Hi ladies, hope you're all having a good Sunday! I've resisted from posting this as I'm sure it's the same for everyone, but I'm struggling a bit. After coming from the attentive and incredible care of my fertility clinic, I just feel really lost and alone with all my pregnancy worries whizzing around in my head...I've seen one midwife at 8 weeks booking appointment (she was adamant I can only contact my GP up until 20 weeks!), then a different midwife at 16 weeks appointment (again she was insistent no midwife contact until 20 weeks!)...is this normal?!! I feel like I'm losing my marbles a little bit, and have no support, no-one to call with any worries, and it's really not doing my state of mind any good! Eekk! And honestly don't know what would happen if I couldn't ask lots of silly little questions on here to you lovely ladies.
Thanks for listening - whats everyone else's situation with midwife contact etc., is it just my local area? Or is it normal they just leave you to try and get through to your GP with any worries....thanks so much xx
In my area I saw booking in midwife at 10 weeks. Next was 16. Initially they said any concerns or anything to call epu up to 12 weeks. After that its midwife. I think it's different everywhere. I certainly agree that after having scans and bloods every other day etc it seems we are kind of at drift with nothing in between appointments etc. I guess this is one of the reasons why forums like this are so popular x
You're right about the forums, they really are such a lifesaver! And you're right, care just seems to differ so much between areas, it's so ridiculous. Think I'm just having one of those days where everything is getting on top of me, and the worries are just building up and up...tomorrow is a new day! 😂🙈 Hope you and your gorgeous bump are doing well xx
Getting there, still loads of anxiety. But I guess that never goes. What questions do you have? Problem shared and all that xx
Thanks hun, it's a bit ridiculous really...I was working with formalin the other day in my agency job as a healthcare assistant, and I'm just absolutely petrified of any damage it could have done...its just another thing to worry about, and need a medical opinion on its toxicity really, so I'll hopefully get a GP appointment this week and put my mind at ease. I'm just a big old stress head at the moment and I don't like it!! 😜😩 I'm sorry to be going on, I know you're struggling with your anxieties too, as do we all, this pregnancy tbing is just one constant worry isn't it!! And then onwards into baby, childhood and forever...! Hehe! Anyway, I'm going to go home and have a bath and an early night, think that might make everything feel a bit better! Thansk for listening Camillage xx 🤗
Glad you are getting to see the doctor. We will all get there in the end I am sure, and as you say onto the next worry then the next xx
Your gp won't be able to give you toxicity information on certain chemicals. You need to go to the msds and read up yourself for that.
I'm a chemical engineer and as soon as i was pregnant i informed work (after my ivf bfp at 5 weeks). Employers have to do a risk assessment to protect you and the baby as soon as you tell them. Occupational health need to be involved.
I got put on restricted duty. Boring but alot safer than not knowing what chemicals etc were doing.
And yes it's really annoying about the lack of support after you get released from the fertility clinic. And they say the nhs isn't strained! Wait till you have the baby, it's even worse.
Keep using the forums, it's what we are all here for x