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Booking appointment with midwife

Hi all, anyone around the 5wk mark, when is your first booking appointment with the midwife?

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I am currently 5 weeks and 3 days and I have got my appointment to meet my midwife on the 22nd of December x

Hi❤️ I am around 6 weeks and submitted a self referral to antenatal care a couple days ago. From experience, they only come back to you in like 3 weeks so waiting

I'm 6 weeks and have my booking appointment on 16th Dec at just over 9 weeks x

Dec 15 is booked now😊

I'm currently 7+3 and mines on 18th Dec xx

I’m 5+2 but not booked in until the 30th because my local midwife only works Tuesdays and wasn’t working much in December 🤣

I've had mine today. I'm 9 weeks + 4

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