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marissa422
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Do you take LO to Drs Appts?!
marissa422
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This question just hit me, so I have to ask! Do you (or will you) take LO to Doctor appointments with you?? In my case, DH will probably not be there most of the times except for the special appointments, like the first one or when we have US's. My SIL could probably watch DD if I have a long appts (glucose test, stress tests, etc) Other than that I just planned on taking her....Hopfully this isnt "annoying" to drs 
(can't see mine being 'annoyed' personally) What are your plans??
(can't see mine being 'annoyed' personally) What are your plans?? 
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Re: Do you take LO to Drs Appts?!
I usually try to schedule it for when DH is available. Then he comes with me and helps with the kids. Our OB is like a family friend at this point, so we all like to see her. If the kids get to be too much, DH just goes out into the halls with them, but at least he's there (even if it means the kids are there!)
If it had to be a daytime appt, I would take the littles with me. They wouldn't love it, but we could swing it.
I was just coming to this board to ask the same question.
When I was PG with DD, at first I saw plenty of tots in the waiting room. In 3Tri, they put up a sign saying no kids were allowed (to avoid the spread of germs). When I came back for my PP check, the receptionist was shocked and disappointed that I didn't bring my baby. I was so confused.
With this PG, I arranged care for the first few appts, but I noticed that the "No kids!" signs were taken down and there were tots in the waiting room again. I took DD to my most recent appt, and she hated it. She really didn't like when they took blood from me or checked the heartbeat. I don't know why, but she was freaked out. So from now on I will arrange care when I can but bring her if necessary.
DD1 was about 11 months old when I found out I was pregnant again, and went to any appts there just just regular "belly checks." If it was an appt where I thought I'd have an internal exam I had a friend watch her. I stopped taking her when my weekly appts started including NSTs and BPPs, around 36 weeks, and had a friend watch her for those, too. She went with me to all of my endocrinologist appts (I had GD) and they loved seeing her.
If I had to take her, I put her in the stroller with a book or snack and she was usually fine.
DD1 Feb 2010
DD2 Sept 2011
TTC#1 for 19 months with PCOS and MFI IUI#3 + injectables = BFP!!!! Beta#1-134(13dpiui) Beta #2-392(15dpiui)
#1 born December 2011
TTC#2 - Beta #1 -51@10dpo Beta#2 -1353 @16dpo
#2 born May 2013
TTC # 3 June 2014 BFP 12-1-14
#3 born August 2015
#4!!!!!!! due June 2017
For the standard appointments where it's just weight/pee in a cup/measure belly/check hb I brought DS with no issue. My doctor did not get annoyed. For longer appointments DH came with me or I got a sitter.
DD is in daycare, so for all my apts so far I've just left work for them around lunchtime. But I had one last week early so I just took her with me so I didn't have to run her all the way up to DC and back down to my dr office in morning rush hour. It was a 'quickie' apt, and wasn't a big deal at all, she kept busy with a toy & book, and searching around in the diaper bag. Until I opted to take an additional blood test and I wasn't allowed to hold her and she FREAKED out. Crying hysterically for the 2 minutes they drew blood from me. Nurses came running from everywhere to try to soothe her which only freaked her out more when strangers tried to pick her up. I felt bad for the dr office, but none of them seemed to mind.
Needless to say, I won't be doing that again.
I occasionally had to take DS to my appts when I was pg with DD - I was sometimes able to schedule them so that my dad could watch him, but other times he was working, etc and unable to do it. My DD had low fluid at the end, so I had an u/s and NST every week, and being able to schedule 2 different appointments without DS was impossible. I would bring lots of toys and snacks for him and he was usually ok. The only time he had trouble was during ultrasounds when they would turn the lights off (he was 7months old when I got my BFP, 15 months when she was born), he would scream because he couldn't see me as well.
This time, both kids are in pre-school 3 days a week. I usually work 2 nights a week, so either on my way home in the morning or on one of the days when they were in school and I hand't worked, I would have a Dr. appointment. So far, I haven't had to bring either one of them with me!
We just went through IVF which required a ton of appointments and the kids went with me for nearly all of them. I just take my double stroller and strap them in for the actual appointment.
I expect both kids will be with me for most all of my OB appointments as well. Again, a stroller is a wonderful thing.
He also came to our A/S bc we wanted my mom to come and she is usually the one that watches him. He was so fidgety during the sonogram and wanted down the whole time. After the sono my mom took him outside to run in the halls while DH and I met with the doctor.
As long as I had someone to watch him, I wouldn't want to bring him. He's too mobile and isn't entertained sitting still, plus I have long waits for most appointments.