Disapointing midwife appointment.

[setdse]

Sorry Girls just a rant and your advice....


Well i had my midwife appointement last thursday. I was so excited as i had been told this is when i will get to hear the heartbeat and she would feel the baby etc.

But to my disappointment after being 15mins late in the woman told me the results of my bloods which had been labled ( i dont have HIV) and then told me they would have to retest for the bloods that werent labled up So she got out the needle and poked and proded and wiggle it inside me whilst im holding back the tears! ( i reallly hate needles! especially as my veins hide) then she tested my urine....all clear and then told me as im due on 4th april i just scrape in for the pregnancy health grant. then shoed me off.

Well after going back to work and having a rant, i calmed down and decided to get my own dopler ( in process of looking on internet at the moment) so thta they can't disappoint me anymore!!

The main thing i wanted her to check was my weight as although i am eating healthy and regualar, im still eating about half the amount i used to. ( the other afternoon i treated myself to Mc donnalds happy meal and i couldn't even finish that! )

Well i decided to weigh myself and i ahev lost 3KG so about 6.6lb's since my last midwife (4 weeks ago). Do you think it is anything i should really be bothered about? Midwife said i was classed as over weight anyway but should i really be losing that much so quick?

 

[Emmamb]

My me still hasn't listened to my babys hb,not overly bothered but would b nice to hear,il b 31 weeks by the time I hear it (if I'm lucky) as for the weight loss it sounds fine to me,it often drops off b4 it goes back on xx

 

[Pudds86]

I lost 3kgs too! from my booking in appt to my 16 week appt. I then lost another kg from 16 weeks to 20 week scan and have only just caught back up! You will be fine but dont leave next time until she answers all your questions. you can always change midwives hun x

 

[Laura_C]

I too lost about 6lbs in the first 16 weeks and I have now put it all back on again, so I wouldn't worry - normal for the first few months. I was off my food and didn't eat much and it fell off me. I have put that back on and an additional 7lbs!!! My midwife certainly wasn't worried about the weight loss, she said it was what she expected.

 

[JJ Mum]

Don't worry , as long as you know your getting a nutrious balanced diet then all will be fine, you will make up for it later.

I have heard the HB twice now, but only because I asked, make sure you ask them next time if you didn't as stress you really would like to hear it, she prob overran cause of the bloods. I had thr same, kept getting my bloods wasted and rejected as one was not labeled correctly - a right pain

 

[Esoames]

I lost weight to begin with, I was 10stone prior, went to 9 9lb and only started eating properly at 18 weeks. Now I'm 12 9lb at 39 weeks. I'm hoping most of it is baby

 

[setdse]

Thanks Girls. Although i dont really want to put it back on....lol

Have bought a doppler off Ebay now so should be here by the end of the week. So will finally give my OH a chance to have something to do with the baby after he had to work the last scan and baby only kicks manicly when he isnt around. Poor Sod! xx

 

[Momma`Kat]

I lost weight up till about 20 weeks, then my appetite for snacks came back Lol

 

[setdse]

I still love my crisps! still crave em and fizzy sweets but as i work in a nursery i tend to eat a lot of fruit which is a good thing i suppose. But means im always on my feet and running around after 20+ kids!

I wouldnt say im on a really helthy diet. I ahve my 5 fruit n veg a day n drink quite a bit of fruit jucies but overall im still a snacker

 

[mumofmany]

I have lost a stone, but i always loose weight at the begnning, i know i will put it back on. i am not starving myself but just to reassure you something shows up in your urine if you are i only know because with my last pregnancy something showed up in my urine and midwife said get a chocolate bar as soon as you finish here because was starving myself and then baby can starve. I was eating but obviously baby was taking everything.

 

[setdse]

ahh no midwife said my urine was ok. thank god!