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Most babies will not need to be weighed frequently and within Hertfordshire we have several contact points during the first two years either with the Health Visiting team or for self weigh which is facilitated by the Family Support service.
The chart below shows when the contact points are:
Well Baby Clinics and Self Weigh
Your Health Visitor will arrange to see you when your baby is 10-14 days and again at 6-8 weeks. To be seen when your baby is 12 weeks and 6 months, you can drop into one of our local Well Baby Clinics. At this appointment we will review your baby’s weight, find out how things are going and give health advice as needed.
Self-weigh
This is an opportunity to check your child’s weight as well as talk to Early Start staff from the Family Support Service on a variety of health promotions and parenting support topics.
Weighing your baby should happen at a Family Centre using the Self Weigh Stations when your child is 16 weeks, 20 weeks, 8 months and 12 months. These self weigh stations are in partnership with your Health Visiting appointments and will not replace any milestone and developmental checks that you will be offered.
How to access a Well Baby Clinic or Self Weigh
North – Stevenage and North Herts
East – Welwyn Hatfield, Broxbourne, Hertford and Bishop Stortford
West – St Albans and Dacorum
South – Watford and 3 Rivers and Hertsmere
How to self weigh:
How to record your baby’s weight in your Personal Child Health Record (Red Book).
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