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Dear Moms of more than one kid...
If it is necessary to.bring your ENTIRE family to your ob appointment, that's fine. But if your kids will not stop screaming in the waiting room, please reschedule. We all appreciate that they're kids, but after two hours it's getting ridiculous.
Thank you. I know everyone here knows what pregnancy hormones do to your logical thinking in the first place... and to add screaming children to your three hour glucose test makes it that much less desirable. ;)
Im sure she did not mean anything by this post. Yes kids will be kids and as a parent you do have to deal with it but if it is not nessasary why bring them?
She came in an hour late for her appointment, the nurse told her they weren't going to be able to see her until the end of the day and she decided to stay in the waiting room anyway. With her family of seven. I know she probably wasn't ready for such a long wait, but it could have been avoided...
Clearly some of you missed what I was saying.
Mom and Dad both at the appointment with four young children were reading magazines while their children ran around the waiting room causing issues for people and screaming at the top of their lungs and instead of even telling the kids to stop, just let them go. THAT is what bothered me. If you cannot have at least a small amount of control about their noise level than maybe Dad could have stayed home with the kids, or the teenager who looked like she may have been auntie, could have stayed home with the kids. All seven of you in the OB waiting room is excessive, irritating and yes, your screaming kid is annoying. Putting up with MY screaming offspring is going to be a little different, but rest assured when I have four of them running around I will go through hell and high water to figure out a way NOT to take all four of them to appointments, especially if they misbehave that way.
Mom and Dad both at the appointment with four young children were reading magazines while their children ran around the waiting room causing issues for people and screaming at the top of their lungs and instead of even telling the kids to stop, just let them go. THAT is what bothered me. If you cannot have at least a small amount of control about their noise level than maybe Dad could have stayed home with the kids, or the teenager who looked like she may have been auntie, could have stayed home with the kids. All seven of you in the OB waiting room is excessive, irritating and yes, your screaming kid is annoying. Putting up with MY screaming offspring is going to be a little different, but rest assured when I have four of them running around I will go through hell and high water to figure out a way NOT to take all four of them to appointments, especially if they misbehave that way.
Kids are kids.. my 2 1/2 yo son has to come with me as I have no one to have him and all I can say is thank god for fruit pastilles! Lol
I never bring my 3yr old to my ob or dr appts bc yes she is well behaved but if are delays n long waits she will get wild n bratty, so i Try to make my appts according to if have a babysitter. However, i totally understand that not everyone has family or friends near by or avaiable to watch their kids. So need to be understanding. But yes parents need to be able to control their children or least take food n entertainment for them
Totally agree with both of ^^ , some people dont know how it is til their in the same situation
If you can't deal with someone else's child crying, how are you going to deal with your own child here shortly..?? Just saying.
Atleast someone understands!
Not everyone has someone willing to watch their kids geez. I have an almost 3 year old and have absolutely no friends or family that will watch her so I have to bring her. Even on a bad day when she is miserable. Why reschedule when her temper can happen at any time? You expect me to reschedule because you cant handle it? If its not you hearing it, it will be someone else on the rescheduled day. Cant go 9 months without seeing a doctor because some people cant handle the reality of what kids do sometimes.
I agree that it's annoying, but. it could be you a few years down the line. those moms don't enjoy it either, but if there's no one else to watch your kid and your doctor is running unreasonably late and you don't have the days to take more time off of work, what would you do? I got exactly ten sick days last time I had a baby. that time had to cover my prenatal appointments, having the baby, recovery, and save some for my follow up appointments. my work day starts and ends with the doctors. sometimes, you gotta do what you gotta do. I didn't like the time I had to take my other child. I knew nobody wanted to hear his crying and was embarrassed, and then I had to hear it all the way back to my house. just saying, sometimes women can't help it and I hope I never find myself in that situation again, but some women don't have other options, so please try to sympathize.
Exactly. Once was enough for me!
I have a 4yr old and i tried taking her to an appt and she just behaved terribly so she does not go lol her grandma comes to get her whenever i have an aplt:)
Lol thank you!
Agreed. I brought my daughter to one appointment and there were delays. She played nicely in the waiting room but wasn't very happy about waiting in the exam room. She was also pretty mad when my midwife gave me an ultrasound because she's very possessive of her baby lol.
Mine specifically doesn't allow kids at appointments lol
Lol! Poor woman though, waiting two hours. She probably wasn't expecting that set back
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