Skipping 6 week PP check up

Preventative care is vital. Even if nothing comes of the appointment. I'm very much in support of preventative medicine and will always vote better safe than sorry, but I know there are people who don't trust/rely on their providers for that. Up to you at the end of the day, but I'd go.

I think its silly and irresponsible to not go. I don't know where you are from but where I live the 6 week appointment is also to check bubs as well as mum. I understand it may be alot of effort to do it all with a toddler as well but theirs a reason they get us to attend these appointments

I didn’t go to mine after my second either. I feel like I went to the one after my first but not sure. You could see if you could do a virtual visit instead.

What about 6w midwife check for baby? Health nurse or whatever. Ask her to check you? Coz our babies here get the immunisations at 6w at the health nurse I guess if I really wanted to I could ask her to check me, as that’s the time I had to fill in the sheet for PPD as well and they weighed baby and gave shots etc. wherever you are taking baby for the 6w checkup ask there? I’m not saying skip it I’m more saying hit 2 birds w one stone lol. Most people go Dr for 6w clearance also to talk about birth control

in the US by 6ish weeks, your baby has already been seen by their pediatrician 3-4 times for their mandatory appointments

Could it not be a phone call? I know in the UK they tend to just ask how you are feeling etc and if as you say are feeling great then I can’t see why a face to face appointment would be needed

I didn’t go to mine. I was so overwhelmed being a new mum, I just put it off and eventually forgot.

It’s very important, you’d be insanely silly not to go! It’s for ur health

I think the 6week check is rubbish anyway, both of mine they never even asked me how I was,more concerned about what contraception I was going on

Personally I'm a worry wart, I'm very much in tune with my body but I always went just to be safe. But if you feel like you know your body pretty well and you're doing I fine I think its okay to skip it. (If you have stitches I'd probably go just to be sure it's healing properly but other than that meh 🤷🏻‍♀️) if you feel like you need to go in later then you can, NBD

In the UK I didn’t even get offered a 6 week check up, I finally got in to see a doctor at 10 weeks and they coincided it with my babies vaccines and was more about them than me, they didn’t even check my scar (csec)
I think worth calling the doctors and seeing if you can just have a call instead 🤷🏼‍♀️

I went to mine the first time (UK) only because it was paired with my sons checkups. This time if it isn’t… I don’t think I will go. It was completely useless even though I had a c-section, they didn’t ask about the incision or asked to see it. All they did was try and pressure me into birth control, while at the same time telling me breastfeeding is a birth control 😒 this pregnancy if my checks are separate from baby checks I won’t go

I’d see if they’d do by phone, they’ve never even checked me afterwards, just do the regular questions & say we can skip the exam due to my answers, but I think my doctor still wanted to see me, probably to get a look at my color & physical appearance, but I know many doctors do the zoom type appointments now, so maybe that’s an option.

I went with my first and it was honestly a waist of time she asked if I was still hurting I said no they had me fill out these like ten questions to see if I had pp depression or something and then I went home unless I rip or something with this pregnancy one I’m not going

Height of covid for my 6 week check and I was examined, my blood pressure and urine tested for whatever they test it for.
Isn't it always better to be safe and get checked?

I’ve had 3 babies & every app has been completely pointless tbh it’s just about how u r feeling & talk about contraception u r in there seconds if you have no concerns maybe ask for it to be done over the phone instead ??

I didn’t go and I was fine

They check mum and Baby. Go for baby's sake.