I really am not happy with my HV
DS is 6 weeks tomorrow and is my first child.
She came to my house day 10 and made me feel really inadequate for not knowing about all the sure start classes or having signed up to anything.
DS was also fussy when latching on at first and so was doing the on-off-on-off routine as I had come to get used to before latching for long usual feed and she made me feel like is was doing it all wrong and I got so stressed that I cried and then the baby then wouldn't latch at all and she tried to make me show her my nipples for her to inspect in case they were a problem. (Midwife had already given support and I was attending BF worshop, which I told HV).
Had same HV at 6 week check today and again she made me feel useless because DD had dropped from 98centile to 91centile in weight, and I had to press her to confirm that everything is in fact fine with my 12lb6oz 6 week old baby!
Just can't stand her. She is so patronizing and unsupportive. Bad bedside manor I would call it!
I don't even know if I have to see her again because she didn't make any of that clear if/when next appointment would be and I just wanted to get out of there. DS started crying and she kept asking me why!
Does anyone know how often we have to see the HV and if I should complain to someone or am I being overly sensitive?
Sorry for length and any faux pas - this is my first post!
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Charlalala · 11/11/2016 17:27
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