oh god, spent the morning at the hospital, then dd3 failed her newborn hearing check and I burst into tears

[Enid]

now the health visitor is 'concerned' about me and coming to check on me next week.

I am tired and very upset about dd3's hearing test - surely a blub is allowed?

blubs definitely allowed - is dh back?

didn't know they did newborn hearing tests these days

and why were you at the hosp? all sounds v stressful

aha
coem to our crying htread

rememebr to be vivious in your ndenial that you are barking when she comes
anyway you said she has a cold fgs

Enid.... all will be well. Of course you're allowed a blub! Who wouldn't? Have to say I didn't know they checked newborns hearing... blimey... learning all the time.

Absolutely.

How rigorous was the hearing check - was it a proper one with an audiologist (there weren't any audiologists available for DD2's and I just got a stupid convo with the HV). Thing is, those checks are a really, really good idea, honey and they'll pick up any minor stuff at this stage, I reckon.

It's awful isn't it? You have this lovely home birth experience but then they still manage to drag you and your newborn into the hospital for the hearing test. With DD it took ages because they struggled to attach the "jobbies" (memory a bit vague here) to her.

What is the plan for DD3 now? Retest?

Enid - blub most definitely allowed. Think HV is just making sure she's covered herself. DH failed his first newborn hearing test in his right ear (with the new machine thingy) but they found it was just because his ears were still full of gunk. He passed the repeat with no probs. Fingers crossed for you all is OK (hugs)

ts a new thing

the next stage is for dd3 to have electrodes strapped to her head ffs

(Hearing checks, for those of you who don't know about them, have relatively recently been put in place for newborns, as it's a very good idea to pick up any hearing problems as early as possible.)

That should be DS, not DH

Loads of babies fail newborn hearing tests and the 9mth one, and if she has a cold it's not suprising. I'm sure it is fine, and yes definatly allowed a blub.

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this was the retest

Course you're allowed to cry - my mw brings a box of tissues every time she comes to weigh ds2. Your hormones are still everywhere, and it is really stressful when dh is away. AND you've got 3 little ones to look after.

Are they going to redo the hearing test?

Oh honey. Cry.

couldn't understand why there was such a massive wait for dd (age 5) to have her hearing test. It all becomes clear now.

Enif, if she's had a cold I would ask HV to schedule another test. It can really affect their passages.

awww hun .. I did that with DS's hearing test at 8 months .. it was the straw that broke the camel's back because of other stuff going on ...

they aren't supposed to be doing hearing tests on babies any more because they are so very very inaccurate

you are allowed a blub when you've had a baby ... definitely

spent morning in paed ward having dd3s cord stump cauterised

not serious but i hate hospitals (hence joy at homebirth)

i heard her howling on th e phone
why do they retest when she is coldy?
berks

yuk
i HATe cords

poor you

hospitals are horrible places with a small baby even if you do like hospitals

could you ask for one more test (without cold) before they electrode her head?

they have done it twice now

50% likely to be equipment failure though

was the bit when hv said well her left ear is fine so you will be able to tell people just to avoid her right ear when talking to her

tell me you would have blubbed too at that point

poor you Enid.
Im not surprised you had a cry ,you are so busy with the kid's and now you have your new dd and hormones etc to cope with.
Try not to worry too much about your dd's hearing(easy to say i know).
Hope thing's go well for you .
Take care of yourself.

I would ask for a different hv after a remark like that. How frickin insensitive