Feeling Neglected

[tallulah73]

How many times has everyone had their blood pressure & urine checked?

Im getting a little worried. I'l be 15 weeks tomorrow and have only had my blood pressure checked once and that was by the doctor when i was about 5 weeks.
When i saw the midwife for my booking in/bloods all she did was ask me questions, there was no examination....nothing!

Last time i was preg - 12 years ago!!! Everything was checked regularly. Seems it's all changed and your just left alone to get on with it now!

 

[charlotte_]

only had my wee tested once, at my booking in meeting, but my midwife gave me a pot & told me to bring some with me next time i go! had my blood pressure done twice, my booking in meeting & first meeting with community midwife.

 

[keelie_b]

I feel very much like this, its my first so i have nothing to compare it with but i do feel very much left alone. I have never seen 1 midwife more than once!!
I've had my blood pressure checked once - im not a good example with urine tests because i suffer frequent water infections so they test that every week.

I just expected more to happen but oh well

 

[lea m]

I have seen my midwife at the docs twice, (I got again for the 3rd time on Thursday) and was seen at the hospital when I had my 12 week scan! Had my BP and wee tested each time!

 

[Julie84]

I've had my blood pressure tested twice (although the first time was only because I was also registering at the doctors for the first time as we had moved). I have only had my wee checked once and that was disregarded as nobody told me it needed to be a mid stream sample!

 

[widowwadman]

I had my blood pressure and urine checked twice, bloods done once

1st visit Midwife at 9 Weeks (I booked too late), blood pressure, bloods, urine

1st Scan at 13 Weeks no tests, but blood results explained

2nd visit Midwife, blood pressure, not urine, as sample had been taken 2 days earlier because of suspected bladder infection and sent to the lab, suspicion correct, so now am on a lovely course of antibiotics.

Will have the next scan at 20 weeks(plus consultant will see us too) and will see the midwife again at 25 (am on holiday in week 24). Just need to find out when und where to book the glucose tolerance test. It's supposed to be at 26 weeks so I don't want to leave it to the next midwife appointment to ask.