To think you don’t bring your three preteen kids with you to a maternal feral assessment unit?

[lookingforthecorkscrew]

And that if you MUST, you make them get up when there aren’t enough chairs for massively pregnant women.

Well clearly the women with the children are patients too.. why are they less important? Why should they have to sit alone because someone else doesn't want their children there?

I did. I urgently needed to be there and had no-one to take the children immediately. Dh was at work and uncontactable. What would you have me do?
They did sit quietly on the floor for the most part though.

I don't see the problem with bringing children, but pregnant women shouldn't be standing.

What will you do with your child when you have any antenatal appointments in the future?

Did you expect her to shut her current children in a cupboard?

Not everyone lives walking distance of their mum or sister.

And here was me thinking basic manners and courtesy would be to stand to give a pregnant woman a seat in a maternity service.Sorry but anyone who doesn't get that and sits waiting ti be asked is just rude.

This!

It's unavoidable sometimes, that's why many hospitals have toy corners in the waiting rooms.

Do ask for a chair though. That's not on.

It’s not idea to take children but sometimes some people have no other option.

However the children should absolutely of moved for pregnant women to sit down, to not is rude!

And here was me thinking basic manners and courtesy would be to stand to give a pregnant woman a seat in a maternity service.

I agree, but f someone's rude enough to sit as a non-patient in the presence of pregnant women/patients then they might take well to being asked. Best let reception handle it.

Totally agree with some posters that the "massively pregnant women" shouldn't have to ask some pre-teen kids / partners for seats. They should OFFER. It's just common courtesy.

On one visit to the EPU when I was having a miscarriage, there was a man with a toddler walking up and down the corridor past where I was waiting to be seen. One of the Midwives saw him and came up. Gave him a huge telling off for being so insensitive and sent him down to the Hospital Reception area to walk around down there. I hadn't taken much notice as I had other things on my mind but I could see why it wouldn't be a good idea to bring your DC in with you.