when is the next midwife appointment after booking in?

[kcoffin27]

Hi please could someone tell me when the next midwife appointment is after booking in. I am now 16 weeks and have not heard from the midwife as to when I see her. I have a history of miscarriage and feel abit abandoned at the moment. I had me 12 weeks scan 3 weeks ago all was fine.

My second appointment was at 16 weeks, but where I live we have self-booking so I am responsible for making my own appointments as I go along. There's a chart in the front of my notes saying when to make the appointments and who with (e.g. hospital or midwife). The only appointment that was booked for me was my 20 week scan appointment, which the hospital booked and noted in my notes before I left after my first scan.

Were you told at booking in whether you should be making your own appointments? Check the first few pages of your notes too in case there are any instructions.

My 16 week appt involved a blood test (for Downs), listening with the doppler and a general chat.

at my hospital 16 weeks:

10?12 Community Hospital Midwife Booking visit, meet your midwife and take your history, check your BP and urine. Start planning your pregnancy care.
11-13+6 Scan & blood test
A special ultrasound scan that measures the amount of fluid lying under the skin at the back of the baby?s neck.
16 Community Community GP/Midwife Antenatal check of mother and baby.
20-23 Scan A detailed mid-pregnancy scan for fetal wellbeing. Takes place in
the ultrasound department, ground floor, Royal Free Hospital.
28 Community Hospital Midwife Antenatal check of mother and baby. Blood tests for blood group and iron level and anti-D injection if rhesus negative.
34 Community Hospital Midwife Antenatal check of mother and baby anti-D if rhesus negative. Discuss preparation for labour and birth and your birth plan.
36 Community Community GP/Midwife Antenatal check of mother and baby and discuss test results. What position is your baby lying in?
38 Community Community GP/Midwife Antenatal check of mother and baby. Discuss options if you go beyond your due date.
41 Community Hospital Midwife Antenatal check of mother and baby. Ask for your ?membrane sweep? and book your induction of labour

i think mine was 16-18 weeks, but I had to book it myself

Thanks, I think maybe I have to book it myself then. I have a list of who I see and when just didnt knnow I had to book it myself.

Crikey, I too had been waiting for someone to call for my 16 week appointment... Now almost 18 weeks

I had to book them all in myself - they only send the scans and booking in appointment by post. But this was made clear at the booking in appointment when they gave me the timetable.

TBH I have gone to see GP whenever possible as easier to make appointment (they have online booking) - have only saw midwife at 28 weeks at that one has to be with midwife or at hospital. Will go back at 34 weeks....

Mine was at 14 weeks and like other posters I have to book all the appointments myself.

The self-booking system round our way is shambolic - they did explain it to me at the hospital, but they didn't tell me who I should ring so I tried the GP surgery first who didn't know what I was talking about, then fretted about whether to ring the midwife community team number which was a mobile and then eventually rang the GP surgery back and this time they DID know what I meant and said the midwife surgery is Thursday afternoons, then proceeded to offer me a Friday morning appointment .

Honestly, it's a wonder anyone round here gets any ante-natal care - it's like the Krypton Factor just trying to get an appointment.

Just phoned the doctors to find out about 16 week appointment and was tol I should have booked after my booking in appointment. I am being seen this thursday so will still be 16 weeks thanks for the help.