12 week scan

Hello - in Bristol (particularly southmead hospital) do you get your appointment for 12 week scan in a letter in the post? My 2 year old was born in London so not sure if it is different here. I’m almost 9 weeks with second pregnancy, I haven’t had my booking appointment yet, it’s later this month.

Thank you !

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No I got mine via Badger Notes app ❤️

I was told I’d get mine in a message! When I had my son 12 years ago they sent you a letter with the date and time!

I got mine (a couple of months ago) through Badger Notes, NHS app and post! X

Yes I’m with southmead. Badger notes came up first and then a letter and NHS app message came up :)

i had mine through as an email from the NHS and on badger notes, only letter i’ve received is after my 12 week appointment if you decide to have any testing done x

I had app and letter xx

I swapped to bath which is paper and Bristol is all online

Ah thank you - nothing on my badger notes yet but I will keep an eye out x

I had a letter but unfortunately it wasn't much notice, maybe like a week or 2 before! We swapped to Bath after the first scan though and they do letters through text which is handy!

Both letter, NHS app and badger notes

They booked my 12 week scan after my booking appointment, I got a letter in the post and it popped up as an appointment on my badger notes xx

I'm thinking about switching to Bath as well! How are you finding it so far compared to southmead?

I live in Bristol but work in bath , I switched to bath and I’ve had my first scan . It’s actually not bad

@Paulina we are very happy with Bath. The maternity ward is highly rated! We're in South glos so it's actually closer to go to Bath. Honestly their care has been nothing but amazing and I've had some complications along the way! Feel free to message me if you have anymore questions! Haven't had the baby yet, currently overdue but I feel confident that we will have a good experience.

Your appointment will be booked by your midwife at booking. You won't get anything until at least a few days after that. Mine come up on Badger notes.

I had a text and it popped up on badger notes. The text came through really quickly (about 3 hours) after my booking appointment

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I’ve been throwing up and taking a shit all night!!! I just hope that it’s not what I think it is

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They said everything was fine whilst we were in the scan and then I got a phone call the next day saying that it’s on the small side and we’re being referred to a paediatric specialist at St George’s. Has anyone else had this and how did things go??

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Induction experience

I just wanted to share my experience with being induced as I wasn’t sure what to expect and thought it may help others.

I opted for the foley balloon which was inserted at 8am Saturday morning, I had to stay in hospital due to hypertension and protein urine however usually you can just go home once this has been done. The insertion of the balloon was not painful, was slightly uncomfortable as there was slight pressure. I actually found having the cervix checked prior to be worse (again not painful at this point just uncomfortable) The balloon had little effect and after having it removed I was still only 1cm. Removal also was pain free and hardly even noticeable.

I then had my first dose of the gel and definitely noticed a difference, I started experiencing period like cramps almost immediately however they were light and manageable. After 6 hours I had another cervix check and although my cervix was soft it was still only 1cm and was only open at the front. I had another dose of the gel and felt an increase in pressure and more intense cramping where I now required pain relief (codeine). After another 6 hours I had another cervix check and I had now dilated to 2-3cm however was still quite difficult to get all the way through so a third gel was recommended which I agreed to.

Almost immediately I noticed the difference and was in considerable pain, I had paracetamol and codeine however the contractions had now become intense and a lot closer together (around 3 minutes apart). After a couple of hours I had my last cervix check and was 4cm and taken down to the Labour ward to have my waters broken and an epidural.

I had been in my room for approx 20minutes when my waters broke by themselves and I was now 10cm and actively pushing…. There was no time for the epidural and my beautiful girl arrived into the world within 2 minutes of pushing.

All in all I would say the cramps/contractions were manageable up until the third gel where it became pretty unbearable however it was for a very short time a gas and air helped take the edge off. The worst part about any of it was actually the later cervix checks where after stimulating the cervix my contractions were at their most painful.

If I had to be induced again I would skip the balloon and opt for the gels immediately as thy had a quicker effect and I would have been out a lot sooner if I had done this to begin with.

One more thing, I’ve never believed when people say “you forget the pain once they’re here” but I can honestly say this is true. It’s been 4 days and I would do it all again in a heartbeat.

Anyone else experiencing this?

Gave birth (vagina) 5 days ago and yesterday morning and this morning getting lot of pain in my right bottom side and lower back