Answering the Phone

mrsbeers · April 2014

Just curious to hear how you guys handle this..

When baby is crying and someone important calls, what do you do? I've been in the situation of waiting on my LC to call me back and she called right as I was setting baby up to start nursing and she was crying right in my lap. I answered just because I really needed to talk to her and just asked her if she could hold for thirty seconds. Now I'm waiting on my ped's nurse to call me back. I laid baby down in her crib and delayed a feeding waiting for her to call. I now just finished feeding her and am delaying pumping so that noise isn't going whenever she calls. Ugh. Wwyd?

somewierd_person · April 2014

I feel you, had to schedule lo first appointment over the phone while he screamed the whole time. Just ended up repeating a lot and apologized but couldn't have gotten in otherwise.

bethughknee · April 2014

Yeah I definitely put feeding/pumping ahead on the priority list. And with a peds office, you couldn't possible be the first mom to talk while holding a crying baby.

Miisskrisssy · April 2014

Maybe I'm the weird one here? If it's someone super important- drs office, etc, I'll answer. I can't be their only patient with a young baby! My dad called one time and was like "what's that noise in the background" and I just told him "oh, that, yeah it's my breast pump" and continued the conversation. Ehhh. Whatever it's not like it's video chat.

BABYROSEJEANS17 · April 2014

If I'm expecting a call I'll take it and try to move the convo along. But if it's family or friends often times they're calling to chit chat and i let it go to vmail. Of course my in-laws clearly don't understand that my child is priority so I'm not dropping everything to pick up the phone. Then they send me a text and call an text my SO looking for me...WTF! Oh and this happened today.

CopperT0p · April 2014

If I don't recognize the number, I don't pick up the phone and just send it to voice mail. If I recognize and have been waiting on that call, I will pick it up and hold the phone with my shoulder while I pop him on the boob. If I were to be pumping I pick up the phone too. I don't see the big deal since people know we have a young baby. I have told close family to text me if they want to talk and I will call them back when I can.

Sakura16 · April 2014

Anyone who knows me and calls me knows I have a LO so they know there is a chance she may be crying when they call. I only answer if I have to. If km talking to a doctor or someone in their office I just tee then sorry but I'm having to tend with a fussaroo and they understand. If it's a number I think I know and it ends up being sales, I have the perfect excuse to hang up!

SandFHasse · April 2014

I just answer the phone. 90 percent of the time its my mom or DH and the other 10 percent is usually one of the Dr's offices or my sister. Everyone knows I have 2 kids, one of which screams for fun. If one of them gets too upset we hang up and talk later.

candypantsls · April 2014

If it's someone important/a call I've been waiting on/for work, and I KNOW it's going to be short, I'm guilty of leaving LO in a different room while he cries but I HATE that... Otherwise I answer and just put them on hold while I put LO on my boob, as that usually tides him over till I can hang up.