Rant
Guys I’m sorry to rant but today I genuinely had the worst experience at my 36 week midwife appointment.
I’ve never seen this midwife before and she was just so blunt and rude .
She refused to measure my fundal height , bear in mind I mentioned last time they wrote down the wrong measurement on my notes . I know these aren’t the most accurate but they make me feel better knowing if it’s getting bigger , I had growth scans in the past .
I feel like she accused me of either not taking my iron tablets or taking 84 . I told her I finished my box and she was adamant that I was given 84 and that I’m either lying about taking them or finishing them . Once checking the system it was discovered I was only given 28 🙈.
When I asked to talk about possible birth plan she made a comment that you can’t just schedule a birth plan and not to follow everything I see online . I wasn’t asking for induction or C-section I just wanted to ask about the possibility of a water birth .
The student midwife checked the baby’s heart beat and i wasn’t informed of his position , so I asked and she didn’t seem happy I did . My baby was transverse at my last appointment and I said I was worried that he still was . She followed by ‘what are you worried about ‘ . I said I’m 36 weeks and my baby isn’t head down . What if he stays like that and I deliver before my next appointment?
I’m very paranoid about going over 40 weeks, I’m not sure why I just have anxiety and I mentioned that . For her to then say ‘well he can stay there until 42 weeks if he’s not ready ‘ I understand this is factually correct but I just feel like I was a burden to her today .
Sorry for the rant I’m just really upset about this experience and honestly do not want to attend my next appointment 🙈
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Agree with Fran, complain to PALS. Email the general team also and request to not be seen by her! This is your care, you can request a change and all of the requests you made within the appointment I would have thought are more than reasonable
Oooooooh she was a bitch!!!! I’d honestly complain or request not to see her again which you can do. But also, you should have an app where they log all the details for you? I check there if they don’t mention anything to me but they’ve been lovely throughout this time.
You definitely need to make a complaint and request not to see her again! Why on earth is she a midwife!?!?
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