Can I bring my young child to my ultrasound appointment?

I am going through IF treatments and I usually go to get monitored in the morning, but the next day that I need to be monitored, the doctor's office only has monitoring in the late afternoon after my child is already home from gan. Is it weird if my child comes to the appointment? I have no place to leave DC.

WWYD?

Is it an IF clinic where you will be waiting with others suffering from IF? Because then it might be insensitive to bring a child.

Platinum Member Joined: Oct 14 2009 Posts: 5893

I'd call the place and ask. Some places have policies and don't allow children at all, others might not mind, doesn't hurt to ask, the secretary would know.

Executive Member Joined: Mar 14 2010 Posts: 487

IyH everything will go well at your appointment, but if ch"v something doesn't, do you really want your child to be there? I am really glad mine was not there when I found out my baby's heart had stopped beating.

Executive Member Joined: Mar 14 2010 Posts: 487

Oops, sorry I didn't read it clearly.
From the medical perspective, people take their kids to all sorts of appointments in this country and the doctor probably wouldn't raise his/her eyebrows. As someone going through IF, I guess you know how it feels when you see young children. Personally I have a hard time seeing babies up to age 1 or 2 so if your DC is older than that, maybe it wouldn't bother the other patients but I don't know.

Executive Member Joined: Mar 14 2010 Posts: 487

That doesn't mean they're not there.

Like I said, the doctors are not going to care. Everybody does it in Israel. So if that's your question, I think I answered it.

I know that from my experience, they put all the IF appointments around the same time. So while you may be at the women's clinic, most if not all the women sitting around you may be most likely going through IF.

I'm also surprised they've given you an afternoon appointment. It's usually only done in the morning (so the doctor can review your chart and can tell you what to do).

Well, whatever ends up happening, may you be successful and have mazal this time around.
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Senior Member Joined: Dec 17 2011 Posts: 213

Glad it won't be a problem, but just from my experience, I would say always ask your doctor's office if it's okay to bring a small child. At my previous OBGYN, it was totally acceptable to bring children to ultrasound appointments. At my current OBGYN, it is absolutely not allowed.

So there's not one right answer, and it definitely is good to ask.

Platinum Member Joined: Apr 12 2010 Posts: 5778

Lol this reminds me when my mother was pregnant with one of my siblings she had to take the youngest one with her I think he was 2/3 at the time.

A few MONTHS! later he was playing dr with my sister and told her to lie down, then he said ok Im going to put something on your tummy and rub it around, he set up the toy laptop and said look at the computer and pretend you can see a baby! My sister asked him how he knows to do this he said oh that is what the dr did to mummy!
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I have an sonogram scheduled and don't have any children Baruch Hashem but before I hung up after making my appointment they told me no kids... I know it's not a question anymore for you but in case anyone else was curious. (this was at Methodist in Brooklyn)

I am glad it works out at the end. Wishing you a lot of mazel there!
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Ok, I know it isnt an issue for the op now, but I was wondering if people don't mind their children seeing them like that, especially if the ultrasound is vaginal. A young child wouldn't neccessarily stay put on a chair on the other side of the curtain.

Diamond Member Joined: Aug 07 2006 Posts: 2556

I did.
Same situation as you, IF clinic, child was home, no babysitter. He's 2. I'd seen people bring their kids before, so I knew it wasn't an issue, and there was no one waiting at the time, anyway.
he was strapped into the stroller, held my hand the whole time. He was a little scared for me "you ok, mommy?" and was asking questions. I told him they were measuring me (he knows what measuring means in reference to shoes, and pants, and things like that) and he thought they were measuring my legs ("it tickles, mommy?").
It was fine. It happened. He forgot about it. Do what you have to do with the least stress possible.