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First antenatal apt 6 weeks away!

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Teaandcake90 · 11/10/2024 11:41

Hi all,

Recently found out I’m pregnant for the first time and used the online self referral to refer myself to antenatal services at my local hospital on Monday.

It’s now Friday and no one has contacted me but yesterday I got a slightly dodgy looking email with the initials of the trust and a link to activate my account.

I signed up to their online portal and saw there was an antenatal appointment booked for me for 21 November. This is more than 6 weeks after I submitted the referral (6 weeks yesterday).

AIBU to expect to be seen within a couple of weeks?

OP posts:
Mrsttcno1 · 11/10/2024 12:04

Teaandcake90 · 11/10/2024 12:02

Thanks all! Sounds like it’s quite normal then. I’m 4 weeks (or just over) so it will be just after the 10 week point.

I just presumed they’d want to catch people as early as possible for a first appointment to give advice, make sure they’re taking folic acid etc. as thinking about the spectrum of people who get pregnant, some women might not be pro-active about those things especially if unplanned and living a more complex or chaotic life.

I thought they’d then book me in for the scan later.

Edited

All of the info is online so you’re expected to view that yourself and take any necessary steps to look after yourself, the first appointment is your booking appointment and is always 8-10 weeks x

IsItFinallyMe · 11/10/2024 12:04

My booking appointment was 11 weeks and first scan was 12 weeks. Depends on the trust.

Original poster
Teaandcake90 · 11/10/2024 12:02

Thanks all! Sounds like it’s quite normal then. I’m 4 weeks (or just over) so it will be just after the 10 week point.

I just presumed they’d want to catch people as early as possible for a first appointment to give advice, make sure they’re taking folic acid etc. as thinking about the spectrum of people who get pregnant, some women might not be pro-active about those things especially if unplanned and living a more complex or chaotic life.

I thought they’d then book me in for the scan later.

OP posts:
PennyFarthingRider · 11/10/2024 12:01

Yes, it isn't an emergency, OP (unless there's a drip feed coming). You're generally seen at a certain stage of gestation, rather than within a certain amount of time since you booked yourself in. I can't remember when mine was, but it certainly wasn't that long before the 12-week scan.

Snowdrops17 · 11/10/2024 11:53

We aren't seen till 12 weeks in Ireland for our first appointment

Pippa12 · 11/10/2024 11:52

I think I was around 10 weeks before I saw the midwife with both my children. Just enough time to book a 12 week scan. I suppose there’s no reason to see a midwife any earlier.

Mel2023 · 11/10/2024 11:49

It depends how far along you are. My booking in appointment was at 10.5 weeks and they said that’s about average. And I was in the EPAU at 6weeks with bleeding and they still didn’t want to see me sooner. Call your GP. I didn’t speak to a GP (I was shocked when receptionist told me I didn’t need to for this) but the receptionist gave me a booklet with all the details for the different maternity services so I could choose which route I wanted to go down (community midwives, hospital midwives, which hospital I wanted to give birth in, even the neighbouring NHS Trust) as all did booking in differently. Once I’d decided I called the number to book in for the right service. I did that at 6 weeks and my appointment was still nearly 5 weeks away.

icallshade · 11/10/2024 11:44

This is impossible to answer without knowing how far along you are.
My trust sees you for the first time between 8 and 10 weeks for booking in. So if you are 2 weeks pregnant then yes this would be normal in my trust.

Just call your GP surgery/antenatal centre (or whatever is in your area) to check, mumsnet can't solve this for you!

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