Just found out I'm pregnant - between 4 and 5 weeks so v early days, but v excited.
DH and I moved back to Ireland a year ago, but have spent most of the last decade in the U.K. and I've realised all the knowledge I have about how things work is based on the NHS. I have acquired all this knowledge about NICE guidelines and anomaly scans based on Mumsnet and loads of friends with babies in England that I realise doesn't actually apply, and I don't want to ask Dublin-based friends with babies until I'm a bit further along.
I am failing to figure out what I'm meant to do next based on googling- I have had two positive pregnancy tests, clear blue one said 2-3 weeks. So.... do I go to GP now? Do they then refer me onto hospital?
Do all hospitals in Dublin not do 12-week scan as standard?- have been reading Irish sites like rollercoaster.ie and boards but it seems like it's different in different hospitals, which might depend on if you're public/private. We'll be public.
Can I switch gps midway through? I'm still registered at the GP near my parents house as I didn't get around to moving but it's miles away from where I live/work, I do want to get recommendations before I switch though so will probably get the ball rolling with them.
Any thoughts on Coombe vs Holles st as a public patient? Would like to go with Domino scheme and midwife-led care- also like the idea of a water birth, I think the Coombe are the only ones who offer and they're also closest to my house and work but I don't know anyone who has had their baby there. Friends have all gone rotunda or holles st, but they've also all gone private so not sure that experience will apply.
I feel so weird about the fact that I know everything about the process in the UK (or at least in England) and there are huge gaps in my knowledge about how it's done at 'Home'. Any advice would be much appreciated.
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Have you had a baby in Dublin? Confused about system!
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AppalazianWalzing · 02/05/2017 17:12
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