Had my 25 week midwife appointment today. she did my blood pressure wrong 3 times then did it…

You could always get your own heart beat monitor they help give piece of mind and they cost about £25-£35 depending on the model xx

Yeah I was thinking about that but being a single parent and on sick I'm not in much of a position to buy one 😦 xx

They are cheaper on eBay than anywhere else if I'm honest I'm on income support myself but I'm having a serious think about getting one because my baby doesn't move all the time and when I don't feel it it's kind of worrying, you can also hire one which might be cheaper 😊 @christina21 xx

@courtniegeexo, Ohh thank you 😊 I'll look into it. Don't get yourself too worried though. I didn't start feeling any movements at all til 22 weeks and now she's a bit bigger it's stronger 😊. midwife said today she will start a pattern soon and to keep an eye on it. 😊 xx

It's my first baby so i do worry a little but it's kind of normal now that I feel it one day and then don't feel anything for a few days 😊 @christina21 xx

My midwife first listened to my baby's heartbeat at 16 weeks and every appointment since then, has yours not done that? If not I would ask her xx

@courtniegeexo, this is my first to go this far 😊. @stephaniex no she hasn't done that. I'm not keen on her anyway she's always been snotty with me. I put it down to being young and single. And the first time I went she had a proper bitch about my weight. nothings been mentioned since and she never weighs me but I think she doesn't want to listen cause she might find it difficult? xx

@christina21, aw that's not good, when you next go I would just say to her that you want her to listen to see if she can pick up baby's heartbeat! They're supposed to do it at 16 weeks xx

@stephaniex, thanks. I'm back in three weeks so I will ask her then 😊xx

Every appointment since 16 weeks !! weight is irrelevant she needs to check @christina21 x

@mrsripper, thanks I'll ask her when I go back. all she did was tell me to keep an eye on movements xx

When I went I had the midwife have a go at me about my weight and telling me I should be doing this and that without actually asking me if I did those things and my scan pictures won't be as clear etc etc really put me down so I decided to go for a private one. the scan picture was soo much better and she listened to baby's heartbeat when I was only 15 weeks after I had been told they wouldn't attempt until about 25 weeks because of my weight. a lot of the time they just can't be bothered and obviously forget that they were in tip top shape when they were pregnant. I'd suggest going for a private one I went to an amazing one if you want the name and place just message me x

@clairey, Yeah I completely understand. it's exactly the same for me. I've looked into private scans but I'm in no position to be able to pay for it. thanks though xx