In UK & wanting info on scans/midwife appointments

emma77 · Jul 2nd, 2009, 08:52 AM

Hello there! I am new here and 5 weeks and 6 days pregnant today. I have my first midwife appointment booked for 13th August (12 weeks stage), and was told that I would get details of when my scan would be in the post but may be before or after this date.

My questions are:

If it normal to wait for this long before having a midwife appoinment (have had nothing but home pregnancy kit so far)?

How long does it take for them to give you your scan date? It has been a week since I phoned the midwife.

Thanks for your help - I am new and don't really understand the process!

Emma x

Sekhmet · Jul 2nd, 2009, 08:56 AM

The process seems to vary quite a lot in different locations. I'm in Edinburgh, and my first midwife appointment and first scan are booked for the same day, both at about 13 weeks.

geekone · Jul 2nd, 2009, 09:06 AM

Hi

It is different everywhere I am only along the road from sekhmet in Fife and I have my midwifes appointment (in my house eek

) on Saturday 8+4 and then my scan on the 27th July

at 11+6

Dont worry they wont leave you behind

emma77 · Jul 2nd, 2009, 10:13 AM

OK thanks for the info. I shall (attempt to) be patient then!!! Good luck with your tests / scans.

xx

HayleyJJ · Jul 2nd, 2009, 10:17 AM

you only get a scan now 10-13 weeks then 20weeks

Pingu · Jul 2nd, 2009, 11:01 AM

The booking in appts in my area is usually done between 10-12 weeks but I wasn't told this until I arrived for my appointment and I was only 7 weeks! At my appt I was given a form and details of the hospital and told to ring up the hospital myself and book the scan.

Hope you get your scan date through soon

Early_Bump · Jul 2nd, 2009, 11:28 AM

Hi hun it varys throughout the uk... ive lived in 3 diff places 2 scotland and currently just outside of blackpool im super high risk so things a done diff for me but my friends and family tend to have their 1st booking at home at 8-10wks then a scan at 10-14wks for dating and another at 20 weeks. But it can take a good few wks to get ur appointments out in post so i wouldnt worry if u havnt hurd by 11wks id give them a call x

mrskx0x0 · Jul 2nd, 2009, 15:37 PM

I saw midwife at 8 weeks and had to wait three and a half weeks for my scan. Some people get their scans before they see the midwife, it's weird.

Celesse · Jul 2nd, 2009, 15:58 PM

I've been told 8-12 weeks for first midwife appointment and 11-13 weeks for first scan. I guess there's such a big window where midwife appointment can happen to take into account the midwives workload, for example late August / early September 9 months after christmas the midwives are gonna be doing a lot of post natal visits.

Jul 2nd, 2009, 08:52 AM	#1
emma77 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 325	In UK & wanting info on scans/midwife appointments Hello there! I am new here and 5 weeks and 6 days pregnant today. I have my first midwife appointment booked for 13th August (12 weeks stage), and was told that I would get details of when my scan would be in the post but may be before or after this date. My questions are: If it normal to wait for this long before having a midwife appoinment (have had nothing but home pregnancy kit so far)? How long does it take for them to give you your scan date? It has been a week since I phoned the midwife. Thanks for your help - I am new and don't really understand the process! Emma x

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Sekhmet Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Yankee in Edinburgh Posts: 909	The process seems to vary quite a lot in different locations. I'm in Edinburgh, and my first midwife appointment and first scan are booked for the same day, both at about 13 weeks.

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geekone Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,043	Hi It is different everywhere I am only along the road from sekhmet in Fife and I have my midwifes appointment (in my house eek) on Saturday 8+4 and then my scan on the 27th July at 11+6 Dont worry they wont leave you behind

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Jul 2nd, 2009, 10:13 AM	#4
emma77 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 325	OK thanks for the info. I shall (attempt to) be patient then!!! Good luck with your tests / scans. xx

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HayleyJJ Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oxon Posts: 3,073	you only get a scan now 10-13 weeks then 20weeks

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Pingu Other BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 4,862	The booking in appts in my area is usually done between 10-12 weeks but I wasn't told this until I arrived for my appointment and I was only 7 weeks! At my appt I was given a form and details of the hospital and told to ring up the hospital myself and book the scan. Hope you get your scan date through soon
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Jul 2nd, 2009, 11:28 AM	#7
Early_Bump Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Fleetwood Lancashire Posts: 647	Hi hun it varys throughout the uk... ive lived in 3 diff places 2 scotland and currently just outside of blackpool im super high risk so things a done diff for me but my friends and family tend to have their 1st booking at home at 8-10wks then a scan at 10-14wks for dating and another at 20 weeks. But it can take a good few wks to get ur appointments out in post so i wouldnt worry if u havnt hurd by 11wks id give them a call x

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mrskx0x0 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,311	I saw midwife at 8 weeks and had to wait three and a half weeks for my scan. Some people get their scans before they see the midwife, it's weird.

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Celesse Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: North East UK Posts: 5,484	I've been told 8-12 weeks for first midwife appointment and 11-13 weeks for first scan. I guess there's such a big window where midwife appointment can happen to take into account the midwives workload, for example late August / early September 9 months after christmas the midwives are gonna be doing a lot of post natal visits.

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