Since my child was born 2 years ago, the Child Health Nurses have raised issues about my child's weight.
Initially it was about them being underweight - my child didn't put weight on as they expected or as per the numbers. They made me feel really inadequate and unsupported.
Most recently they told me my child was overweight as their BMI was too high and that I needed to look at what I was feeding them. In my experience, they don't remove clothes/nappy, they don't look at the child's body and don't do an in depth probe on food intake, activity or growth - they just seem to go on numbers.
Again they made me feel very inadequate and I do not believe that any parent should be made to feel like this.
If there is a potential issue, I believe they should do a deeper dive to confirm if there is an issue or send the person to their GP for a professionals opinion.
My child grew 0.5 cm the next week and their BMI is not overweight any more. So I think the anguish could have been avoided.
"Staff causing undue stress about child's weight"
About: Currambine Child Health Clinic (Currambine Community Centre) Currambine Child Health Clinic (Currambine Community Centre) Currambine 6028
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