38+1 -I feel like I have just slipped through the cracks with my prenatal care. So fed up!

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This is my second pregnancy and have been booked in for a planned c-section on the 5th June. My due date is the 4th June therefore I should have been booked in to have the c-section next week. (As you have it in your 39th week to try and prevent natural labour). The reason I am 8 days over booked is that it is a bank holiday next week so they are overbooked. I feel that this is not good enough.

I have had missed midwifes appointment's because the clinic is overbooked - I have only just had some bloods taken to see if my Anemia is okay (last bloods taken at 28 weeks).

At my midwifes appointment (bearing in mind at EVERY appointment is has been a different midwife) none have discussed anything with me. About newborn baby, about what happens at planned c-section deliveries, what I need for hospital. Just rushed checks and then feel like I have been rushed straight out because they are behind schedule.

Can anybody relate or offer advice ?? I am getting really frustrated with everything now.

Can I just say that I want to prevent natural labour from occurring because of reasons due to my previous labour with my son so the thought of being 8 days over when I should have it terrifies me!!

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Sorry OP, that does sound really shit. Could you contact the PALS office at the hospital and state your concerns? I did that with a different issue and they were very helpful.

Second the advice to contact PALS. I also have a shockingly bad consultant currently. I have an appointment on Thursday at 38+1 And have a written account of previous appointments to raise. I am going to request that my care is transferred to a different consultant who I can trust.

I’m not sure whether they just don’t care as much when it’s a subsequent pregnancy but I’m feeling similar with this pregnancy which will by my fourth DC. I had two miscarriages last year so I’m obviously incredibly anxious. I wasn’t booked in until 12 weeks and my first scan was at 13+6 so literally the last day possible for the NT. My next appointment is supposed to be at 16 weeks (which I am now) but it’s not going to be until 20 weeks and my 20 week scan was pushed back by a couple of days with no explanation given. I have booked a private scan this weekend and have a Doppler just to give me some extra peace of mind. Starting to feel this will be a bit of a theme throughout and their thinking may be well she’s had kids before so she’ll be fine? No idea.

Anyway, I would contact PALS as PP’s suggested. They really shouldn’t be risking you going into natural labour.