I just wanted to post about health visitors, i have seen a few posts mention the fact that they have health visitors come round to there houses to check there child developments and weight etc, and a few of my friend who live local get one coming around too but Ive not had one visit since Harry's been about 4 weeks old and they only came once and just told me about signs to watch out for with post natal depression and gave me a pack of leaflets.
Its not that i want or need one, i was just wondering who has one and who doesn't?
If i want harry to be weighed i have to take him to a Surestart baby clinic that's run for a a hour and half every Monday, but to be honest they are always filled with chavvy mothers (sorry for the stereotype) that make me feel intimidated, so i don't bother going, last time i went was 27th June 2011(only no that because i just checked Harry's red book)
I had to take him for a 1yr check up but it was when he was 11 months old and they gave him blocks and he passed them from hand to hand, they asked if i had any concerns i said no and they asked if his eyes had been followed up by the hospital (will eventually do a post about Harry's poorly eyes) and that was that, we were there about 15mins max.
If i ever have any health concerns for Harry i take him to the doctors, so what role does a health visitor play?
am i missing out?
Though id end with a picture of the dude himself, doing a bit of chalking!
Love Lucy x
We moved to a new area in the summer and the health visitor came around and did Joshua's 12 month check so you should of had one of those? If not you need to get in touch with them and arrange it.
ReplyDeleteI think the idea with a HV after your baby grows out of the newborn stage is to have that inbetween 'advice line' ie not something you know the answer to but not something worth seeing a doctor about?
I'm like you, I never get Josh weighed for the chavvy mothers at the centre!
PS Joshi has those pj's too! Cute! xx
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we had a 12 month check up but we had to take him to the surestart centre for them to see him (he was 11 months at the time) and it lasted about 15mins. Hes 22months now, and no one had ever contacted about any visits or anything else, since hes been about 4 weeks old. hehe there lovely pjs aint they, Harrys were a pressies for christmas from our friend, i love that they have his name on the front, id have everything personalised with his name if i could lol x
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