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Moving to new area just before birth

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Waterfalls24 · 10/08/2024 12:49

Hi all, my husband and I are moving to a new area 1-1.5 hours from the hospital I want to give birth in, and getting an air bnb near to the hospital a week before then returning home. Am nervous about falling through the cracks and not having the post birth midwife appts and doctors appts, does anyone have any experience in this? Haven't spoken to the midwife about it but guess I probably should! Any knowledge/advice would be gratefully appreciated!

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penguinonmybag · 10/08/2024 12:50

Just move your care to hospital in new area.

yikesanotherbooboo · 10/08/2024 12:53

There won't be a problem with getting follow up care , register as soon as you move with a new GP.i assume you have a particular reason for sticking with your original hospital? This part of the plan is more likely to go wrong imo.

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Waterfalls24 · 10/08/2024 16:02

penguinonmybag · 10/08/2024 12:50

Just move your care to hospital in new area.

Thank you for replying! But I don't want to, want to have it at the hospital I've been going to for the last 8 months :)

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Waterfalls24 · 10/08/2024 16:03

yikesanotherbooboo · 10/08/2024 12:53

There won't be a problem with getting follow up care , register as soon as you move with a new GP.i assume you have a particular reason for sticking with your original hospital? This part of the plan is more likely to go wrong imo.

Thanks for this! I will do that, great idea! Yeah the care has been amazing and the hospital near where we're moving as terrible reviews & rating. I'm also part of a study so they're taking swabs etc at the hospital I'm currently at

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Kitkat1523 · 10/08/2024 16:05

When you are discharged the midwives will ask for the address you are being discharged to and child health will be informed and the local midwives and HV team….make sure you register with a gp asap you arrive in your new area

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Waterfalls24 · 10/08/2024 16:07

Kitkat1523 · 10/08/2024 16:05

When you are discharged the midwives will ask for the address you are being discharged to and child health will be informed and the local midwives and HV team….make sure you register with a gp asap you arrive in your new area

Thank you so much for this, it's super helpful!! I'll do exactly that :)

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FTMaz · 10/08/2024 22:04

Hi
sorry if I’m being dim, are you moving out of area and you want to stay at your original hospital? If so bit different but where I live the hospital has no maternity ward so the hospital I went to was an hour away, it was fine and they were really helpful. The community care I got was also crap so the hospital actually did a lot of the stuff the community midwife was supposed to do but I could never get hold of anyone. In my experience the hospitals seem to be very accommodating x

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Waterfalls24 · 11/08/2024 08:59

FTMaz · 10/08/2024 22:04

Hi
sorry if I’m being dim, are you moving out of area and you want to stay at your original hospital? If so bit different but where I live the hospital has no maternity ward so the hospital I went to was an hour away, it was fine and they were really helpful. The community care I got was also crap so the hospital actually did a lot of the stuff the community midwife was supposed to do but I could never get hold of anyone. In my experience the hospitals seem to be very accommodating x

That is exactly right, I've just worded it really weirdly haven't I 😂 that's so reassuring to hear, thank you so much! X

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