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Awww rhi so sorry to hear about the bleeding.

I think it's time you started pestering this midwife that you should have!! Ive got a feeling that the message hasn't been passed on to her. Ring doctors or midwife if you have a number, tell them you pregnant your near to 12weeks and have bleeding. They will be shit hot on your trail then.

Got everything crossed for your scan on Sunday :)
 
That sounds dreadful. I would ring the midwife/health visitor directly and probably go to A&E if I were concerned and needed to see a doctor urgently about a newborn. Under 3s are seen straight away at our local urgent care centre.

Can you email the midwives at your local hospital, my hospital has an email address for online self-referrals. Would avoid you having to stay on the phone for so long.
 
Omg rhi that's terrible!!!


Some places are just terrible for prioritising shocking
 
Yeah I already checked with EPAU .. Gp ref only!

I just rang my surgery AGAIN... and they have shut for the day for training.. That would explain why I got cut off earlier. It has an automated message telling people to go to a&e if they have an emergency.

Not exactly an emergency.. just frustrating :(

Claire; we had gone on a midwife reff to the urgent care center that's what annoyed us so much. Our town doesn't have an a&e it's the next town over :(

I appreciate you all putting up with me being so miserable and moany!
 
Urgghh how annoying, our a&e closed aswell so for emergencies we have to go to the walk in centre :/
 
Where I live is backwards.. I have the university hospital 8 mins drive away but its not in my catchment area so we have to travel 35 mins to the catchment area hospital..they have that one and another 1hour 45mins away... they demolished our miners hospital and built us a new one promising an A&E in town.. meaning 5 min drive.. they have now closed that A&E after 10 months and was nurse led local emergency centre that couldnt deal with emergencies and now its closed after 5pm and weekends.. the out of hours used to be good, you used to get a call within and hour and seen within 2.5 hours, the last time I waited 5 hours as an emergency and taken straight into another hospital 40 mins away.

NHS is going down the pan, less and less money spend on it and more people to care for.. people are suffering.
 
Rhi the bleeding sounds like what I had with dd, turns out it was just a cyst. I bet on Sunday you will see a happy healthy baby ! X
 
I've had bleeding & cramping on & off throughout so far. My MW isn't too concerned,but advised to seek help if it gets worse. My GP referred me to the EPAU with only mild spotting and cramping, they were so lovely :) I hope you can be seen soon x
 
RhiRhi - As my doctor told me, if the bleeding stops instead of getting worse that is a good thing!
As I said I bled for almost 5 weeks, and at one point I lost 1/2 cup of red blood suddenly. I have no idea how everything is still okay, since the amount of blood I lost was more volume than the babies and their sacs, but all is well!
I predict your scan will show a healthy baby and a small SCH that's giving you this trouble.
Until then put yourself on pelvic rest and bedrest as much as possible.
 
It's surprising how many women do bleed and go onto having healthy babies... someone I know never knew she was pregnant till 4 months as she thought she was having monthly bleeds..then she felt movement.
 
Such awful stories about healthcare in this country :nope: NHS is being starved of resources, it's really truly awful, at this rate there will be no NHS in a few years time :nope:

xxxxx
 
Such awful stories about healthcare in this country :nope: NHS is being starved of resources, it's really truly awful, at this rate there will be no NHS in a few years time :nope:

xxxxx

It's no different in Canada. The healthcare is covered, but the doctors pay very little attention to you, the resources are overextended, and you can't pay for the treatment you want because they make all the choices.
 
I bled on my first and he is a healthy 10 year old. The ironic thing is I never bled a drop on my 2 miscarriages until after it was picked up on scan.
 
Sounds familiar.. I understand the need for the nhs but it does need a reform; Mostly in the way we access our care! It might be free at the point of access but that doesn't cushion the blow to our pay packet every month. I feel that I should be able to have choice over my care. I hate the way some things are done; for example if i need a smear test I fail to see why this country forces you to go to your gp surgery, I would like the option to pick a doctor (gynae) that i like. The option to be able to book in with that gynae if i thought i had an issue. etc. Pick the doctors i would like my children to see etc. Although that sort of pic n mix system doesn't exist here atm so it's a mute point lol. Makes it totally pointless to buy private healthcare because there is nothing to access with it lol. You still need a bloody gp referral. Amazes me how we can trust a gp with such a vast array of things, no one person can know about EVERY ailment. It's no wonder they miss so many things; i.e the early symptoms of cancer etc.
 
I bled on my first and he is a healthy 10 year old. The ironic thing is I never bled a drop on my 2 miscarriages until after it was picked up on scan.

I also never had any bleeding on my MMC. Not a drop.
 
Sounds like we are lucky in New Zealand!

All healthcare is covered if you are a citizen - unless you choose to pay privately (which can be good to skip waiting lists). All accident care is funded, as is maternity care - I think all I have to pay is $50 for the 20 week scan - the 3 that I have had and the 12 week NT scan are all free as they are in the first trimester.

It seems crazy that some of you are struggling so much to get a basic level of healthcare!
 
Rhi thinking of you. Bleeding is so stressful! I had some blood last week and it sent me over the edge but everything looked good on my scan. Hopefully you can get some peace of mind soon!
 
I'm STILL having brownish blood... it started at 5 weeks. It's frustrating because I want to be more active but am not supposed to.

Oh, and I really miss :sex:
 
I miss :sex: too

We attempted it last night - OMG my hips. I can't move them far enough apart :(

and now this morning I can barely even do my normal shuffle-walk.

:thumbup: thanks SPD!
 
I miss :sex: too

We attempted it last night - OMG my hips. I can't move them far enough apart :(

and now this morning I can barely even do my normal shuffle-walk.

:thumbup: thanks SPD!

That must be so awful. I feel for you...
 

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