My hospital are allowing partners to attend 12 and 20 weeks scan ( provided they are COVID negative)

[Jess1981]

I'm so happy to see the update well my mum found it and forwarded it!

No women should have to attend a scan alone and potentially face bad news alone it's barbaric. Equally every father should have the right to see his baby 👶

I have been really struggling with the notion of going to a scan alone- in fact I was against going at all and going only attend private scans with hubby. My mental health couldn't cope with it after losing Amelia.

I keep having several nightmare where I'm in the scan room being told my baby has died😥

My hubby has been taking part in a trial COVID tests at work- he works for a company that provide chemicals for pharmaceutical companies

Hopefully all the hospitals will now be also lifting restrictions Xx 😘

[Hidden]

Partners have been allowed since last July to go to 12/20w scans but I think some hospital we’re making there own rules. My partner has been to both that was Nov & Jan but I had a epu scan at 6w and I had to go alone I’ve had 2 previous losses found at 12w scans and 1 at 9w scan I was terrified I’d have to deal with the news on my own.

We also paid for 2 private scans at 10&16w. I have a growth scan soon hopefully next week at 29w but he isn’t allowed in to that one.

[Jess1981 in reply to Hidden]

I don't blame you having private scans , it's awful they weren't allowing partners. 😢 especially if you've had losses 😢 glad to hear your pregnancy is going well. You had a tough journey to get here and I'm so glad you got your baby Xx

[Ameesorrell]

I had a scan just over a week ago and my partner was allowed to attend the scan but then leave while I waited for midwife.

I know how you are feeling. I had a MMC in July and was on my own while I was told something was wrong. It broke my heart and his that we couldn’t do it together. X

[Jess1981 in reply to Ameesorrell]

Oh my goodness that is awful you got that news alone. I had my hubby with me as the 20 weeks scan was the only scan partners were allowed to at my hospital. Mine was similar to a MMC I had no idea my daughter had died 🥲. My body had not recognised it at all even I was issues pessaries to induce labor my cervix was closed 😥 when you have a big loss like that it is hard to feel excitement in a pregnancy. Scans scare the crap out of me! I'm so glad your partner was allowed to attend- you don't want to attend a scan alone anyway particularly if you've had bad news at a scan before 😥 I think women having to do much scans and appointments alone is having a terrible impact on their mental health 🥲 partners are also then not feeling so involved with the pregnancy. 😢 Xx