Little red book

I keep seeing posts about people have been receiving the little red books for their baby's already? Did you have to apply for this or did it just turn up in the post?
Just curious as we haven't had anything through yet and the baby is due in a few weeks!

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I got mine when the health visitor came over for the first time x

I asked my health visitor when she came a few weeks ago and she told me I should of got it at my 20 week scan. So asked my midwife at my 36 week appointment and she said they don’t give them out anymore due to people losing them etc, but said I will be given it when the baby is born before I leave the hospital x

I only got it with my first after birth.

Also only got it after birth x

It was given to me by the health visitor

What are these for? 🤔 first time I've heard of them?

We got ours in the post, no word on health visitor at all

I got mine in the post this time and i think the health visitor brought it round when i had a before birth appointment thing when i had my daughter

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