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UK Mums: If you had an assigned midwife for your first pregnancy, but not your 2nd. Were you a bit disappointed?

For my first pregnancy I was blessed with having an assigned midwife that I saw every appointment. She was absolutely amazing, so I guess I was spoiled in that sense. This pregnancy, I see a different midwife every appointment and I am a bit disappointed. Before anyone jumps on my back I know it is not guaranteed to have an assigned midwife. It is just hard when each midwife answered my question differently at each appointment and it took the epilepsy clinic (was referred due to having seizures in the last) to give me the actual answer. I also keep getting told that if I have any general questions to contact MAU, but I always thought they were there for urgent matters? Anyways sorry for rambling, I am just a person that feels at ease with consistency 😭

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I’m in this situation. Had an amazing home birth midwife first time round who I saw every time, I could text whenever and was at the birth. This time round she has been signed on/ off for personal reasons which means I’ve seen someone different every time 😭 Definitely don’t feel as cared for.

Actually people I know have done this, sign up with the home birth team to get amazing pre natal appointments. And one for example had to have a section in the end but that was decided with her team a few weeks out.

It is especially hard when I want a VBAC and neither midwife at the appointments told me I would have to see a general clinic. It was the epilepsy specialist that told me during the phone consultation

In both pregnancies , I was assigned to a team. However, always saw the same midwife from that team and she delivered my 1st son the night befpre she went on holiday for 2 weeks.

2nd pregnancyy, I was in the same team but saw different midwives all through. I was initially disappointed at not seeing the same one, but got me used to seeing different people amd being confortablem . Good job as I'd never met the midwife who delivered my 2nd and there was a shift change just as I was approaching puzhing point.

My 1st pregnancy midwife was on shift too and brought the student in with her to see a water birth

Can you request the same midwife as much as possible for consistency ?
There's no guarantee that midwife will be at the birth though ?

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