Did you see the same one? How could it have been improved? What would you expect following your next pregnancy?
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My mw was a community mw, arranged through my gp surgery, she covers this area, and i mainly saw her throughout my pregnancy and whilst in labour. i was also under consultant led care at my hospital for pcos and raised bmi.
The mw team that dealt with my were ok, there care during my pregnancy was good, and i was seen regularly, and the after care however, wasn't very good - i left hospital 24hours following my 40hour labour and emergency c-section, and then got a very bad infection and my wound opened up, and i also haemorrhaged, the mw's failed to spot any of this, they wouldn't come out to see me and my gp surgery had to take over. i ended up seeing an out of hours doc, as it was the weekend, and the hospital couldn't tell me if i'd actually go back and see a doc that night
my recovery, imo, was hindered by this. it took my around 8 weeks post partum to begin to feel normal again.
my community mw, who i saw mainly, was however, terrible. she was rude, and constantly put me down over my weight, and where i lived! she even questioned if james was maddi's dad at one point. she seems to turn after i told her about the private scans i had. i was highly disappointed with her, as i was a nervous first time pregnant mum, and needed reassurance, and i felt she played on my insecurities. even my gp commented on how i'd changed and became so nervous and worried following my experiences with this mw. she never explained any thing, and blamed everything that happened during my pregnancy on being over weight, when i was actually losing it due to being sick every day of my whole 41 week term.
next pregnancy i will be more self-assured and will stick up for myself more! i will refuse to see this community mw, and i will make sure my needs are heard. i think its hard enough being first time pregnant, and worrying about whats going to happen, as its all so new, exciting and a worrying time, that i certainly didn't need her treating me like an idiot x