**February Babies**

[holly2234]

thanks, yeah i had to go to that one as i was 17 when i fell pregnant but now im 18 surely i can just go to the doctors like anyone else? its really annoyed me, as it was a cover midwife as my midwife is on holiday again, 2nd holiday during my pregnancy. My midwife is generally very good normally, i just haven't seen her since i was 16 weeks. xxx

Its a long time to wait without seeing anyone. I saw mine today for my 25 weeks appointment. Next one is at 28 weeks then again at 31 weeks.

 

[SarahhhLouise]

i will see her again at 28 weeks but now i will pretty much see someone pretty much once a week until 28 weeks as, i probably wont see her until next Thursday, then the Thursday after is my gestational diabetes appointment, then the week after its my 28 week appointment. its just a pain because i have little worries like is it normal to get braxton hicks 5 times in a day at 25 weeks, and by the time i see he my pregnancy bain makes me forget everything i need to ask her, i should write things down really, but tbh i forget to do that, its crazy. how did your appointment go holly? xxx

 

[lauram_92]

i never know when my midwife appointments are. i had an appointment at twelve weeks, then fifteen i think and then twenty five. well that is it roughly because they always make them late so i have gone over how far along i was meant to be. but the whole midwife system changed and all the usual midwives became nurses and a new set of midwives came in..
i had one of them at my twenty week appointment and she ticked the weeks i would have another appointment, so i have a rough idea.. but i don't know if i am supposed to book the appointments myself, because the last time she phoned and asked me to make an appointment on the thursday.. i think i am supposed to go back at either twenty eight or twenty nine weeks but i am going away for a couple days so will have to reschedual it.

 

[holly2234]

i will see her again at 28 weeks but now i will pretty much see someone pretty much once a week until 28 weeks as, i probably wont see her until next Thursday, then the Thursday after is my gestational diabetes appointment, then the week after its my 28 week appointment. its just a pain because i have little worries like is it normal to get braxton hicks 5 times in a day at 25 weeks, and by the time i see he my pregnancy bain makes me forget everything i need to ask her, i should write things down really, but tbh i forget to do that, its crazy. how did your appointment go holly? xxx

It went fine thanks. She didnt really do much but i took a list of things to ask her. It was all written under the note to remind myself to go to my appointment!

 

[holly2234]

i never know when my midwife appointments are. i had an appointment at twelve weeks, then fifteen i think and then twenty five. well that is it roughly because they always make them late so i have gone over how far along i was meant to be. but the whole midwife system changed and all the usual midwives became nurses and a new set of midwives came in..
i had one of them at my twenty week appointment and she ticked the weeks i would have another appointment, so i have a rough idea.. but i don't know if i am supposed to book the appointments myself, because the last time she phoned and asked me to make an appointment on the thursday.. i think i am supposed to go back at either twenty eight or twenty nine weeks but i am going away for a couple days so will have to reschedual it.

Its normally 12ish, 16, 25, 28, 31 etc. Mine have been anyway. 28 week one they give anti-d injections if you need them so its important to go if youre rhesus negative. At mine i have to book it myself. I always do it on the way out of my last appointment because the slots fill up quickly sometimes. Hope you have a good time wherever youre going

 

[lauram_92]

damn, i now have to book it myself. i didn't use to but with the midwives changing it is different. they aren't back in my village until like two weeks and then i am away for a few days. going to phone them up tomorrow and see what they can do. luckily i am rhesus positive so i don't need that injection!

 

[holly2234]

Thats good They normally do a blood test at 28 weeks too but that can wait until you see them again

 

[Marlarky]

damn, i now have to book it myself. i didn't use to but with the midwives changing it is different. they aren't back in my village until like two weeks and then i am away for a few days. going to phone them up tomorrow and see what they can do. luckily i am rhesus positive so i don't need that injection!

Im rhesus negative so i need the rhogam at 28 weeks =\
thankfully its just in the arm so i dont mind it, its just the fact that my hospital doesnt offer it anymore so i have to go pretty far for it

 

[holly2234]

They dont offer it anymore?! How odd!

 

[Marlarky]

Yeahh i know! they had to refer me to their sister hospital a few towns over. so weird lol

 

[holly2234]

Its doesnt take anyone special to give it! I dont know why theyd stop

 

[Marlarky]

I guess they didnt have enough rh-negative people!

 

[lauram_92]

it's so weird, i did higher human biology last year when i was at school and i learned about all the rhesus factor, etc. it just seems weird hearing it in everyday conversation.. well on here anyway.

 

[holly2234]

it's so weird, i did higher human biology last year when i was at school and i learned about all the rhesus factor, etc. it just seems weird hearing it in everyday conversation.. well on here anyway.

Haha i suppose none of this comes up in every day conversation unless people are having babies

 

[lauram_92]

Yeah but it's like I understand why you need the injection and all that, when I would have had no idea because I hadn't heard of it apart from in Biology. My midwife never explained or said anything about it.

 

[holly2234]

My midwife didnt say much about it to me either but i think thats because i dont need it

 

[lauram_92]

Is anyone having baby showers or that?
I wish I lived in America so it was more common and I could..

 

[holly2234]

Im not. Partly for the reason id have nobody to invite! Go for it if you want to. We dont have to be in America!

 

[DazedConfused]

Yep mines is November 28th. Trying to avoid Christmas stress for people.

About 40 or 50 people are coming I think. yay popularity! Lol

Also saw midwife today, they won't let me have a growth scan probably. Stupid traditionalist homebirth midwifes

 

[holly2234]

Yep mines is November 28th. Trying to avoid Christmas stress for people.

About 40 or 50 people are coming I think. yay popularity! Lol

Also saw midwife today, they won't let me have a growth scan probably. Stupid traditionalist homebirth midwifes

Ohh not long to wait! No growth scan for me either