Health Visitor - before birth visit

[hdbs17]

Does anyone know if you can decline this?

I didn't have it with my first and I'm a bit perplexed about getting the letter for it with my second.

The letter says that they want to discuss things like my feelings towards the baby, and my labour etc and would like both me and DH to be home for an hour.

That's not feasible. Both our remaining annual leave it already arranged, his for time off when the baby is here and mine as an accruement which I'm saving for the end of maternity leave. We can't be home for it - we'll be at work.

I also just don't want to talk to someone about my feelings. I see a consultant every 2-4 weeks and my elective section is planned, which I'm excited about.

Does it raise flags to say you don't want to see the health visitor because it's a waste of time? I really see no benefit to me in this visit.

I had a before visit with my first but I had Pre natal anxiety/depression which I told the midwives about bur if you didn't have any PND then I can't see why they would want a pre visit.

I see you are sorted on the HV front. With my first I was given the red book beforehand ( can’t remember if midwife or HV) with second they posted it. Both times I had it before baby came and they wrote everything in it once baby was born.

Well done OP - good choice.