prenatal vitamins (started last month when we started ttc). When did you have your first doctor's appointment and what happened during it? I want to make sure I do everything right! Thanks!
[Modified by: ready on 11 December 2007 00:29:55 ]
[Modified by: ready on 11 December 2007 00:29:55 ]
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With my first I had my first doctors appointment at 4 weeks but then my first midwife appointment at 11 weeks, at the doctors they just take the date of your last period and work out roughly how far along you are, they then send your details off to whichever hospital you'll be having your scans at. Then you have your midwife appointment where she'll go through all your past medical history and ask you alot of questions, it's nice because you can ask lots too! Then you'll get a letter in the post usually telling you when your dating scan is!!
Congrats..it's all so exiting!!!!!
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I can't believe how antenatal care varies depending on where you live!! xxxx
I made an appointment at the docs as soon as I found out I was pregnant then made an appointment to see the midwife at 10wks which was at my gp surgery. At my booking appointment with the midwife we went over my medical history and partners history ect I was sent an appointment for a scan at 12wks, then I seen my midwife every 4 to 6 weeks until 28 weeks when it was every 2 to 4 weeks. Ohh and my 20 week scan as well.
Congratulations hun and I wish you a happy and healthy 9 months xxx
When I fell pregnant with my first baby, I went off to GP at around 6 weeks to have checks and then saw mw at around 10 weeks. I don't know if it was because that was a while ago (nrly 5 yrs) or because I lived in a different area (was in Bristol, now in Kent) but this time, I rang my surgery and asked for an appt with GP as soon as I found out and was told that I don't need to see GP. The receptionist said that if I had a positive pg test and no issues, I should just wait till booking appt with mw. Saw midwife at 10 wks again which was mid-november and had 1st scan last week. Again, last time round I had to wait till 22 wks for scan as they didn't offer 12 wk ones under the Bristol health authority.
It's that good old postcode lottery - what you get depends on where you live basically! I've also been told that because I had caesarian last time, in my area I have to see a consultant every few weeks to keep check on things and they won't induce if I go overdue with this one. I think that approach varies from area to area as well.
Anyway, congratulations - although it feels like such a long time to wait to see someone (ie mw), it is worth it once the ball gets rolling and you start scans and stuff. Exciting times!!!!
Claudia
I phoned doctors when I found out I was pregnant and just had my details taken over the phone by a receptionist!
MW then contacted me and made an apppointment for my booking in which was at 10 weeks - had my dating scan at 12 weeks and then anomoly scan at 20 weeks.
We moved house when I was 16 weeks pregnant - only 20 miles away but meant that I had to change mw - but the difference in care was unbelievable! It definitely is a postcode lottery.
Good luck - the wait seems to go on forever but enjoy every minute of it as time flies by so quickly!
Rachel xxxx
good luck with everything, and u are def in the right place if oyu need any help x x x
Ready - in my area the first appt with the m/w is at 13 weeks and from what i can gather it can be anywhere between 10-14 weeks. Sometimes it depends on whether you get a combined booking in appt & scan or if you get these two appointments seperately. Dont worry about not getting an early appt with a gp though - they dont really do anything except notify the midwife team that you're pregnant and take your blood pressure. Make sure you know what to eat/not to eat and other early pg stuff and you'll be fine!
well... i hope your experience is nothing like mine because i had a nightmare with my midwives/drs! i recently moved to kent & tried getting in with at least ten differnet drs at first, went straight to the hospital (& got told by the receptionist) that i had to have a dr! so i had to contact nhs to be allocated a dr, which turned out to be one of the originals i first contacted! how annoying!! so my booking scan was at around 13wks+3 and i was told they would try and squeeze me in before 14wks for the nuchal scan, as i wouldnt be able to have it done after that and why hadnt i done anything about it sooner!! haha! yes... i think i unleashed the pregnancy hormones at that point! even though i had to wait to be allocated a dr - i never had an appointment and i have swapped midwives 3 times already! am 23wks and still waiting on meeting my new midwife. i dont have any contact numbers for my midwives as yet, i received my blood results last week (as they got lost) etc etc
this is my first pregnancy so i was kinda hoping id be reassured etc except the first trimester turned out to be a nightmare! THATS WHY I FOUND MYSELF ON BABY EXPERT, READING ALL THE POSTS TO SEE IF I WAS NORMAL OR NOT!! it definitely has been a great help - so thank you ladies
good luck xx