Is it normal for a Health visitor to do a home visit before the baby is born?

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Hi, I know this isn't important really but its bugging me slightly. Received a phone call yesterday afternoon saying that a Health visitor would be visiting me today in the morning (Im 29 weeks)

I said I was busy and that it would have to be next week instead, to which she sounded put out. I also said no one had mentioned this to me, and she said oh its for when the midwife stops visiting etc. I said I know this, but the baby hasn't been born yet

So whats bugging me is, that they expected to come round on very short notice, then sounded annoyed when I said no to their day and time, did not give me a reason why they are coming and nobody told me to expect a visit.

It's maybe just my hormones making me paranoid but I just wondered if this is the norm? I can't stand interference at the best of times and I'm getting annoyed now at the lack of infomation I'm being given and the fact that I'm expected to do as I'm told all the time. First baby by the way.

Thanks in advance and sorry for the rant

Sorry for double thread by the way my new mumsnet is abit funny

I had a visit beforehand. I think they just like to introduce themselves before all the chaos kicks in.

I had a visit when expecting my first baby. It was standard procedure for the area. Nothing at all to worry about.

Think I had a home visit before ds was born. They just wanted a chat really. Ansd I suppose to have a quick look at house.

Ooh another ..Rocks poster. Hello there.

They did here; to introduce themselves and outline what services they offer and hand over a red book.

Hello

I did not, but I think that was more to do with time/availability. I am sure that this is normal where resources allow. I also had a lot of input with midwife/hosp due to baby not growing/emotional issues of my own which midwife was supportive of (mother terminally ill), so they might not have felt the need in my case.

I got a visit from a HV before I had my first baby. She was a student HV and was lovely - better than the non-student HVs. Tbh she did admit that they didn't have much work on and that was part of the reason they'd sent her on these visits!

She gave me the Red Book, some other info sheets about the parent & baby groups they run and stuff. Was quite useful actually to have some of that info before the baby was born.

Thanks, I was just being paranoid then this all started because the midwife asked me about domestic violence the other day and then stuck a red sticker on my file instead of blue one [shock, horror] and asked why I had scratches on my arm (the puppy did it ) So I started to think maybe they were worried about me. (Reading this back I think they probably should be lol )

When I had my visit from the hv she had a whole stack of leaflets to give us and talk though. By the time we had discussed cot death and lots of other things we didn't really want to think about I found that discussing contraception was a welcome relief.
I think it also to check you have a house fit to take a baby home to, although don't worry about that, things have to be really bad before anyone is going to be concerned.