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Whototalkto1 · 2025-05-21T17:37:04+00:00

Evening! I home urine test a few times a week due to pre eclampsia in previous pregnancy. This evening I have a reading of ++500 glucose. I have had sugar in urine before on tests. But never that high. do you think this is a call triage tonight one, or just wait for my midwife app next Thursday? 27+4 weeks pregnant

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Whototalkto1 · 02/06/2025 16:49

Lavenderandlemons · 02/06/2025 16:24

Glad you're finally getting the care you deserve. It breaks my heart to think that access to basic healthacre requires women to jump through hoops all while strongly advocating for themselves. Imagine if you hadn't felt strong enough to advocate for yourself and push for care?
When you're feeling better, do consider following up a formal complaint.
For now, get your head around managing GD and welcoming your baby here safely. Feel better soon x

Thank you so much.

I wish I had had this strength in my first pregnancy, and the ability to trust my gut instincts like I have this time. My first pregnancy would have been much smoother and less traumatic had I been. I am just so glad I trusted myself and my body.

I think a complaint needs to be done sooner rather than later

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littlemissalwaystired · 02/06/2025 17:05

Whototalkto1 · 02/06/2025 16:47

Oh she was horrible to me, truly horrible. I have a bloody thick skin and despite me being there with numbers off glucose monitors and pictures of ++500 on urine strips she really tore me a new one, made out I was an idiot and then blamed it all on my mental health and said she thinks I need to speak to the MH midwife. I was shell shocked, I didn’t even argue because I was so shocked.

can you advise how best to go ahead with my complaint? I’m seriously worried she will do this to other women

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If someone rang up my hub and said this happened to them, I’d give the band 7’s direct email as first port of call. It’s likely to get actioned sooner than going through PALS (which you still need to do). Every Trust works really really differently for community, are you part of a wider team (for example I work out of a community hospital with lots of us there) or are you allocated one specific midwife at a GP surgery? If it’s a larger team, ring directly and ask for the band 7 details. If it’s one specific midwife with a surgery, I’d ring the hospital and say you need to be given the details of the band 7 in charge of the team, or failing that, escalate to the community band 8 and get their details.

littlemissalwaystired · 02/06/2025 17:05

Whototalkto1 · 02/06/2025 16:47

Oh she was horrible to me, truly horrible. I have a bloody thick skin and despite me being there with numbers off glucose monitors and pictures of ++500 on urine strips she really tore me a new one, made out I was an idiot and then blamed it all on my mental health and said she thinks I need to speak to the MH midwife. I was shell shocked, I didn’t even argue because I was so shocked.

can you advise how best to go ahead with my complaint? I’m seriously worried she will do this to other women

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Sorry she made you feel that way. It’s totally unacceptable and I promise she’s a minority not the majority.

Sebora · 02/06/2025 18:15

Whototalkto1 · 02/06/2025 16:44

Thank you, I am 29+2 now and I am schedule for a scan at 32 weeks due to low lying placenta.

I am having a section anyway. Due to previous birth complications and potentially my placenta. I wouldn’t under any circumstance be induced again, I have read the horror stories of women pushed into having early sections and inductions due to GD. Horrible!

I am measuring over 2 weeks ahead. I think I’ll ask if they can book me In for can before 32 weeks too for a little peace of mind as my anxiety is now through the ROOF! (Along with my blood sugar!)

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You really should be having a scan before then. I think I had my “28” week scan at 29/30 weeks cos they said I didn’t need it but my midwife went spare and said I absolutely did need one. Please push your diabetes midwife for this. I’m appalled at your treatment but I’m glad you can advocate for yourself. I dread to think what could’ve happened if you didn’t.

as another poster said, try and get the details of the midwife supervisor/band 7 and if it can’t be resolved then PALS is there for this exact scenario. I work in the NHS as well as use it as a patient, when PALS get involved, everyone shits themselves and things get sorted usually 😆

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Whototalkto1 · 02/06/2025 20:03

littlemissalwaystired · 02/06/2025 17:05

If someone rang up my hub and said this happened to them, I’d give the band 7’s direct email as first port of call. It’s likely to get actioned sooner than going through PALS (which you still need to do). Every Trust works really really differently for community, are you part of a wider team (for example I work out of a community hospital with lots of us there) or are you allocated one specific midwife at a GP surgery? If it’s a larger team, ring directly and ask for the band 7 details. If it’s one specific midwife with a surgery, I’d ring the hospital and say you need to be given the details of the band 7 in charge of the team, or failing that, escalate to the community band 8 and get their details.

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It’s just a midwife contact they gave me on my booking on appointment.

I am at the antenatal clinic tomorrow to see the diabetic team so I will ask for the band 7 details and go from there.

its setting in now, just how poorly this midwife treated me and how dangerous it could be

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Whototalkto1 · 02/06/2025 20:04

littlemissalwaystired · 02/06/2025 17:05

Sorry she made you feel that way. It’s totally unacceptable and I promise she’s a minority not the majority.

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Everyone else so far has been lovely and helpful. Shame she is my “contact”, she’s made me feel uncomfortable on a few occasions and not replied to messages for advise (she did say message) but this really is poor

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Whototalkto1 · 02/06/2025 20:06

Sebora · 02/06/2025 18:15

You really should be having a scan before then. I think I had my “28” week scan at 29/30 weeks cos they said I didn’t need it but my midwife went spare and said I absolutely did need one. Please push your diabetes midwife for this. I’m appalled at your treatment but I’m glad you can advocate for yourself. I dread to think what could’ve happened if you didn’t.

as another poster said, try and get the details of the midwife supervisor/band 7 and if it can’t be resolved then PALS is there for this exact scenario. I work in the NHS as well as use it as a patient, when PALS get involved, everyone shits themselves and things get sorted usually 😆

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Ok thank you, I am there tomorrow so I’m really going to push this with them. I would feel more comfortable having the scan. I’ve been in twice with reduced movement and a separate time with high BP and High blood sugar. Baby is already measuring 2 weeks ahead so I’d really like to be seen

I will be pushing this tomorrow.

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littlemissalwaystired · 02/06/2025 20:37

Whototalkto1 · 02/06/2025 20:03

It’s just a midwife contact they gave me on my booking on appointment.

I am at the antenatal clinic tomorrow to see the diabetic team so I will ask for the band 7 details and go from there.

its setting in now, just how poorly this midwife treated me and how dangerous it could be

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Good, glad you’re being seen and definitely get the details! Other women might not be so “lucky”. Scary really.