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6-8 Week appointment

Hey everyone,

I’ve just had my 6–8 week postnatal appointment after a vaginal birth, and I’m a bit surprised that there wasn’t really any physical check to see how everything had healed.

My appointment seemed to focus mostly on baby, with only a few questions about how I was feeling.

Just wondering what other people’s experiences were and whether this is normal. Thanks 😊

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Mines booked for this afternoon, as a phone call so I’m not even due to be seen!🤦🏼‍♀️ I’m surprised at this too though, I would have thought they’d want to ensure all had healed properly

I found that mine was more focused around my mental health and contraception! I wasn’t checked physically either but I think if I’d of had any concerns the nurse would have been happy to. She did ask how I felt etc.

I requested that my doctor carry out a physical check on my stitches and also my perineal so they booked two appointments one after the other to allow sufficient time.

I would recommend that you book another appointment for you to be checked

They only checked my section scar because I demanded it

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Hey everyone,

I’ve just had my 6–8 week postnatal appointment after a vaginal birth, and I’m a bit surprised that there wasn’t really any physical check to see how everything had healed.

My appointment seemed to focus mostly on baby, with only a few questions about how I was feeling.

Just wondering what other people’s experiences were and whether this is normal. Thanks 😊

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