@Jade thanks Jade, in Leicester they do continued care or something (not sure what it’s called) but basically you have the same midwife for your appointments and at the hospital, which is why I feel nervous now 😭
If she’s a student midwife legally she has to have a fully qualified midwife with her for supervision so don’t panic too much, although I have never heard of the same midwife in the community to in hospital (also would depend if they’re on shift at that time too). Odds are it’ll be a different one for delivery. Each midwife will measure the fundal height slightly differently and the measurements can be inaccurate between different midwives (ideally the same one should do it each time for the same technique to monitor the growth). I know that sometimes how they say it is different to how they document so maybe check your notes to see what they’ve written in terms of engagement
All this seems pretty normal, I think different trusts note engagement differently for some reason and every midwife measures fundal height differently 🙄 its weird to call it continuity of care when you've already changed midwife once, so maybe you'll get someone else in labour anyway. Midwives are probably out of your control so focus on what you can control about your birth and stay calm. I know it can feel quite nerve-racking once you go overdue!
What happened to the other one? Is there someone at the practice that you can express these concerns to? It seems odd to me that someone who is still a student midwife would be teaching another student without having a fully trained and certified midwife present.
The midwife at the hospital will not be the midwife you see for your appointments xx