when do you organise a midwife?
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Topic: when do you organise a midwife?
Posted By: Guest_54995
Subject: when do you organise a midwife?
Date Posted: 22 July 2011 at 8:35pm
| hi - just a query, when you you have to start worrying about a midwife; i'm guessing after the 12 week period? |
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Posted By: fairy1
Date Posted: 22 July 2011 at 8:42pm
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asap, definitely don't wait till 12 weeks as they book up very quickly. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: TheKelly
Date Posted: 22 July 2011 at 9:33pm
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yeah,what Fairy said,definitely get one before 12 weeks,I usually get mine as soon as i've got a BFP ------------- 
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Posted By: BriAndOlisMum
Date Posted: 22 July 2011 at 10:01pm
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Posted By: InthemiddleMummy
Date Posted: 24 July 2011 at 9:17am
| i went to the GP after I had done the home preg test 4-5wks and she sent the referral for me to OB & MW clinic at hospital, as my 3rd preg didnt meet the MW till 16wk but met with the OB and had scan at 12wk |
Posted By: Cinderella
Date Posted: 24 July 2011 at 12:08pm
| Usually a MW will want to see you early on to organise booking at hospital, blood tests, medical history and possibly an early scan. Most popular MW book up early so phone and meet them to make sure you both are comfortable with each other and she will then give you an idea of how often she wants to see you. Usually every 4 weeks at the start. |
Posted By: yecats
Date Posted: 24 July 2011 at 2:25pm
| I rang mine up at just before 6 weeks. Think we met that same week for us to check that we would get on etc and then didn't see her until just after 12 weeks when we had had the scan and first lot of tests. When I met her she recommended contacting Parents Centre to book my annenatal class asap as they can book up quickly too. |
Posted By: BikeBaby
Date Posted: 24 July 2011 at 6:16pm
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Early as possible, queried March bookings with my MF for a friend who is due then and there is only one slot left! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: CrazyCass
Date Posted: 25 July 2011 at 8:59am
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I visited my normal GP at about 6w, who gave me forms for the first lot of bloods & a dating scan (8w). Then rang a MW and booked in to see her for the first time at 10w - needed to space it out a bit so we had something to look forward to otherwise I'd have burst with excitement.
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Posted By: rorylex
Date Posted: 25 July 2011 at 3:04pm
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i had booked my midwife with in the hr of getting my + test but that was my 4th baby with the same mw. these days you need to start phoning as soon as you know you are preg. especially when it is your 1st baby as it can take a while to find the right midwife. ------------- Mummy to 4 boys Samuel - 18.6.05 Rory - 15.7.06 Mason - 13.06.08 Emmett - 24.01.10 Baby #5 - cooking |