16 week appointment
This is my third baby and I've just been for my 16 week appointment and it was the most pointless thing ever?
She checked my urine and blood pressure. Spoke about my previous bloods results (which I can already see on badgernotes), reminded me about my 20 week scan (which I can see on badgernotes) and then told me she won't see me again until I'm 28 weeks.
I know this is my third, but why do women who are having their second or third child not get as many appointments as women who are pregnant with their first? Issues can crop up in any pregnancy, no matter how many children you've birthed...anyone else feel the same?
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I 100% agree, it’s like suddenly everything is fine and we know what we are doing!
FTM and my 16 week midwife appointment experience was similar to this. I like my midwife, but had I not needed by blood pressure and urine checked, it could have been an email 😅
Mine measured the baby's heartbeat and allowed me to listen in, otherwise very similar, and was more me asking questions than anything
It’s my first and we’ve both had the same amount of appointments and scans etc x
Third baby for me too and I feel the same way. I had my 16 week appointment last week, blood pressure and urine and that was it. Then she said “see you at 28 weeks” and that was that!
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This is my third baby and I've just been for my 16 week appointment and it was the most pointless thing ever?
She checked my urine and blood pressure. Spoke about my previous bloods results (which I can already see on badgernotes), reminded me about my 20 week scan (which I can see on badgernotes) and then told me she won't see me again until I'm 28 weeks.
I know this is my third, but why do women who are having their second or third child not get as many appointments as women who are pregnant with their first? Issues can crop up in any pregnancy, no matter how many children you've birthed...anyone else feel the same?
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