Did you have less midwife appointments with your 2nd pregnancy?
The last midwife appointment I had was back in March (I think) and then I was told by the midwife that I wouldn't be seen until I am 28 weeks, I believe I was 14 or 15 weeks at the time. I do have an appointment for June 22, however I just have some concerns. I told the midwife in March that I want a VBAC and she told me I need to have a consultation at the hospital when I am 28 weeks, she also said I need my RSV jab and whooping cough by 28 weeks. On top of that I need an appointment for my glucose test because diabetes runs in my family. I haven't received word on any of that, I also don't have an assigned midwife as mine left to go work in the hospitals. Already I have had to reach out to the midwife number because the midwife I saw had my due date wrong and that took me 5-6 days to get an answer back to get it fixed. Just worried about having to do everything all at once and it being too much and overwhelming... As no one would want to have to do the RSV jab, whooping cough and glucose test all within the same week or two. Just wondering if this is normal?
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I had more š„“
Iāve had more. Mainly because of blood pressure issues which has then led to growth scans and consultant reviews. If it wasnāt for that Iām sure you do go from around week 16 to week 28 between appointments from what I remember with my firstš¤ it is a fairly big gap.
Any concerns I would ring your maternity unit as you can usually get advice over the phone from them in the first instance.
Regarding your whooping cough and RSV vaccines, just call your drs surgery and book those in, thatās what I did, my midwife didnāt book them for me, just reminded me I needed them. Hope thatās helpful āŗļø
In the UK if I remember rightly it is standard to have less appts for any subsequent pregnancies... let me google it quick
Your antenatal care and appointments - NHS https://share.google/oDiKxdX4MhhuHpRJc
Also for both my pregnancies (in different trusts), I had my whooping cough vaccine at my 20 week scan appt.
In the UK, you have more with your first. And then less with the following pregnancies.
NHS schedule -
8-12 week booking midwife
11-14 week scan
16 week midwife
18-21 week scan
25 week midwife (first pregnancy only)
28 week midwife
31 week midwife (first pregnancy only)
34 week midwife
36 week midwife
38 week midwife
40 week midwife
41 week midwife
Yeah I was told by the midwife that Iāll be left to it a bit more this time as itās second pregnancy
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