Maternity services

Hey all! I’m new to the area and just found out I’m pregnant. I tried to sign up for care through mid and south Essex nhs foundation (Basildon, Braintree, Broomfield, Maldon and Southend) but they said I need to contact my local care provider. Any ideas who that would be as when I was searching it looked like it was them?!

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Queens - romford. But you can go under Mid and South as I did. Its right to choose which everyone has.

2 years ago when I was in Brentwood it was either Queens or Basildon

Pick a hospital you want care to be based at

Depends where you live. I’m Brentwood and tried to get into Broomfield but there was no room. Ended up at Queens - and so pleased about that because despite the horrible stories, the maternity care I’ve received so far has been excellent.

I was rejected by Broomfield too with the same generic letter it sounds like - but was seen today by Basildon for early pregnancy care. Hoping that means they’ll end up taking me for antenatal and delivery but haven’t got a confirmation of that yet :/ what have you tried in the past 2 weeks?

I picked my hospital online, but decided on PAH instead of Broomfield or Queens

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Hey laddies. I’m 27 year olds I’m a mom of 2 girls. I’m currently 3 months pregnant. I want to make some new friends I get bored I realize I don’t have any more friends. I stay in Tennessee. Also I’m a Virgo. Let’s be friends 🥰

Lost friends since being a mum

Good morning! Can anyone relate to this!

My two friends and me have always been close since our early teens. I’m the first to have a baby.

One friend has big house, career and boyfriend

Other out of a long term relationship and being single having fun etc

Before baby we would all hang at my
Apartment, chat eat and just have
Fun.

Now I don’t even get a text to ask how my baby is, how I am. I really thought they would be awesome aunties. But honestly they don’t care.

They meet up a lot to do cool things, which I can’t be upset about as I can’t as I have my baby.

I don’t know I feel sad about it.

Am I over reacting?

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And having pain and I’m freaking out

Can I take morning after pill when already ovulating/ ovulated
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