Is is me or is there a complete lack of check ups on babies in the NHS?!

Yess i went to the hospital a couple of weeks ago and they asked me her weight and I was like at 8 weeks this is what it was I would at least like a place that open where you dont have to call and book an appointment just some where where you can pop in and get your answers checked and baby weighed

I mean the whole postpartum care is just shocking. I had an emergency c section and was given absolutely no instructions from the hospital on how to care for the incision or anything when I was discharged, just "don't lift anything heavy"

It’s scary ! I can see how many babies must go under the radar !!

Absolutely agree!
Especially in the local community health centres. They weren't even tracking my babies weight correctly in her graph.

It didn’t used to be this way back when we were all babies! My mum said that you could go in places like Boots to weigh or at a clinic without needing to book an appointment. It seems to have gotten worse over the years 😩

And when you need an appointment because something is wrong... You are brushed off or can't get one. I had to track our son's height, weight, head circumference etc myself. Thankfully I taught him how to stand on our scale because I found weighing myself holding him wasn't accurate. I only went to a baby weigh clinic once and they were like "I think he's moving so we will have to estimate his weight" 🤦🏼‍♀️ they also had the scale set up right by a big window next to a busy path so it didn't sit right with me to have our son not clothed in the open like that

Is it area dependent? My local family hub hosts two drop in sessions a week to see the health visitor and have babies weighed and discuss any issues. And then a third drop in for breastfeeding people. No appointments necessary for any of them. Just tuned up and wait your turn.

It does seem like a long time but if you go and see the HV in the family hub regularly, it’s not so bad.

We see the health visitor 3/4 times in the first year and can call them whenever needed. I mean they were useless with my first but they seem to be better funded this time round.

Our local hub offers 2x “family drop in” sessions, health visitors are present for weigh ins and if u have any concerns. Also at the centre they do classes for FTM plus self weigh ins where u can just go and weigh the baby if needed!

However after 6-8 week check, can’t remember what it was. I didn’t see the health visitor until 9months for her 1 year check and then again when she was 2years 4 months!
My friend however has been the health visitor every 6 weeks for her child, as was noted she needed extra support