When do you visit the Gynae once you know you are pregnant ?

No one can force you to go for any appointment. Haha. So if you only want to go at 12 weeks, it’s a choice you can make. Usually at 6 weeks +, they confirm that this is an intrauterine pregnancy (ie. The baby’s in the womb and not elsewhere non-viable), and they also want to check the size and whether there’s a yolk sac, to have an idea of the true gestational age (counting from period dates is not always accurate) and to see if the pregnancy seems to be viable at that point. By 8 weeks, you should be able to see the heartbeat nicely, and at 12 weeks, they’ll try to confirm the gestational age and EDD, plus you can also do all the screening tests for the various syndromes as well as certain conditions you might have that could affect baby. There are certainly people who don’t go for appointments before 12 weeks or even throughout pregnancy, but most people will, because they want to make sure everything’s alright. This is your pregnancy journey, so make you own choice and be happy with it:) Congratulations by the way!