I have yet to meet someone who would describe their six week check as 'good'. Mine was horrendous- I had relocated back to the uk half way through my pregnancy so I had a new doctor... I'd had hg throughout my pregnancy and it was quite a difficult time emotionally and physically.
Anyway my new doctor told me I needed to lose 20 kilos because that was the last weight they had on record for me (which was when I weighed a tiny amount due to various issues) at this point I weighed 70 kilos. when I explained that before my pregnancy I hadn't weighed 50 kilos she basically just completely ignored me.... I asked a few questions about my baby being constipated and she basically ignored me! Then for the weigh in- she got annoyed that the baby wouldn't stay still on the scales and actually wrote the amount down wrong (which my hv picked up when she asked about the fact she'd lost a pound in 3 days)
She asked about the baby smiling and when I said not yet she told me I'd have to bring him back in a week if he wasn't smiling yet (he was 5 weeks 5 days) and lastly I said I'd been feeling a bit down and she jumped in and said 'oh you don't want to hurt your baby do you?' Before essentially rushing me
Out the door! The whole thing was bizarre!
Speaking to friends and they all have had something negative to recall from their experiences - from being told to get in quick with vaccinations because gypsies were coming to town (!) to the constant rushing over of pnd questions etc. I just wondered is this a common occurrence? Do gps have training in 6 week checks? I'm not gp bashing I know how hard they work etc but I'm more just a bit gobsmacked that not one mother I know can recall a positive experience!
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pizzafrenchfries · 26/02/2017 12:03
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