Please Help Answer some questions
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Topic: Please Help Answer some questions
Posted By: LIL
Subject: Please Help Answer some questions
Date Posted: 18 August 2011 at 8:05pm
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Hi there,
I missed my last period (due 13th Aug) Did a HPT on the 16th which showed positive. Just wanting to know, do I need to go to a doctor to have pregnancy confirmed or can I wait out 12 weeks and find a midwife??? Cheers :) |
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Posted By: LouD
Date Posted: 18 August 2011 at 8:10pm
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i think getting it confirmed is up to you. It does help make it more official etc, but I never raced to the doc and wasnt in a rush to get a midwife either.
BTW congratulations!!!! |
Posted By: LIL
Date Posted: 18 August 2011 at 8:12pm
| Thanks for that! I'm in no hurry to go to the dr either, was hoping I could just go straight to midwife. Will wait it out a bit, then try and find someone. Thanks for the reply :) |
Posted By: Whateversville
Date Posted: 18 August 2011 at 8:36pm
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Midwives book up really quickly, I'd get on to that sooner rather then later.
Congrats and good luck |
Posted By: mothermercury
Date Posted: 18 August 2011 at 8:38pm
| Congrats! I second getting a midwife ASAP; they do book up very fast! |
Posted By: Nikki
Date Posted: 18 August 2011 at 8:45pm
I was also going to say start calling midwifes asap, so you can get in with one you like. Congrats!  ------------- DS (5yrs) and DD (3yrs) |
Posted By: MamaT
Date Posted: 18 August 2011 at 9:14pm
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You don't have to go to a doctor at all, but definately get a MW organised ASAP as the good ones go pretty darn quickly ad you'll be needing antinatel blood work done and a script for iodine and colic acid if you aren't already on them.
Congratulations an enjoy this very exciting time -------------  
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Posted By: Plushie
Date Posted: 18 August 2011 at 9:43pm
| Congrats! Ditto on the midwife - they can also do a test to confirm for you if you want. |
Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 18 August 2011 at 10:12pm
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Ditto on the MW! I found out lateish - about 8 weeks and I rung about 10 midwives before finally finding one! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: jazzy
Date Posted: 19 August 2011 at 7:25am
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I was over 6weeks with my first before going to the Dr & confirming it...& then got a m/w & ended up not liking the m/w so changed to a hosp m/w where I worked.
I never had any probs getting m/w's even for my Dec baby. Congrats & all the best 
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Posted By: T_Rex
Date Posted: 19 August 2011 at 8:50am
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I called a MW at 4w+2d this time (which is when i found out) because I wanted a specific one. I'm due at the beginning of the month, but she was booked out a week after I called.
I agree don't bother with a doctor, but a good midwife makes a world of difference so get in early while you have more choice ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: LIL
Date Posted: 20 August 2011 at 12:18pm
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Hey thanks for the later replies. I started taking Folic a couple of months back (when I started ttc) and have read recently about the iodine thing. Thanks for the advice on the MW, guess I better get the phone book out, Im only 5 weeks (today) going by my last period so was going to do the 12 week wait. This is my second pregnancy (with a five year gap) so its almost like starting over.
Cheers again LIL |
Posted By: Isabella
Date Posted: 22 August 2011 at 8:25am
Congrats LIL!! 
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 22 August 2011 at 9:43am
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Ohh 5 year gaps Love it, surprisingly it all comes flooding back.
I didn't bother with the doctor this time around, just rang a mw. Mw's are capable of doing everything a dr does when reporting a pregnancy. ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
A = 01.02.04 & C = 16.01.09 & G = 30.03.12 |
Posted By: LIL
Date Posted: 30 August 2011 at 6:54pm
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One last update, didn't end up going to Dr, just rang a m/w, she has taken me on (woohoo) have been for bloods and have my first meeting with her tomorrow. Again, thanks for the replys/advice. Guess I will be hanging round here a bit more often
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Posted By: TheKelly
Date Posted: 31 August 2011 at 9:24am
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I have a 7 year gap between my first two,was definitly like having a first one all over again when I had my second
Congrats,hope you have a healthy happy 9months ------------- 
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Posted By: Guest_59475
Date Posted: 31 August 2011 at 12:23pm
| Congrats!! :) |