Health visitor check up

My lg will be 9 months old on 2nd April. We haven’t had a health visitor since she was 2.5 months old and I remember she said the next one would be at 9 months. Has anyone got an appointment booked?
I think it might be different in Wales or elsewhere... I’m in the North of England.

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I was on the phone to mine yesterday (mine will be 9 months on 7th april and she said i should be recording an appointment within the next 5 weeks (Manchester) so i think it’s more around 10 months xx

That's very weird. We've had quite a few check ups! 2, 3 and 4 weeks. 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8 months. We're based in Scotland. No medical issues or anything prompting often visits

After the 6/8 weeks appointment we didn't had any other with HV. Just getting lg weighed at the drop in clinic once a month up to 6 months and then every 2 month.
We were told next appointment would be at 1 year? Didn't know about a 9/10 months one. We are in London.

The next one for us in England is a 9-12 months so can happen any time in that time frame. Best to look at the NHS website for detailed info for your area. Eg https://www.nhs.uk/baby/babys-development/height-weight-and-reviews/baby-reviews/

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