Doctor confirmation?

Fiore · Feb 26th, 2010, 01:31 AM

Phoned NHS midwife direct today and was told need doc confirmation before they will give me the number for a sorting out a midwife. Different procedure than last month but hey, it's the NHS.

My doctor won't confirm pregnancy until I am 6 weeks though which is incredibly annoying as I want to get the antenatal care rolling. He actualy sent me away today as only 4 weeks

I've done 10 tests, all positive, how much more confirmation do I need lol??!!

When did your doctor confirm BFP?

brunettebimbo · Feb 26th, 2010, 01:38 AM

I went to the doctors the day I got my

I took my tests with me because they had told me I wasn't pregnant the week before but I so obviously was!

He looked at my 3 tests (2 Boots and 1 Clear Blue Digi) and he said Yep no doubt about it, your pregnant. And that was it. That was my confirmation. I then went to reception and booked my midwife appointment!

teal · Feb 26th, 2010, 02:15 AM

I phoned my doctor when I got the positive home pregnancy test. I was asked to give in a urine sample for them to confirm my pregnancy. This was just before 4 weeks xx

Mum22GTTC · Feb 26th, 2010, 02:23 AM

Hi Hun,
That is a bit strange (IMO).

With each of my babys I have just gone to the doc's at 4 weeks pregnant & told them that I was pregnant - they say "have you tested?" - I say "yes" (although this time the doc didn't even ask if I had tested?? - just said "ok, and is that a good thing??"

).

Then they say you'll hear of a midwife for your booking in appointment.

Again this time - slightly different, I had to go to the doctor's reception & ask to make an appointment with midwife, the receptionist scheduled it for next week, when I'll only be 6 weeks, which I think is sooner than my others were.

I understand you need to go via your doctor first, but to make you wait until 6 weeks gone, is very odd to me

brunettebimbo · Feb 26th, 2010, 02:33 AM

I was told by the receptionist that I couldn't see the midwife until I was 6 weeks although I will be 7wk 3 days when I see her!

sophxx · Feb 26th, 2010, 03:01 AM

the nurse will usually dip your urine for you to confirm! i thik they dont confirm or reffer to early as people sadly loose there babys! they wont start your anti natal care at 4 weeks the 1st time most people see a midiwfe is between 6 to 8 weeks then there 1st scan! x

ILoveShoes · Feb 26th, 2010, 03:17 AM

Nobody has confirmed that I'm pregnant yet - I could be bloody making it up for all they know!
I went to see the practice nurse the day after I got my BFP (25th January), and she just told me to make an appointment to see the midwife. I saw the midwife yesterday for my booking in appointment - and she couldn't get rid of me fast enough!

TTC4No3 · Feb 26th, 2010, 04:02 AM

I was never asked for doctor's confirmation with my pregnancies either. I called up my medical centre to say I'd found out I was expecting and they replied "okay, and are you willing to go through with it?" - hmm weird wording... lol; then the receptionist said she'd send my info off to the midwife and I'll get a letter through the post with my booking appointment. (Which since I have received and will be seeing the midwife at 8 weeks + few days.) I don't get why they bother wasting a doctor's time with confirmations really.

lil-lauren · Feb 26th, 2010, 05:12 AM

i went to the doctors and sed im pregnant and he sed congrates. he took my heart rate and sed go to the reception and make an appointment to see the mid wife. i was 5 weeks when i went to see him. i was told that you dont see a midwife till your 8 weeks.

mrsfeehily · Feb 26th, 2010, 07:28 AM

Hi Hun,

I went to the docs today to get my pregnancy confirmed as I'm now 5 weeks +2 and he just checked my blood pressure and then told me to book in with the midwife at reception but she won't seen me for another 3 and a half weeks so I'll be 9 weeks by then!!

The waiting is agony.

x

Feb 26th, 2010, 01:31 AM	#1
Fiore Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 1,929	Doctor confirmation? Phoned NHS midwife direct today and was told need doc confirmation before they will give me the number for a sorting out a midwife. Different procedure than last month but hey, it's the NHS. My doctor won't confirm pregnancy until I am 6 weeks though which is incredibly annoying as I want to get the antenatal care rolling. He actualy sent me away today as only 4 weeks I've done 10 tests, all positive, how much more confirmation do I need lol??!! When did your doctor confirm BFP?

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Feb 26th, 2010, 01:38 AM	#2
brunettebimbo Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lancaster UK Posts: 7,712	I went to the doctors the day I got my I took my tests with me because they had told me I wasn't pregnant the week before but I so obviously was! He looked at my 3 tests (2 Boots and 1 Clear Blue Digi) and he said Yep no doubt about it, your pregnant. And that was it. That was my confirmation. I then went to reception and booked my midwife appointment!

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Feb 26th, 2010, 02:15 AM	#3
teal Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 11,385	I phoned my doctor when I got the positive home pregnancy test. I was asked to give in a urine sample for them to confirm my pregnancy. This was just before 4 weeks xx

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Feb 26th, 2010, 02:23 AM	#4
Mum22GTTC Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: UK Posts: 1,185	Hi Hun, That is a bit strange (IMO). With each of my babys I have just gone to the doc's at 4 weeks pregnant & told them that I was pregnant - they say "have you tested?" - I say "yes" (although this time the doc didn't even ask if I had tested?? - just said "ok, and is that a good thing??" ). Then they say you'll hear of a midwife for your booking in appointment. Again this time - slightly different, I had to go to the doctor's reception & ask to make an appointment with midwife, the receptionist scheduled it for next week, when I'll only be 6 weeks, which I think is sooner than my others were. I understand you need to go via your doctor first, but to make you wait until 6 weeks gone, is very odd to me

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Feb 26th, 2010, 02:33 AM	#5
brunettebimbo Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lancaster UK Posts: 7,712	I was told by the receptionist that I couldn't see the midwife until I was 6 weeks although I will be 7wk 3 days when I see her!

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Feb 26th, 2010, 03:01 AM	#6
sophxx Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 6,502	the nurse will usually dip your urine for you to confirm! i thik they dont confirm or reffer to early as people sadly loose there babys! they wont start your anti natal care at 4 weeks the 1st time most people see a midiwfe is between 6 to 8 weeks then there 1st scan! x

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Feb 26th, 2010, 03:17 AM	#7
ILoveShoes Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: UK Posts: 5,129	Nobody has confirmed that I'm pregnant yet - I could be bloody making it up for all they know! I went to see the practice nurse the day after I got my BFP (25th January), and she just told me to make an appointment to see the midwife. I saw the midwife yesterday for my booking in appointment - and she couldn't get rid of me fast enough!

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Feb 26th, 2010, 04:02 AM	#8
TTC4No3 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: England Posts: 673	I was never asked for doctor's confirmation with my pregnancies either. I called up my medical centre to say I'd found out I was expecting and they replied "okay, and are you willing to go through with it?" - hmm weird wording... lol; then the receptionist said she'd send my info off to the midwife and I'll get a letter through the post with my booking appointment. (Which since I have received and will be seeing the midwife at 8 weeks + few days.) I don't get why they bother wasting a doctor's time with confirmations really.

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Feb 26th, 2010, 05:12 AM	#9
lil-lauren Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Norfolk Posts: 572	i went to the doctors and sed im pregnant and he sed congrates. he took my heart rate and sed go to the reception and make an appointment to see the mid wife. i was 5 weeks when i went to see him. i was told that you dont see a midwife till your 8 weeks.

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Feb 26th, 2010, 07:28 AM	#10
mrsfeehily Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 446	Hi Hun, I went to the docs today to get my pregnancy confirmed as I'm now 5 weeks +2 and he just checked my blood pressure and then told me to book in with the midwife at reception but she won't seen me for another 3 and a half weeks so I'll be 9 weeks by then!! The waiting is agony. x

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