does anyone else have a similar experience of their midwives? I know they're really, really stretched which is not their fault BUT I think it seems unreasonable to wait a couple of weeks for a midwife to call back with some simple info on where I can have the baby....
am 32 weeks, just been told that our local hospital will have no doctors available when I go to have the baby. If any doctor intervention required, it's ambulance time and off to another hospital. Had totally straightforward birth last time with no doctors (barely saw a midwife) but do feel nervous about the fact that there's no doctor if something went very wrong.
Any opinions on whether I'm just being a scaredy-cat?!!!
final part of rant - haven't seen the same midwife twice yet, when mentioned SPD was told that it would just go away on its own (not true) and that physio waiting list is 9 weeks (taking me to after the baby's born), was told that midwife couldn't remember whether canesten or alternative thrush cream suitable during pregnancy and that she's not sure of alternatives to the iron supplement that I'm taking (that's giving me diarrhoea).......deep breath.
sigh. and I'm asked at each appointment if this is my first baby - surely that should be on my notes?!!! (it's not).
sorry to rant, just wanted to get some of that off my chest, hear anyone's ele's wise words of reassurance or experiences....anything really...
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help - midwives, feeling rubbish and where to give birth?!!
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hatcam · 08/08/2008 09:42
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