• You may receive a letter introducing you to your Health Visitor or Family Nurse
• At around 32-34 weeks pregnant you may receive a visit a home to introduce you to the service and talk through what you can expect support with  
• Together we will talk about understanding and caring for your baby 
• Together we will talk about how you plan to feed your baby and will support you with that 
• Together we will talk about keeping baby safe once you bring baby home, which will include information on baby sleeping 
• We will chat about what support you have and your relationships.
• We can support you with how you are feeling, your health in general and we can talk to you about money matters too. 
• We will tell you all about the red book that is given to you once baby arrives 
• The visit may last around an hour

• At around 11-14 days after your baby is born, the Health Visitor or Family Nurse may come to your home to meet baby and you
• At every visit we will ask you about your physical, emotional, mental and financial health, we are here to support you too
• We will chat about what support you have and your relationships.
• We will ask you about your baby’s health and wellbeing 
• Together we may talk about your baby’s feeding 
• We will discuss how your baby will grow and develop over the next few weeks 
• We can tell you about local groups and classes that you might want to go along to 
• We will chat about baby immunisation 
• We can chat and tell you about places that can offer support or advice on many topics including managing your money 
• We will check baby out from Head to Toe talking you through everything we are checking, including their weights, their length, their head measurement and then they are all recorded in your red book. 
• We are here to support you and we encourage you to ask any questions you have, helping you to understand your child's growth, health and development.
• This visit will last around an hour 

Below is a sample of the leaflets or links to information that we will leave with you or talk you through whilst visiting:  

Keep your family safe from second-hand smoke – NHSGGC. 

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This leaflet is available in other languages - use this link to list them

Vitamin D for breastfeeding women and children under 3 – NHSGGC. 

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This leaflet is available in other languages - use this link to list them

NHS Pharmacy First Scotland: Information for Patient – NHSScot. 

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This leaflet is available in other languages - use this NHS Pharmacy First Scotland: information for patients link to list them

Protect your child against serious diseases – Public Health Scotland.  

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This leaflet is available in other languages - use this link to list them

Formula feeding: How to feed your baby safely - Public Health Scotland

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 This leaflet is available in other languages - use this link to list them

Safer sleep for babies: a guide for parents and carers. - Scottish Government

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This leaflet is available in other languages - use this link to list them

What is a Fire Safety Visit:

Five Family Payment Programme.  Social Security Scotland

You can find links to further information and factsheets in other languages by clicking here

 How to register with a GP - Via NHS Inform:  This is a link to the NHS Inform pages and will take you through stage by stage on how to register

• When baby is between 3 and 5 weeks old, you may be offered 2 visits from the Health Visitor 
• We will check baby’s weight and chat about how you feel feeding your baby is going 
• We will chat about how you are feeling and also about being a parent and answer any questions you have 
• We will ask you about your physical, emotional, mental and financial health, we are here to support you too We will chat about what support you have and your relationships.
• We will chat about what support you have and your relationships.
• We have some leaflets we can leave you around any of the things we have chatted about, or provide you some recommended websites to look at
• These visits will last between 30 minutes to an hour 

• When baby is between 6-8 weeks you may receive another visit 
• We will ask you if you are happy or worried about how baby is feeding 
• We will ask you about your physical, emotional, mental and financial health, we are here to support you too 
• We will chat about what support you have and your relationships.
• We will chat about baby immunisation 
• We will check baby from Head to Toe talking you through everything we are checking, including their weight, their length, their head measurement, development and they are all then recorded in your red book
• We will check if you have had or have an appointment booked for your baby's 6week medical assessment
• We will remind you to think about contraceptive choices
• This visit will last around an hour 

Baby Bookbug bag 

At this point you may receive your bookbug bag, however, it is given out when available but for more information visit: 

 Bookbug - Scottish Book Trust

• At 3 months (12 weeks) and 4 months (16 weeks) the Health visitor may come your home to see you and baby 
• We will check baby babies weight, length, head measurement and they are all then recorded in your red book. 
• We will ask you if you have any questions about your babies health or development
• We will chat about how you feel feeding baby is going and we may also talk about when to start thinking about weaning  
• Together we will talk about safe sleeping 
• We will ask you about your physical, emotional, mental and financial health, we are here to support you too 
• We will chat about what support you have and your relationships.
• We will ask you how you are feeling, how your mood and sleep has been and also to complete a short questionnaire
• Together we will talk about when your next visit might be 
• Both visits will last around an hour 

Below is a sample of the leaflets or links to information that we will leave with you or talk you through whilst visiting

Drinks for Babies and Young Children - Childsmile

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**HV's This is available in other languages however it does not have its own loading page on website, therefore we may need to add a link for each language to get to the correct page?  Need to have a think about this as to what would be best practice?  Link to page with other resources is here

Fun First Foods - Public Health Scotland

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Snack Ideas for Children - Childsmile

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This is available in other languages however it does not have its own loading page on website, therefore we may need to add a link for each language to get to the correct page?  Need to have a think about this as to what would be best practice?  Link to page with other resources is Link

Toothpaste and Cup   **HVs is this handed out at same time?  If so do we have a picture or do we just want to include that in the written info of what to expect during visit

Childsmile community and practice

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This is available in other languages however it does not have its own loading page on website, therefore we may need to add a link for each language to get to the correct page?  Need to have a think about this as to what would be best practice?  Link to page with other resources is Link

Vitamin D Postcard - NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

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• When your child is 8 months old, we may come for another home visit 
• We will use some toys and may use a questionnaire that has lots of questions about how your baby is growing and developing, we may fill this in together 
• We will measure your child’s weight and height and write these in your red book 
• We will ask you about your physical, emotional, mental and financial health, we are here to support you too 
• We will chat about your baby’s eating, sleeping, home safety and their teeth (even if they are not through yet) 
• Together we will talk about your child’s next immunisation due around 13months 
• We can tell you about local groups and classes that you might want to go along to 
• We can chat and tell you about places that can offer support or advice on many topics including managing your money 
• Together we will talk about when you might be visited next time 
• This visit will last around 30 minutes to 45 minutes 

• When your child is between 13 and 15 months old, we may come for another home visit 
• We will use some toys, and may use a questionnaire that has lots of questions about how your child is growing and developing, we may fill this in together 
• The Health Visitor will measure your child’s weight and height and write these in your red book 
• We will ask you about your physical, emotional, mental and financial health, we are here to support you too 
• We will chat about what support you have and your relationships.
• You will have time to talk about your child’s progress and ask us any questions you may have 
• Together we may talk about your child’s eating habits, sleeping habits, immunisation and your child’s teeth  
• We can tell you about local groups and classes that you might want to go along to 
• Together we will talk about when you might be visited next time 
• This visit will last around 45 minutes to an hour 

Below is a sample of the leaflets or links to information that we will leave with you or talk you through whilst visiting  

Book Bug Bag given to parents with additional info – **HVs Do we want to expand on this or happy to include as a bullet point in the what to expect at the visit info 

Bookbug - Scottish Book Trust - visit the site for more information

Play at home toddler book – ** HV's no link available, although could potentially speak to CAPT and ask if we can use a PDF, but there would be a cost? 

Listening, Understanding, Talking and Interacting - NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

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This information is available in other languages click link for list

• When your child is between 27 and 30 months old, we may come for another home visit 
• We will use some toys, and may use a questionnaire that has lots of questions about how your child is growing and developing, we may fill this in together 
• The Health Visitor will measure your child’s weight and height and write these in your red book 
• We will ask you about your physical, emotional, mental and financial health, we are here to support you too 
• We will chat about what support you have and your relationships.
• You will have time to talk about your child’s health and wellbeing 
• Together we can talk about toilet training 
• We can tell you how to apply for nursery places 
• Together we will talk about when you might be visited next time 
• This visit will last around 45 minutes to an hour 

Below is a sample of the leaflets or links to information that we will leave with you or talk you through whilst visiting

Keep your family safe from second-hand smoke – NHSGGC. 

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For a list of other languages click on Link

Take it right outside - NHS Inform Campaign. This is a link to Website with lots of info and quizzes

• When your child is between 4 and 5 years old, we may come for another home visit 
• We will use some toys, and may use a questionnaire that has lots of questions about how your child is growing and developing, we may fill this in together 
• The Health Visitor will measure your child’s weight and height and write these in your red book 
• We will ask you about your physical, emotional, mental and financial health, we are here to support you too 
• We will chat about what support you have and your relationships.
• You will have time to talk about your child’s health and wellbeing 
• We can tell you when you should register your child for school 
• We will chat about any future visits and if they are needed or not.
• This visit will last around 45 minutes to an hour 

Moving On To Primary School

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