Midwife visit after birth

My bedroom is a tip. The plan was to clear it out last week. But I've been having such bad paint with prodomal labour that I can barely do anything.

My thought process clean it once baby arrives.

Its nothing crazy just piles of clothes as I was sorting through which to keep, give to charity and chuck.

Now I would rather the ground swallow me whole than someone see my how a mess.

The question is when midwifes do the visit at your house the day after birth. Do they look in all your rooms???

Or can they just stay in the living. Say what they have to say and be on there way....

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Mine just came in the living room where me and baby were.
My house wasnt particularly tidy. I apologised but they really dont care! X

They don't care they aren't there for the house they are there to make sure you and the baby are okay. Xx

The health visitor where I live looks in the bedroom to make sure safe sleeping xx

My midwife only came in the living room and kitchen as she needed a better surface for the scales.

I think it depends with the person, the midwife just asked if we have a safe sleeping space in our room She just stayed in the living room .the health visitor however requested to see the sleeping space upstairs at the day 10 visit.

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