https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:47:18 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-excited-about-midwife-appointments#post-713260 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 15:25:34 +0000 heartonastring 713260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always look forward to them. Mostly because I really like my midwife and enjoy each opportunity to build my relationship with her, as I know that will lead to a great support system for my birth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-excited-about-midwife-appointments#post-712766 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 08:53:38 +0000 JessKas 712766@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think they are super boring and kind of a waste of time. Whenever I have a question I google it, so all they ever do at the appointment is weigh me, take my blood pressure, and listen to the heartbeat. It takes like ten minutes. I just look at it as a precautionary task. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-excited-about-midwife-appointments#post-712638 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 01:43:11 +0000 Cherrybee 712638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I find mine pretty dull, too. I don't even take DH to mine - there's no point us both being bored! She takes my blood pressure, dips a stick on my pee (and says nothing about the result) and then schedules my next appointment. </p> <p>I mean, I do look forward to then in that its another milestone ticked off in my mind, but I'm certainly not excited about them (not like a am for an u/s!). Maybe as they get more frequent as the big day approaches, I might get a bit more excited! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-excited-about-midwife-appointments#post-712588 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:07:40 +0000 Arden 712588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I looked forward to mine (usually) because I liked my midwives and I enjoyed chatting with them at my appointments, but I was already pretty well informed so I didn't actually get much out of the appointments, knowledge-wise. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-excited-about-midwife-appointments#post-712585 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:06:00 +0000 Grace 712585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, i find the appointments really boring. It didn't occur to me that it might be because I'm already well informed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-excited-about-midwife-appointments#post-711502 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:43:09 +0000 sslm 711502@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Silva: Exactly! That too. With a previous miscarriage, I always liked going in and hearing everything was good! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-excited-about-midwife-appointments#post-711498 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:42:20 +0000 Silva 711498@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sslm: Yeah, I always get excited too. I was also very anxious for most of my pregnancy, and the appointments always made me feel reassured and less anxious </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-excited-about-midwife-appointments#post-711490 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:40:32 +0000 .twist. 711490@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sslm: DITTO! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-excited-about-midwife-appointments#post-711476 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:33:04 +0000 sslm 711476@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmmm... I am always excited! Even when I have no questions. I don't have a doppler though, so I love hearing the heartbeat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-excited-about-midwife-appointments#post-710669 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:57:33 +0000 Foodnerd81 710669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got excited for the first few, when I had a lot of questions, and hearing the heartbeat for the first few times. We don't have a home doppler or anything, so it was exciting to hear it and get confirmation that there was something going on in there. </p> <p>Now, though, I'm just in that middle zone where things aren't really changing, I don't have any real questions (like you, I find out so much on here!), so it's just routine. And by routine, I mean, rush to get there on time, then sit and wait because she is already running late, have a quick 20 min sit down, hear the heartbeat, schedule next appt. The end. So yeah, not exciting at this point but I don't mind it either. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-excited-about-midwife-appointments#post-710663 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:56:11 +0000 GrapeCrush 710663@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i always found/find my visits to the OB boring. i rarely have questions and i'm in there for like 5 minutes. the highlight is hearing the baby's heartbeat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-excited-about-midwife-appointments#post-710641 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:51:16 +0000 illumina 710641@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>...or am I just weird?</p> <p>I don't mean the hospital appointments where I get a scan, those I love... but I just cannot get excited about seeing my midwife. Ok so I've only had 2 appointments so far, but I think having my own doppler and getting so much great advice from HB means I don't really get anything out of my appointments.</p> <p>DH made me laugh when we came out, he said we must have seemed like the most unenthusiastic parents to be ever, as she asked if I wanted to hear the baby's heartbeat and I was like "sure, ok" and when she found it there was no reaction from either of us, haha. </p>