anyone know how long you wait for your scan after seeing your doctor?
some people said to me its about 5 weeks!!! which considering ill be nearly 15 weeks by the time my appointment with the dr comes, that means ill be 20 weeks before my first scan!!!
atmitedly ive waited along time as i found out when i was 8 weeks but the problem ive had is demand for the doctors at my surgery theres no appointments and i cant do the sit and wait cos i need to be at uni its just arrrggghhh i managed to get an appointment on my day off next thursday but im fed up of waiting i just wanna see my baby and know its ok :( im petrified of there not being a heartbeat or sumthin cos ive had like period pains for the past few days on and off its just scaring me n i wanna no NOW!! i just wanna put my mind at ease!!!

anyone else in same situation or any1 gt any advice to calm me down or sumthing ? its worrying me!!

Hi Claire - you dont need to see your gp before booking in to the hospital as you can self-refer. My gp is absolutely useless, which we found out first time round but sadly mc'd. So second time round we just went straight to the hospital and booked all our appointments. You should still be able to get a 12 wk scan. So have a look into the hospitals around you, choose one, and start the process. Make an appt with your gp when you can next get one at a convenient time and then go see them so that they can manage your care. You will are most likely to only get 1 more scan after the 12 wk one (ie at 20 wks) and then that's it!! So your gp should check up on you til the end in between midwife appts. Hope all goes well for you x