To take my children with me

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I recently moved city and have had to change hospitals to give birth in. They've had to get me in for a quick appointment on Monday but DH works away and iv no family or friends that can watch my children. I told the women on the phone she said I couldn't bring them and she couldn't change the appointment because of how far I am. If I take my kids with me will they refuse to see me?

They may do. I would phone again, be really blunt and ask if they will or not so you don't waste your time.

While I was waiting for my scan last week a lady brought her daughter with her. Daughter was in a pushchair. The lady looked heavily pregnant but they still refused to see her & sent her on her way.

Whoa looking after the kids when you go into give birth, what happens if DH is working away?

Think DH needs to come home urgently to look after his kid.

You'll need to hire a babysitter. Ask on a local forum for recommendations.

There was a thread on here a couple of weeks ago from an angry mum who had been refused her 12 week scan because she'd turned up with her baby. She was also banned from the dept completely as she'd been rude to them!

All hospitals will be different.
I've I've some nurses off to look after children, but I'm sure they're not paid to so it may have been her break. But more often than not people are refused. They can't do most examinations properly while you or they try to watch your children.
I know you are in a bit of a shit position, but if they say no then I wouldn't waste your time or theirs by everyone going down, and things are definitely going to be more firm with these rules then before covid.

What are you going to do when you go into labour? You can't take your kids to that either.

Sounds like husband needs to put some holidays in.

I very much doubt they will see you. Can you book a sitter?

My hospital would refuse. You need a sitter or DH to come home

How far away is your husband working? Can he drive back and take a day or 2 off?

Hire a sitter, ask whoever babysat in your other city to come babysit or get dh home.

As above - what will you do when you're in labour?

Its really not ok to take them. In a previous thread a woman had been given bad news regarding her scan then had to sit in the waiting room with a pregnant woman and her partner both cooing over their toddler. Its really insensitive!

Also, its an important medical appointment, its not a child friendly environment.

How old are the children?

Yes they will refuse. They have told you that you cannot take them.

I agree with people your partner needs to step up here and tell bosses he needs the day off.

Are they scanning you or doing bloods or urine tests? If it’s just paperwork can you do it over the phone instead?

When are you due? Is he planning to take leave for that? What would happen if you went into labour early?

They won't see you if you have children regardless of whether it's possible to rebook later.

If they've said you can't bring your children then you can't bring your children. Why would they change the rules for you? Your husband needs to book a day off.

Find a babysitter or dh comes home (or rearrange the appointment until he is home). Othetwise you could travel quite a way to be turned away.

We live in yorkshire and he works in wales so he can't take the time off. When baby is due corona restriction shouldn't be so bad so my mum can come and DH also works a week on a week off and is taking time off from when I turn 37 weeks.
It's just for bloods.

Hire a sitter. Sitters.co.uk is you're friend.

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YABVVU it’s a medical appointment during a pandemic and they told you that you can’t. Staff will be too busy to care for them and it’s an additional infection control risk. As a medical professional lm always amused / irritated when people attempt to use myself or colleagues as childcare. It’s not our role, we aren’t covered to do that and yes we are too busy

Can you still book sitters in a lockdown?