How often should i see midwife from 37 weeks?

[angelcake99]

I am 37 weeks on friday and have been booked in for a growth scan at hospital on NY Eve as I have gestational diabetes (they are going to decide if i should be induced then).

I won't have seen anyone at that point for 3 weeks as my midwife is ill and then she is on holiday for Christmas.

Is this okay or should I push to be checked by Gp this week?

Yes. Weekly visits are normal at this stage even without gd.

weekly visits are the norm at this stage, even for those without complications. surely your protein/ sugar/ blood pressure should be kept an eye on regularly? If i were you, would insist that someone checked me this side of christmas.

Well, i spoke to GP surgery and they can squeeze me in to chekc blood pressure if i am very concerned about it?! But they wont check urine. Very confused as to what to do, they are no help. I kept saying i thought i was supposed to be checked routinely, and she kept saying.. well if your very concerned.. arghh

I'm 39 weeks and am on fortnightly visits (36, 38 then 40+2 as 40 is Boxing Day!) but it's #4 and I've had no issues at all in any of my pregnancies, well apart from going overdue each time!

However if you've GD then you should be seen more often and they should have got cover for the sick midwife and seen you before too.

I'd ask to be checked by the GP and if they won't do normal antenatal visit (urine, blood pressure, heartbeat etc) then I'd call the midwives at the hospital and ask to see someone.

thanks for the advice Becky and everyone else. I will ring my hospital tomorrow and see if i can go in.

I'm 37+6 and my last mw appt was at 36 weeks, apparently I would normally have next appt 2 weeks later but they didn't have any appts til Xmas eve, so that's about 2 1/2 ish.

They didn't seem bothered. have never ever been offered weekly visits though thought that was the norm for late pregnancy.

obviously 'the norm' varies! but they should see you if you have anything that needs checking up on, prob worth pushing for it, with either GP or a different midwife (i've never even met my assigned mw, see someone different pretty much every time!)

I don't think you usually need to have weekly visits, untill you go overdue, unless there are problems.

I am due on sunday and I have been having visits every 2 weeks. I wouldn't bother with your doctor, I would go through a midwife, either by calling the hospital, or the community midwife unit or whatever. It should tell you various phone numbers in your notes.

My midwife is coming to my house on christmas eve if I have had no baby by then. This is becasue there is no clinic at the surgery on xmas eve, which would have been my normal date.