Health Visitor - First Visit...Help!

[BKJ89]

I have my first Health Visitor visit on Thursday and i've done some reading of various sites saying the types of things they want to talk about/do while they're there (nothing concrete as I guess it depends on the area and the HV). But as it's all new, i'm still a bit clueless.
Ideally, I would like to get the best from the first appointment so was wondering what kinds of things you asked your HV the first time you saw them?
I get that some people don't find them useful at all and that often the HV isn't exactly helpful - not sure about mine as yet as i'm a FTM and haven't ever met her before.

Thanks in advance.

I never asked anything at that appointment - not intentionally but there wasn’t anything I felt I needed to know that I hadn’t already asked the midwife or doctor. It was more of an introduction. Some info on their role and she took info on mine and partners medical history. She went over some bits that was covered in the booking apt really. She talked about baby’s development and starting that when still in the womb - eg. Chatting to them etc. I think when the baby is born you’ll get more out of the visits and more likely to have questions at that stage

I'm a nervous person & didn't relish the thought of a stranger in my house but my HV turned out to be lovely & incredibly helpful. First visit was just a touch base/get to know you deal. She handed me a load of reading materials & spoke about home safety & if I had a support network of family/friends.
I'm sure I asked a couple of questions about BF workshops & what extras she'd advise me to put in my hospital bag & she gave me her number so I could call if I thought of anything else I'd like to ask!

Save yourself a load of angst and drama and just cancel the appointment. All the help you need is available from your GP or MW.

Just write down anything that's on your mind that you would like to ask. Don't worry if you forget to ask something or would like another visit. She will give you information on different groups and a contact number that you can use to arrange extra visits if you need them. There are also weekly clinics that are run by the team so that you can go for baby weigh ins and ask anything you need there too.

Seriously @panamapattie ??? Why would you go to your gp about normal child development and for generic advise. Good luck on seeing a midwife after 14 days post delivery, they are likely to have discharged you! My hv was excellent at providing information, guidance and support so go meet this person and aim to benefit from their experience.

panama my hv was really helpful after dc were born, fetching prescriptions when I wasn't well enough to leave the house and organizing baby massage classes. Don't cut yourself off from what might be useful support.
GP was pleasant but hopeless regarding babies.