Hospital Conundrum!

[PAJJ]

Morning All,

I am 29 weeks and was due to move in April before everything threw it all into chaos. Hopefully this is still on, just delayed and fingers cross we move end May/June (lockdown allowing). I am going to be moving to a different area, but still plan on using the same hospital which will now go from a 10 minute trip to a 25-30 min trip. (In the opposite direction)

Could someone explain how the health visitor visits after the birth work? Are these through the GP Surgery or your midwife team? If GP surgery, I can hopefully get signed up as soon as possible. Although if it is through the midwife team, I'll be well out of the 'catchment area'. I'm so cross, I didn't ask at my last appointment and the next is so far away!

Any advice greatly received!

I have a similar issue, giving birth in one area, local midwives and health visitors will be a different area/trust entirely.
I've been assured by both the hospital giving birth and my local team that on discharge from hosp they send discharge papers and plan to the local team to continue care. So it will be facilitated through your GP essentially!

My health visitor made official visits to my home on day 5 and day 10 after birth . However on day 5 my little one had lost too much weight so she continued making visits every few days for weigh ins until he got back to his birth weight .

I had an appointment with a midwife around 10 or 11 days postpartum to check my blood pressure etc. This was done at a local children’s centre.

I had a 6 week post pardon appointment with my GP for myself and my little one had an 8 week appointment , plus his immunisations at 8 weeks, 12 weeks and 16 weeks.

I was advised to drop in at my local children’s centre every month for weigh ins . These were done in my own time.

I live in South West Greater London so I’m not sure if this works the same everywhere . I hope this helps a bit !!

The hospital will send your details to the local community midwifery team. You might have to stay in hospital slightly longer, I did due to a mix up as they had to give DD her paediatric examination before discharge as we were classed as being outside the area. We weren't though, the issue is I chose to give birth at the hospital in my closest town, opposed to the one in my address which is actually further. Rather than check, one of the midwives glances at my address on my notes and thought I would come under a different community team.

Very helpful, thank you - so I should get registered at the local GP as soon as possible? Then inform my current midwives. Fingers crossed all goes smoothly. Thank you for your replies.