2 year review

I keep seeing online that there should be a 2 year HV review. However my boy is 2 now and I've not heard anything and have friends with older toddlers who still haven't had a review.
Is this still routine like it says on the NHS website or do you need to call up about it?

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I think my HV said she would see us between 24-28 months 🤷 so maybe text her ask

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My wee girls turned 2 in January and was told the review was when they are around 27months

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Hiya I’m in the same area as you. My HV was out at 18 months. She said they do a visit between 1-2 years to complete an ages and stages questionnaire. She said she prefers to do it closer to 2 because there’s not much point doing it at 12 months because there’s such a big difference in the their development. It could be that your boy has had this visit already when he was younger. When she was out at 18 months she said she wouldn’t be back before he starts school unless I have any concerns x

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It’s a 27-30 month review that they get so should be done around that time 😊

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Thank you everyone! My HV was out monthly for a wee while last year and she said she'd reassess after he turns 2 but never specified so thought I'd better check 😊

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Our son turned 2 in November and we had our visit last week but I know a lot of people who have a child the same age or slightly older that still haven’t received the letter x

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But I got the letter within one week of being referred to the HV for my second pregnancy so that could have played a partšŸ¤·šŸ»ā€ā™€ļø

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Hey i live in dundee and ours is usually around the 30 month mark! Xx

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We got 2 reviews in one šŸ˜… if you want it, you can call and ask for an appointment. But I wouldn't worry much about it, the questionnaires you have to fill in pick up only severe delays.
Unless you are very concerned about something, you could save your time.

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27-30 months and they usually go beyond that šŸ˜…

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Is your HV, Zoe?

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no I've got Aileen, I did a recent self referral to SALT for my boy and they've advised me to contact HV for Spark course (not entirely sure what it is) so just waiting on a call back now x

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