At my midwife appointment last week a student midwife was also there. Midwife questioned why the consultant (who I was never sent to) didn't write anything in my notes about my Placenta Previa. I had already had a midwife appointment since it was diagnosed and at that appointment she told me it was fine and didn't need me to take any special precautions (not what she told another mum under her care, who has a low lying placenta rather than full placenta previa). I asked if I should be sent to see a consultant then and she just said there was no point now as I have another scan in 3 weeks.
She also quizzed me on 'missing' my last appointment with her because she hadn't seem me for 7 weeks. I pointed out where she had wrote the next time I was to see her, in my notes and I definately hadn't missed one. She now wants me to see her in only 2 weeks, to make up for the missed appointment. Surely this is completely pointless.
She listened for the baby's heart beat and said she had found it right by my bellybutton. I questioned if she was sure that it was the heartbeat as my placenta is growing up the front wall and the hospital struggled to find it. They even struggled with my scan because of it. She said it definately was, but I am still doubtfull.
She then measured my bump and said it was 4cm bigger than my dates, but that was normal for a 5th pregnany. However she wrote in my notes 29cm which is how many weeks I am.
Felt she was just arse covering because of student being there and the appointment was a waste of my time.
What's the point in having these appointments if things a 'fudged' just to tick the right box?
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Midwife told me one thing but wrote something differrent in my notes
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NAR4 · 01/12/2012 09:53
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