Health care worker home visit

I'm I right in thinking I will get a visit at home from a health worker to check home, safe sleep ect? Last baby was nearly 8years ago and I don't see midwife for another 2 weeks. How does this happen will I get a letter will someone ring me? What happens on the visit also. Thanks for any info.

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A health visitor will contact you before they turn up, mine text me but had the wrong number so I didn’t receive it, they don’t necessarily check the home or mine didn’t, just sat in my lounge with me asking me questions like, how much is baby drinking, wet nappies, crying, safe sleeping, shaken baby syndrome and then ask how your mental health is,if your bonding and smokers and they fill out the red book and book in the second appointment which is where they weigh baby and go through the same questions with you again and talk about weaning and that, then that’s it till there about 1 years old x

Do you mean before or after birth?

We had a HV come to visit but baby was still in NICu they didn’t look around the home just sat in the living room and had a chat

As above, HV visited a couple of times but never asked to see sleeping arrangements or any other part of house.

First HV visit was just introductory . On other visits it was just checking in and weighing I think. I had a lovely HV, she was so smiley and encouraging.

When community midwives came over a day or two after I came home, I asked them to help me with breastfeeding lying down and they came into bedroom to help me with it ... but all on my request.

@Laura before I thought they came to see you before baby was born at around 37 weeks which I am on Thursday but iv not had a letter or anything so wasn't sure if they still do it. My sons nearly 8 years old so can't remember to well

I had to hv come to see me (nearly 8years ago) and they looked at the whole houes, tbf I was dreading it again as they wasn't very nice about pots in kitchen and clothes not put away so I do want to make sure it's tidy as I don't want to feel the way I did back then. I was 27 then (35 now) so I wasn't young and needed checking up on.

My baby is 13months
We didn't have any visits before she was born , nor did we have any communication with any HV. Only saw midwife before birth.
After birth they visit you the next day you come home from the hospital, 5th day and then there's one more visit not sure at how many weeks but we had out after 2 weeks . For the 2 weeks visit we were asked to go to the clinic then didn't come home.
The 2 times they came home they just sat in the front room asking questions and giving information and making sure your ok x

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