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First time mums

Negative midwife experience

Hi beautiful ladies,

I’m feeling absolutely awful about my latest midwife appointment. I’m going through the public health system so every visit is a new/different midwife. I went in for my 28 week appointment, and when the midwife asked how my mental health was I told her it was up and down and I’m after a referral for the free psychologist program offered (🇦🇺), she looked almost annoyed at me and told me I need to talk to my own psychologist before she gives me a referral. She also asked about my support network - I told her that my dad had passed away from mental heath and my mum has a carer and addiction issues. We have a positive relationship but it’s not possible or practical to rely on her. I explained that my only other family is two brothers who live two states away and do FIFO work. I explained that my partners family all live interstate with the closest being his mum who is two hours away. She told me that it’s simply not good enough and that I need to get my mum to stay with me to help me and help with the baby, I explained to her that she unfortunately can’t stay with me because she is a long term addict and that isn’t an option. After this, she reiterated that I need to have someone to come stay with me for a week or two at a time and if I can’t find anyone, I’m going to be hiding inside my wardrobe crying at 4am, she reiterated this multiple times.

Does anyone else here have limited to no support and have been grilled by midwives about this?

I’m considering ringing the hospital and requesting not to see that midwife again

Ps. Just noting that I am completely okay, I’ve lived my entire life without parents or a support system and this is just another thing. The midwife just really got in there with a dagger