I'm only at about week 11, but I've been having a nightmare getting through to my GP, midwives, and consultant. I had a text on Monday to contact my midwife about bloodtest results, only to be told by the GP I can't do that through them, and through the only number I've got from the midwives (one that randomly texted my first appointment and never introduced themselves) said a specific midwife would get back to me.
That was Monday; it's now Wednesday, and going my the notes, this specific midwife only works Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays for about 3 hours a day? Am I meant to just keep texting this random number? I have no phone numbers for the midwives, and my GP is no help.
I literally spent an hour and a half on hold (and two disconnections) to call back my consultant yesterday, who in the space of two mins just confirmed that they wanted to check why I was being referred to them as the midwives notes weren't very detailed???
Is this normal? I don't know if it's because it's my first time or the current situation with the news etc, but this has got me feeling so anxious and panicked all of the time. I was already nervous about everything from friends horror stories giving birth, but now I'm feeling even less like the local service/team are actually available if anything goes wrong or I need help or support.
Has anyone has similar experiences? Is this totally normal and I'm just over-reacting?