would you take 3.5 yo dd with you to the gyno? - Page 2

[spughy]

I took my 3-yr-old DD with me - actually, we just booked appts back-to-back, she had her yearly checkup and I was getting my IUD out. She watched with interest, and my doctor and I were totally fine with that. The doctor explained to DD what she was doing (she has young kids too, and she's really good with DD).

I can understand if there was a potential for serious illness that you had to discuss with your Dr. you might not want to bring a young child... but for routine stuff, even if it involves poking your delicate bits, yeah, why not?

[klocke]

Without a second thought I'd take any of my three. I have a 4 yo ds, 2 1/2 yo dd and an 11 month old ds. I'm actually kinda shocked to see how many moms wouldn't take them. Is is because you are afriad your kids would get into something or because you don't want your kids to see you getting examined? But then again my kids have been there at my births so going to the gyno wouldn't be anything crazy to them.

[LittleBlessings]

I would not mind. I think it makes for good conversation.

[pomplemoose]

i have taken my kiddos to appts with me, when it was about some concerns i got a sitter, because i wanted to be able to discuss things that i didn't want them to hear. i have no problem explaining what was happening or anything, but at some point i need a little privacy too. the nurse offered to watch them in the waiting room, but it was a busy office and i didn't feel safe leaving them out there.

[A&A]

I have. Get her interested in some toys and she'll barely notice what's going on with you.

[nolansmummy]

I would take my kids. i hate doing it, because they are always bored, but if i had to i wouldn't think twice. Kids go with me on most my appointments since i have no childcare here anyway.

[OakBerry]

I wouldn't unless I had to.
My ds was a royal pain in the rear at 3.5.
If he wasn't getting 100% of the attention (like I was trying to talk to the doctor), he'd start yelling and acting up to get my attention.
So it made those type of situations very unpleasant.

[Bug-a-Boo's Mama]

I probably would. I would try and schedule the appointment for first thing in the morning-so that DH can stay w/DS while I go. But if that couldn't happen, then along he would come. I'd bring the PSP along for DS to watch a movie on, maybe a nurse could watch her during the exam. Otherwise, knowing my DS, he would be right there w/the doctor checking things out.

ETA~DS is used to going to my appointments with me in general also, so it wouldn't be a big deal-dental, hair etc.

[Ellen Griswold]

I think it's going to vary by kid and age and temperment. I wouldn't hesitate to take ds (nearly 6) now because it can facilitate conversation about bodies (the kid has no notion of privacy so it's not like he hasn't seen it before )

However, I DID take my 18 month old dd in the fall and it was HORRIBLE. She sat like a good girl in the chair by my head and then started to SHRIEK when the dr did the breast exam (cuz, those are hers ). By the time the very efficient dr finished, dd was a screaming snotty mess). So, if I had had to have any sort of meaningful conversation, this would have been impossible.

My sister took her dd one time at about 3 I think and boy, did it every get some interesting role play going. For weeks, she had to talk about mommy getting "checked with the stick" and that was a real fun one to have brought up at the dinner table with her mil and fil.

So, OP, hope that the appointment and the playdate went well.

[mamalisa]

My kid go everywhere with me. I don't have a reason to have a regular sitter so the maybe 5 times a year I have an appointment for the dentist, dr or whatever they go along. I'm not going to have my dh take the day off work for a 20 minute appointment.

Ds loves to go to the gyno with me. He was very intruiqued by everything when I was pg with dd (he was 4) and had since become good friends with my gyno. He loves having him there. He goes in the hall for the actual exam now, since he's 8 and big enough to hang out for a few minutes alone.

[churndash]

I wouldn't take my children into the exam room for a pelvic. I just wouldn't feel comfortable in that situation.

The only opinions that really matter or course are yours and your doctor's. I'd call the drs office and see what policy they have, if any, about this. And then decide how you feel.