Almost 28 weeks pregnant and all was going really well. Until yesterday - we have moved to a new area so had first booking in appointment with a midwife at our new hospital.
All in all it was a bad experience - so far I've felt really good about how it's all going (first baby) but I left feeling awful yesterday.
What's bothering me most is towards the end of the appointment I asked what people wear to give birth in the birth pool at their centre.
She replied and casually added 'of course they may not let you in the birth centre due to your bmi'. This was a shock as previous dr/midwives said throughout they were happy with my weight so I assumed all was well.
In a nutshell current bmi is 35, and was 31 at my first booking appointment when I was 10 weeks.
When I explained I was really keen to try the pool if possible she was really unhelpful - I asked was the 35bmi threshold taken as your pre-preg bmi or bmi at time of labour? She shrugged and said she didn't know, try asking at the antenatal classes (which I may be too late to do as they book up early).
In short, does anyone know which bmi the 35 threshold would apply to - my pre-preg bmi or current or at birth? Going to call dr on Monday to try to get clarity and completely accept if it is not safe for me, just feeling shit right now as she dropped what felt like a bombshell with no tact or ability to answer basic questions.
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Bmi birth centre/pool confusion
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Luckyjune2013 · 24/03/2013 16:28
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