Do you/would you bring your child(ren) to an OB/GYN office? If so, is there an age cut off that you wouldn't bring them after (i.e. not after 5)?
I ask because at my OB appointment today, there was a woman who brought her 3 children with her (2 teen daughters and a 9 to 11 year old boy). She wasn't visably pg, and one of the girls went back with her, so I don't know if it was an appointment for her or the daughter. Anyway, the boy was a complete brat! He was running up and down the hallway outside the office, and in the office he was walking around and kept peering into the receptionist area and even opened the door that leads to the exam rooms. When I was checking out, he was standing maybe 2 inches to from me and kept looking into the receptionist area. It was really uncomfortable! I think the receptionist was getting annoyed too.
Re: Kids at OB/GYN appointment?
That is pretty annoying! Some parent's kids... ha
I don't know when I would stop bringing my child/children with me. I try to leave DD at home with DH or bring both of them. But I have had to bring DD with me a few times, she is 2. She sits in the chair and eats a snack or whatever while I'm visiting with the OB.
I guess, it's always best to leave them home if possible. But I understand it's not easy always finding someone to stay home with the kiddos. I guess it's better to have an annoying kid in the waiting room than out in the car? lol
I have only taken DS to my a/s with dh. He also had our iPad in case he was bored but we wanted him to see the baby and he did not have school that day. He is 4.
I have also taken him to my dietician appointments and he is excellent.
I work part time and SAH the rest with DD. If the doctor can't get me in on the days I work and C is in daycare then she comes with me.
I actually just got into a fight with the scheduling department last time because no one under the age of 9 is allowed in the u/s room and they couldn't get me in on a day when DD had childcare provided. We live hundreds of miles away from all family so there is literally no one to watch her. I told them well she either comes with me or I don't get an u/s because there is nothing else I can do. They were very bitchy about it but they got me scheduled on a day she has daycare.
I don't think I would have a problem taking my older kids to the appointment but by the age of 9 they should know how to act in public and I would be absolutlly mortified if that would have been my child. I guess it depends on the kids. I would never take my 2 year old because my appointments always seem to take 1-1.5 hours. There is no way I could keep her occupied at an "adult" office for that long.
I took my 14 year old DD and 12 year old DS to an appointment, so they could hear the baby's heartbeat. It really had a huge impact on my daughter bonding with with her new sibling. We have such a huge gap in our family, I wanted my older kids to be more connected to their new sibling....and it worked! My daughter even recorded the heartbeat on her phone to play for her friends.
Although the woman didn't look pregnant, maybe that was the case? Did she take them in with her or just leave them unattended in the waiting room?
If you ask me, it's the behavior of the kids that matters. My children know to sit and read a magazine if waiting for any doctor's appointment (their pediatrician, dentist, etc.) A boy that age should know how to behave!
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I don't think age matters. They keep you super covered up at my OB.
When she goes in the room with me she is her normal silly self but she is respectful and polite.
She took the eldest daughter back, but left the middle daughter and son in the waiting room, which didn't seem fair to the other daughter since he wasn't listening to her.
No other types of Appointments just scans.
If I have any early OB appointments (before 9am) I take my 4 year old. I always bring things to keep her occupied and she comes back with us to see the u/s which she loves. My ob doesn't mind and I have seen other moms bring kids.
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