To refuse to see a health visitor?

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I'm expecting my 3rd and really don't want the health vision snooping around.
Am I able to refuse this? Has anyone refused?
I'm happy to go to weigh in clinics and see them I just don't want them in my home.

I work in public health and worked in issuing the nationwide guidance on Care continuity between midwifery and health visiting services: principles for practice

A copy of a letter stating refusal of HV services should be forwarded to a GP, a HV does not require access to medical records to do this.

Yet you still think a HV main purpose is to sit on a sofa and chat.

And you go on about your limited contact with a HV to discredit the entire profession?

My health visitor has been amazing and an incredible source of support, as a first time mum I've really valued her input. So friendly and approachable too.
She hasn't done any snooping - that's not what they are there for!! What would they be snooping for anyway? I've got nothing to hide.

Not unreasonable but it's for such a short length of time, why not? You'd never forgive yourself if something got missed because of not seeing them. I've always just grinned and beared it for all of mine.

You can decline, I also find them so intrusive (and useless).

However, they do tend to keep calling so for an easy life I let them come.

I lock my dog in the kitchen, have to put up with them looking in our private bedroom to see 'where the baby will sleep' and give me terrible outdated advice.

The service is not fit for purpose and a huge waste of public funds.

”Snooping” is such strong word, laden with so much antagonism it’s hard to know whether it’s her or you.

Did she rummage around in your drawers, what did she actually do that got on your wick so badly?

When you think about the actual activities the HV is supposed to do, which of those services do you not want, if it could be done in a way you are happy with? Remembering from my own kids (not in UK) there was Heel Pick Test? Reflexes? Spina Bifida, weight/feeding, other kids ok? sleeping arrangements, car seat?

Mine was lovely. I didn't have any midwife visits so I was glad to have someone check we were fine and doing ok.

My son threw one out when she made my DIL cry. Horrible woman.

You don't have to have them in your home.

Sorry another one here who has had nothing but bad experiences with HV, had different ones for each of my children and I found them patronising, rude and unhelpful. Always turning up really early or late (or on the wrong day completely to the appointment on the letter) then getting arsey at us if we weren't home or ready to welcome them with open arms like it was our fault. With my first, we had one turn up unannounced at 8 in the morning, because I wasn't dressed yet as I had no idea someone was coming round, she looked me up and down and said 'you know you'll feel better if you if shower and keep on top of things, you can't just stay cooped up in bed all day'. Others have been just as useless and any questions I have had for them, they seem to have no idea of the answer. I'm due my 4th baby any day and will be opting out of HV visits, I've managed to keep 3 other children alive, healthy and happy so could do without the hassle.

Did you challenge her at the time and ask her what she was doing?