28 weeks appointment

I had an appt with a doctor consultant with my last pregnancy and it was horrible! It was about me being put onto a high risk path and the doctor was telling me I need to give birth ok the labor ward with my vitals monitored. I told him that I had wanted a home birth and he asked me why I would want to risk my baby’s life and gave me all these still birth rates 😳… it was such a awful experience that when I got discharged “back to midwife” after having no issues with fetal growth at 36 weeks I cancelled my appt bc couldn’t bare to talk to a doctor again! I spoke to my midwife about it and they were helpful in talking through my experience.

Really sorry you had a bad experience! I’m sure not all doctor, but it felt like such a shock to the system after such wonderful midwife experiences I’ve had

The midwife weren’t the problem, I have midwife appointment at the practice. I just feel like male doctor in this industry have no disregard on how to approach pregnant women

Is it the consultant at the hospital? Unfortunately they don't actually seem to know why people are referred. I've been 3 times and have another appointment today where I am requesting to go back to midwife led. I sit in the appointment wasting both his and my time (they are ALWAYS late) unless you have a medical issue which means you need more monitoring I don't understand why they put people consultant led. I'm under them because I bled with my first, my second I was perfectly fine and home within an hour of having her and this is my third pregnancy