Health care Visit pre birth
What is everyone's experience with health care visitor prior to giving birth? We booked one in as we received a letter but she has rearranged twice due to other meetings and turned up today at the wrong time because she thought I was someone else 😂 my partner has had to mess about with work to be home etc so not off to a great start!
Did any of you bother with this?
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They like to visit before baby is here to introduce themselves and give you babies red book, ask if you need any extra support with anything etc, that's it really. I know the HV service is now newborn to 18 years old and the service is stretched thin but they are a good service, they were an absolute God send when it came to my sons cmpa as they helped with a feeding specialist and the dietician referral when we was constantly fobbed off by the GP x
I didn't have one with my first last year it was literally a phone call from the health visiting team and then I had a health visitor home visit once he was born.
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We're moving house a week before baby is due so our HV isn't bothering with an appointment. I think it's a nice thing as means you get to meet before baby is here but no hassle if it doesn't go ahead