What other health checks should be expected?

[LuckySalem]

My DD is 5 months old.

When will the HV/GP need to do more checks with her? Will they want to do behaviour/development checks etc?

The HV will do one around 7 - 9 months.
Are you worried about something?

no - I dont like my HV - she always finds something wrong but doesnt fix it

it depends where you live. DS hasnt had a check since his 6 week one and is now 20 months old. (he did get checked a couple of times for a suspected heart murmur but that was through the hospital rather than the hv). We dont get an 8 month check and I'm not sure they do a 2 year one here any more either. They have to rely on parents picking up problems and then flagging them up rather than see it for themselves. It makes you wonder how many kids may slip through the net because their parents cant be bothered or dont know something is wrong.

Loads i should think. Am suprised that you got no 8 month - thought it was part of national health promotion etc.

So far all we had was the 12wk check. She's had a couple of weighings at babyclub if i've asked but part from that there's been nothing.

Oh and I've been the GP's a few times cos of her sickness but no-one said whether there would be anymore checks.

Phone your not so nice HV and ask what she's due!!

My ds had check at 8months. They did standard weight, lenght, head circumfrance. Also asked if crawling etc, told me he should be pulling himself to standing position and he isn't. She also tested his hand-to-hand-to-mouth thing, tested if he'd look for an object that had fallen to floor, tested to see if he'd pick up VERY small items, asked if drinking from a cup. That about it really.
I see about 3 different HV as not sure about advice they give. You know your baby, not them, if there was something to be worried about you'll know about it without being told.
Don't forget to ask for your free sure start books

Oh freebies?! Maybe I won't mind it too much now! lol

I'm gonna go to babyclub tomorrow (and probably get shouted at as usual) so i'll ask what should be getting done when then.

Thanks

I've never had her measured. Just weighed and they've never asked if she's doing things either.

Which I wish they would cos she does LOADS!! hahaha.

Talking of cups - lol. At 5 months old dya think its too young to introduce a cup? If I should, whats the best way to go about it?

My ds drinks from a cup with spout, and that's only been for the past month. It tough if they teething coz will only chew spout so i kept him on bottle for a while.
I tried a cup with hard teat/spout from toys r us, that brand begining with v, then I tried a tommee tippee, then I tried a boots own brand as the teat was softer so bit closer to bottle, had no luck with those and now use avent magic cups which he gets on well with.
I also had prob that ds doesn't like water, so finally had to give in and give juice/squash.

It really pisses me off when I hear of HV shouting/telling people off. I had massive row with 1 hv as she insisted testing me for post-natal depression. I know it standard but I'd already taken test and "passed". I spoke to this woman at about 3 months. DS had bad colic, really bad acid reflux, a strawberry birthmark on his forehead which kept exploding so at 4am I was finding him covered in blood and I really don't mean a little bit, it was whole head, face, arms, hands. And she had the front to ask me why I felt the need to worry about my son. I'd also spoken to her previously about the fact that my 6w baby wanted 8oz of formula every 2.5 hours.
She made my hv make more house calls, I was so angry, stormed down clinic the following week and told her to get f**d.
It makes you feel like crap doesn't it? She actually had me doubting for a moment whether I was a fit mother.
Just ignore it and get on with what you doing, if you think what you're doing is right, then it is right for your baby.

Thanks will look at magic cups.

Cups must be drippy tho coz they can't suck from non spill spouts yet!!

LBB - I used to go babyclub everyweek but got fed up of being shouted at for everything.

One week I mentioned we were thinking of going for number 2 soon (to one of the other mothers) and got attacked saying I shouldn't be in a rush and should enjoy this one first. - I kind understood but mind your own business woman.
DD has reflux and I told them when she was 3 months old. They still did nothing (cos she was putting on weight) even though she was being really sick. One night she woke me up choking and I knew enough was enough and went to the GP's (HV had managed to persuade me that it wasn't big enough for a GP) and 2 GP's told me it was nothing. The third one agreed with what it was and although she wouldn't medicate it (Something to do with her believing in giving children the least medical intervention possible) she said that as DD was advanced for her age I could try some solids and HEY PRESTO no more sick.

I'm scared about tomorrow cos DD is now used to getting her solids at 2 (which will be midway through babyclub) [scared]

LuckySalem I really feel for you and am getting quite angry on your behalf!
My hv also told me not to worry about the constant sickness as he still putting on weight, so I went to GP, they said same thing so I went there twice a week until she medicated him. They gave him gaviscon in every feed for as long as he on milk, I did a week then decided that weren't good enough so back twice a week demanding to get refferred to hospital, she finally did it after 6 weeks and ds was put on Enfamil formula to treat second stage reflux and although it didn't stop the sick, he was much happier.
Give dd her lunch there tomorrow, and if hv not happy about it tough. You child, not hers. Remember what you there for, to get weighed or whatever and find out time for next developmental check and that's it.

Oh, and the avent magic cups are non-spill.

See I do actually enjoy babyclub. It's lovely and DD has a "boyfriend" there who she loves to "talk" to but I don't want the abuse. I think i'll try and get her to eat a little earlier instead.

Although it's advised to wait till 6m to wean, I've read that it safe after 17 weeks after due date. HV can't tell you how to raise your children.
The hv I'm talking about had go at me for not picking up ds when he cried, I was warming his bottle in boiling water, not risking scoulding when I know what's wrong with him.
Anyway, goodluck tomorrow and take no shit!

Well if I go on DD's duedate. She would be erm..... hang on 23 weeks on wednesday. So only technically a week off. oh.... I don't want her upset but I don't want to be shouted at again..... I'll just feed her earlier and get the info I need and leave! Lol

Well if I go on DD's duedate. She would be erm..... hang on 23 weeks on wednesday. So only technically a week off. oh.... I don't want her upset but I don't want to be shouted at again..... I'll just feed her earlier and get the info I need and leave! Lol

Whoops!

hahaha. It's horrible when these things are ruined by a nasty hv that prob doesn't even have kids.
And just so you know, we are also TTC, started in feb so ds was 6months. I don't think there anything wrong in having them close in age.
At least you know now that you're not alone in the nasty hv department, we've all got/had them.
The one I yelled at is still at clinic i go to, if she calls us over I tell her we'll wait for other hv to become free, but she won't stop me going. And if she wants to comment on anything I do without me asking her opinion straight out, she'll get another talking to. These people are not above us just ecause they are "qualified". You know best and don't ever forget it. X

Cheers LBB!!
Would love to have seen you "giving her a talking to" lol

Maybe I should come with you tomorrow! Haha.
Log back on to this thread tomoz and let us know how it goes if you like, sure we'll all be here at some point. X

can I just mention that you have no obligation to see your HV ever.
I came out of hosp and saw HV once . DD is now 5 ( and doing remarkably well considering )