Midwives booked already?

i was told exactly the same thing as you Aliasmum! and worst of all this was from a doctor...!

now... i am nearly 20 weeks and cannot for the life of me find one anywhere. have called at least 20 people in the past 5 weeks who are all booked

have since left my details with the midwife liason at waitakere hospital who said that it could take them up to 2 weeks... which is almost up! very stressful, am nearly half way there and still no luck!

so in short... if anyone can help it would be much appreciated!

i had rung booked my midwife with in an hr after getting my 1st positive pregnancy test with this preg i was less than 4wks
pays to get on to finding a mw as soon as u know ur preg.
u can look around for midwives b4 ur preg and see who u like so u know who to call.
i got my list of midwives from my doc and an old friend of mine who i know is very picky recommended her midwife so she was the 1st i rang. she has been my midwife with all 3 of my boys and with this one.

I called my midwife just before the 4 week mark as I really wanted to make sure I got her again and she books up really fast. I even emailed her when we started talking about not even trying for number two to see if she would still take me on as we had moved and I wasn't sure of her catchment area.

The first time the doc gave me her number and told me to ring the instant i left the surgery as it is hard to get one, just aswell she did as we are from ireland so had absolutly no idea what we were supposed to do!!!!

I guess I got lucky because I rang my midwife right on 5 weeks and had no problem. She was my first choice.

I booked my first at 12 week's and had to go with a team from the hospital then we moved 6 weeks' before my bubba was due and was lucky to get a m/w here at all. with my second my m/w was the first person we told before our families ands has been for 3 and 4 as well she was already had clients for feb and we are the first day of feb so people must have got very early++ test.

Good luck Colee!

So who did you end up going with Azza?

I have booked in to see my MW - I called her yesterday (Sunday) and she was the first I called, she seems so nice and i cant wait to meet her.

When I went to doc at 4 weeks pregnant to confirm my positive - I got told, oh at around 12-14 weeks you'll need to find a midwife! Luckily I came on here and got told otherwise - being due next Christmas especially! So sorted a MW at around 5 weeks.

well ladies i i met with my widwife on thursday and she was perfect - such a relief!!!

also had our anatomy scan on friday and am very excited to announce our little bundle will be a girl!

am with all of you on finding one sooner rather than later for next time though - will not be going through that stress again!