BFP - what do I do now - Help please!

Hi,
Im quite new to NZ from England. I have found out this week that I am pregnant with baby number 2 which is great.
Not so sure of the process over here so - Do you go to the Dr's to have your pregnancy confirmed over here so that you get registered for scans, blood tests etc like in the UK or is the process different over here? I see I have to register with an independent midwife at some point - is this right? Not sure what to do here in NZ so any advise would be great.

Rosewood
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Hi,
Thank you for the reply. Just needed know that things were sort of similar! Lots of things buzzing through my head at the moment!!
We are in Nelson.
Thanks again..

Ps - Welcome to OHBABY

I am orginally from Uk as well

Congrats

ooooh yay another nelson mum!
i don't think i can really add to what the other ladies have said but i just wanted to say welcome and congratulations on your pregnancy.

there's another thread i started about nelson mum's maybe meeting up sometime soon, it might be a good way to get to know some more mums in nelson and maybe they can tell you which midwife they used and stuff.

in nelson you can also go through the hospital midwife team the KYOM (know your own midwife) which is what i did for my first 2 births, then my midwife went independent so i went to her rather than the hospital for my last.

if you want to go with a hospital midwife (which work similair to the independent at the end of the day, just ring the maternity ward or visit it and put your name down- i think they assign you to a midwife according to your due date? im not exactly sure how it works these days, but they are all lovely, and work in teams of two and you meet your midwife and their backup. gosh i hope im not confusing you!, they like you to meet their backups in case they are away when you labour, but mine have always wanted to be there for the births so have been there, not the backup.

i have heard great comments about so many of the independents too, so im sure whatever way you go and whoever you choose will be great. it is a good idea if you do want to go independent to get the infomation on them there is a website you can get info sent to you from too... and find a midwife in your area or that caters for the kind of birth you want (ie: home, water, hospital) i really like ruth which is why i am going for her again,
um- just trying to think of the website...

Thank you all for the advice and help - much appreciated.
I am off to the Dr's on Monday.
I was trying not to tell my husband that he was going to be a dad again until Fathers day but I just couldnt wait!

haha, i had planned to tell hubby somewhere special too, after he complained the last couple of times that i rung him at work! lol, this time i tested while he was in the kitchen and i called him to come into the room where i was holding the result, DOH! not quite how i planned but i couldnt help it either.