prenatal check-ups

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hi there! just wanted to check what other mummies experience during their prenatal check-ups as im a little concerned if i am being overlooked by the doctor that im seeing.some background information: 34w5dfirst time mumgg the subsidised route at nuh but only doing scans there, any follow-up appointments are done at jurong medical centre (jmc)did a blood test that says im at risk for pre-eclampsia so i have been monitoring my blood pressure daily and taking aspirin every night too.during my last growth scan, they mentioned that my baby is small and at 32w1d, his estimated weight was at 1600g only.just went for my appointment at jmc today and i thought i would be able to see baby and get an estimate of his weight so i know that im eating right to help him grow but, doctor refused to check his weight. all he did was scan to get a visual of babys heart beating, played the audio for 3 seconds then said okay, good. couldnt even get a proper view of my baby😭 and when i asked if we could check babys estimated weight, he said ill check during the our last visit, im not going to check the weight everytime 😒 i waited over half an hour for an appointment that lasted less than 5minutes with my queries left unanswered 🤷 and the clinic was not busy as there was only 1 mummy after me.any similar experiences? and i would appreciate any advice for me. thank you! (:#FTM #help_mom #pregnancy #sgfamily #sgmoms

Vô danh · Accepted Answer

I understand your frustration, especially since you're monitoring a potential pre-eclampsia risk and baby's growth is a real concern at this stage. Given that your baby was measuring small at 32 weeks and you're now at almost 35 weeks, it does seem reasonable to want regular weight checks to track progress, so it might be worth raising this directly with your NUH scan team or asking if you can do growth scans there instead of relying on the follow-up clinic for those measurements. At this point in pregnancy with your risk factors, you could also consider asking NUH if they'd like to see you more frequently given the circumstances, since they have your full scan history and can give you the reassurance you need about baby's growth trajectory.