I?m just feeling confused about what should happen with getting registered with the local midwife/ante-natal service. I saw my GP last Thursday and the whole appointment felt rushed and unfriendly. All he really did was get me to do a urine test and gave standard blurb about taking folic acid and not drinking. I am then 99% certain that he told me that once the test came back positive that I would then be directly referred to the ante-natal service. Four days later I get the test back (surprise surprise positive) but now the receptionists are telling me I have to have another appointment with the doctor. I?m now almost 7 weeks pregnant and I thought I should be having my first scan soon but I feel stuck having appointments with an unsympathetic doctor.
I?m feeling particularly anxious because I?ve a history of anaemia and am feeling super tired all the time. During the last visit my doctor told me to wait until I see go to the ante-natal service and they would check my blood, but now because I haven?t got a direct referral I feel that could be weeks away. I have to wait to go back to the doctors and then I don?t know how long to get an ante-natal appointment. In the meantime I have a condition that could be treated with simple tablets. It is so frustrating and I?m pretty upset that the doctor didn?t take it seriously on Thursday. I?m taking one iron (ferrous sulphate) tablet a day as everything I can find says that this should be fine but when I?ve had anaemia in the past I have taken up to 3 tablets but I?m not sure if that is safe now.
So I?m just rather tired and emotional and confused about what should be happening/how long am I going to have to wait before I see a specialist doctor/midwife.