1st appointment at how many weeks?

[argylesocks]

I just heard from the hospital/midwifes that I won't get my first appointment at all until I'm nearly 12 weeks. I'm 8 now and I haven't see anyone. No booking appointment, no blood test, nothing. It seems strange to me to not have a single appointment the entire first three months.

I got my first scan appt and my booking appt 4 days apart!

They say it's normal but I'm not sure. Should I try to make them see me earlier? When should the first appointment be?

Thanks :)

12 weeks is standard I'm afraid!

That's when I got my first scan and booking in, bloods taken, questions about family health history etc.

I think (not to scare or worry you) it's because in the 1st 12 weeks things are more likely to go wrong, thus they save time and money by not doing anything until then.
Of course if you have any concerns at all, you can get in touch with the early pregnancy unit at your hospital.

I hated waiting for the 12 week appointment.
To me it seems long and torturous!
But then they make you wait from 12 - 20 weeks.....ugh!

Oh and congrats on the pregnancy! Hope all goes smoothly for you :)

i to had the same thing nothing till 12 weeks then i had the booking on the wednesday then the scan on the friday and now the next time i see somone is after the 20 week scan .... things have changed since i had dd 2009 but if u worried call them
good luck

I had my scan at 12+5 before my booking in appointment.

It is normal, as maternity is so overstretched and understaffed. Though I had my booking at 10+3 I think. Then my nuchal scan at 11+5.

If they book the scan seperately, it doesn't matter. It's only an issue if you can't book the scan until after that appointment.

TBH, the first appointment is mostly just paperwork. And in a way more time is good as I know a lot of people are surprised to be asked about birth location preferences (e.g. home, hospital, MLU) at that appointment when they haven't even started thinking about it/

Thanks. this wait is torturous.

Is it generally safe to assume that if something goes wrong, you'll know it? Of course there are always exceptions but it would just mean a lot less worry that if nothing seems to have gone wrong so far, no bleeding, no real pain, that all is ok? Seems like a silly question but there's so much mixed info out there...

I answered in the other thread.