SO ANNOYED

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sorry so annoyed so had to come on here to rant! Has anyone had anything similar to this...
So
What happened was I rang the hospital a week and a half ago because I was nearly 19 weeks pregnant and I was confused as to why I hadn't got my 20 week scan letter yet. anyway, the women who answered the phone asked me some questions my name dob address etc then told me my 20 week scan is all booked for the 25th jan at 11:15 so me and my partner has booked it off work and was really looking forward to it. UNTIL tonight when I rang to confirm as I still haven't received a letter and the 25th is tomorrow and I have now been told there is no appointment booked and I have been given a number to ring tomorrow so they can book me in? So looks like it's not tomorrow and Me and my partner have wasted a days holiday and been let down! SO ANNOYED

I know it's not much help but the hospitals are really really busy and in a crisis at the moment. If anything I actually feel slightly selfish to be pregnant during all of this, not like they need the extra stress of a baby boom and pandemic.

Hope you get your scan x

I think that's quite typical of the NHS, long before covid. Not the most organised organisation! Hope they sort it out for you. Don't use holiday for scans though. You're both entitled to attend them during work time, paid.

No excuse for it OP. You have every right to be annoyed.

That's not good, I'd be annoyed too. You know you shouldn't need to use annual leave for a pregnancy appointment.
Your partner I think is also entitled to attend 2 scans.

It's more annoying because last week I called the hospital 3 times due to a constant pain in my hip that kept switching hips, they kept telling me to take paracetamol and they're not concerned enough to see me. So I've been waiting on this scan for reassurance to, plus the fact I did have an appointment booked that I had found out about and it has obviously been cancelled and I haven't been informed or still haven't even got a letter for my 20 week scan and I'm a few days over 20 weeks now I just feel forgotten about and like the health of me and my baby isn't important! I'm just hoping when I call this number in the morning it's all a mistake and I can still be seen.

You don't need to take annual leave to attend ante natal appointmens. Your employer should know this, but if they don't, tell them! So you haven't lost any holiday time over this. Whilst the mix up must be frustrating, I think you're overreacting. When you ring, you will be given an appointment, and your employer has to let you go without taking holiday.

Are you from the uk ? (Not sure how it is in the USA) but here in the uk it’s your legal right to just have the day off for any hospital appointments to do with your pregnancy and your partner has the same right so yous shouldn’t of had to take a holiday in work ? I understand how annoying it must be thinking your getting scanned today and now your not maybe when you phone in the morning just be extra nice and explain about the hip pain and hopefully they can squeeze you in if not today this week some time ! Your get more with sugar than ...

I'm not bothered about holiday for work and the only reason I had to use holiday was because I had to get my shift covered as I didn't get a letter two weeks before like usual, I found out a week and a half ago and the rota had been written, unless I wanted to miss out on a 8 hour shift I'd have to use holiday (as I'm only contacted to 16 hours) my partner has already used his 2 days off for my scans one nhs one private so now he has to use holiday

I don't think I'm at all overreacting I have pcos and had a miscarriage a month before falling pregnant with this baby! So of course I'm concerned so if your going to try and put me down don't comment on this thankyou

The scan won't scan your hips so don't worry about that. Pain is normal as everything grows and stretches. Needing to take annual leave for scans is against the law, so not sure why you have done this and wasted a days leave that's on you not them. Ring them today and get booked in.

That would really annoy me. I've been taking days off too as I don't want to go back to work if it's bad news and if it's good news we have a little treat.

Work have to give you time off for scans - you do not use annual leave - even if it’s short notice - so stop doing that first of all!

You’ll get your scan - I managed to get a scan the next day at 28weeks when I had a few issues (everything was fine thankfully)

You do need to be flexible though and ready to go short notice - does your work know your pregnant? If so they will have to be flexible and understanding

What do you mean your partners taken his (2 days off ) he’s allowed as many days off for as many scans as his needs I don’t think anyone’s trying to be horrible just trying to help guild you and make you feel less annoyed but you seem dead set on being completely raging , I’m not sure if this is your first baby but you have 20 weeks more to go a lot happens in those 20 weeks most of witch you have no control over at all they can call you for any reason and say can you come in tommrow so we can check on you you need to be more open to change you can’t lose your job threw this if that’s what your worried about but you defo need to be more flexable in yourself sorry to tell you