How long do you wait for your first appointment.

I contacted the doctors on Friday and they sent a self-referral link Friday afternoon which I completed. I'm still waiting for a call.

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Could be weeks! Your first appointment is usually around 8-10 weeks so you may not hear for a while yet

Could be anything up to 2 weeks wait. Did you write on the referral you've previously had an ectopic?

The first through NHS is at 12 weeks or around that time

I self referred on 27th August. Got access to the app on 4th September and my first appointment is on 28th September x

I contacted my doctors at 4 weeks when I found out and they booked me a midwife appointment at the GP for week 8. Said it's a 1.5 hour appointment x

As you’ve had a previous ectopic pregnancy you can speak to EPAU and book a scan in for around 6 weeks to ensure the pregnancy is in the right place. You don’t have to wait for your midwife or GP to refer you. You can just call them

I'd call your local hospital early pregnancy unit. I've had a previous eptopic and subsequent pregnancies i just call them and get in fairly quickly to check its in the correct place.
Hope everything goes well for you. I know how scary and long the wait can feel, wishing you all the best x

I was waiting a very long time, I didn’t have my first trimester appt till I was 10 weeks x

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