Oh, I'm getting behind in here- great to see so much HB chat!!

Congratulations to our recent HBing mums!!! Yay Antheia and Alina!! I hope the early milky days are going well

I had to go to the doctor this morning for my iron blood test referral. Damn laws that midwives can't refer blood tests! I can't believe they made the laws so that midwives CAN refer tests- but with doctor's "collaboration". Erm- so you still have to go to the doctor and nothing is changed? I always approach these conversations with the mindset that HB is the default option so I don't offer anymore info than asked for... it went something like...
Doc: Who are you seeing?
Me: Helen B
Doc: Where do you see her?
Me: At home
Doc: (something about why she hasn't requested this test for me)
Me: She's a midwife, she can't refer blood tests.
With all the who-hah about collaboration he didn't say anything and I wonder if it sunk in a little for him. He charged me a super low fee which I presume I'll get back from medicare so good on him for recognising that I only went to him because I *had* to and not for his care.

My last appointment actually didn't go so well with my midwife. I've not been wanting to say it out loud but I think there was too long between appointments and she forgot some stuff I had told her in the booking in appointment which I think is relevant to how she cares for me and understands so I don't feel good about that. I'm going to chat to her next week though and see if we can get back on track as we really did connect well at the first appointment. I need her to know me and I need to actually start talking to her about my 'issues' so I feel we've worked on that and I'm ready for the birth.