No midwife app until 10 weeks?

[littlepeanuthopes]

Hello, for anyone with NHS antenatal experience, is it normal not to see a midwife for your first appointment until you're almost 10 weeks? Feels forever away! Thank you

Yes that's when I saw mine, was booked in for 12 week scan at that appointment

Yes, very normal. There's nothing to actually do yet. It sucks, but you've just got to wait it out.

It is normal I’m afraid, I had mine at about 9.5 weeks along. There’s not really much to be done before that.

Yes this is normal. If you have particular issues before that (sickness that needs medicating or something) then you can see your GP. Congratulations OP.

Yes, had my scan booked in after that appointment.

Very normal. Congratulations

www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/your-pregnancy-care/your-antenatal-appointments/

this is helpful!

I live in Northern Ireland- now you don’t see a midwife until after your ‘12 week scan’- which usually takes place at 13/14 weeks

Yes the booking appointment is usually around then, I guess part if it is there isn't anything to do before that and also unfortunately many pregnancies end before this point so it'd be a waste of resources to see people before this.

Yes although it's supposed to be an 8 week booking in appointment, mine was at 10 weeks, they gave me the date of my 12 week scan and 16 week appointment there

Totally normal and also don't feel disappointed after it if you walk away even not having the pregnancy confirmed - they just assume you are and do all their checks.

Yes I think mine was between 9-10 weeks. If you are diabetic, or have thyroid issues book in earlier with your GP. Especially with regard to thyroid

I had this exact thought afterwards. What a waste of time if I wasn't actually pregnant! Not that I'd make it up bit still...

Normal. Also hate to tell you but at the appt they also don't really do anything... Ask loads of Q's, take a wee bit of blood and urine, book a scan, the end.

As others have said, it's completely normal and standard as nothing much is needed to be done at that pointment anyway, it's pretty boring tbh but mostly form filling.

My booking appt isn't till 12 weeks :s it's my first pregnancy so no idea if that's normal/okay. I called the gp surgery, told them how many weeks I was and that was the date the receptionist gave me :/ x