Consultant Appointment at 16 weeks

[thelionsleeps]

What happens at the first one. 16 weeks with id twins so hoping I get booked in for another scan as only have anamoly scan booked for 18 weeks at the moment.

I have lots of questions but wondered if they examine you or what is discussed?

The midwife took my blood pressure, then the consultant came in, ask how I was, scribbled in my notes then left :) Quick!

Nothing much happened at mine. Blood pressure, urine check, discussion of risks of preterm labour. A lot of 'we'll discuss it later'. Mine are dcda so tours will probably have an additional discussion on risks like ttts. No scan at mine although some people seem to.

I didn't even have one! Saw the consultant at 9 and 21 weeks. The latest one was much the same as neversleep. She told me I have placenta praevia so not to have sex, no other advice. She asked how I was, told her I felt dreadful and started listing my ailments, she scribbled in my notes 'generally feeling well, see community midwife in 2 weeks' and left.
The midwife came in, took my blood pressure, and told me I could go home.
Mine are also DCDA so maybe they just didn't need to discuss anything with me.

Just to say that I had blood pressure taken and wee checked.

Saw the consultant who talked us through unequal growth, ttts, pre-eclampsia. Went through the pros and cons of aspirin and prescribed me iron. Confirmed scans every 2 weeks. Pretty thorough.

Hi Wildflower91 - You will have had your scan by now but just to say had a little scan on a portable machine. Seemed to me just to be a scan to confirm that they were still in there and mo-di. Took 1 minute!

Hope everything is going well for you.

Hello all!

I just wanted to wave and say a quick hi! I'm 15 weeks with my DCDA twins now and have my 16 week appointment next week, so good to hear it's fairly straight-forwards.

I'm going to see if I can join one the Expecting February 2016 thread on Pregnancy talk but wondered if there are any threads on the multiples board for women due around the same time?

J xx

Hello all! Looks like I've just joined the twins club! I had my 12 week scan y'day and they discovered we're pregnant with twins. Total shock and surprise! Very excited but now it's starting to sink in, also a little scared about the practical/financial implications. Would love to have others in a similar boat to chat to. jessie I was wondering if you ever found out whether there was a discussion board for twins/multiple pregnancies? Or if anyone else can tell me?xx

In my experience consultant appt were always a bit pointless. Never saw the same one, all repeated info and asked same questions. The first one really was more of a 'Hi how are you, well done, here's the risks with twins.' that was it really. Congratulations. Twins are fab