Basically I don't think you can be forced to do anything with your child.

I do take my girls to the MCHN. She is an older woman who has been the local community nurse forever I think. I find that she has some great ideas for all sorts of things and while I may not go to her with a problem, she has a wealth of knowledge on all sorts of stuff.

DH and I weigh and measure our girls regularly as well as the MCHN - as much as anything its because we like to compare where DD#2 is in terms of what DD#1 was.