Baby at a coil fitting appointment

[Greendino90]

Hi all

Is it unreasonable to take my baby to a coil fitting appointment tomorrow?

He’s 11 months old. I ordinarily have great support but for a multitude of (very last minute) unfortunate reasons I don’t have childcare for the appointment.

I’ve been waiting ages for it and really don’t want to cancel but of course will if it’s not appropriate.

I’d just plan to keep him in his buggy but have no idea how long the appointment is likely take.

Please could I have your thoughts?

Thank you

Oooh probably not but that’s not what you want to hear :(

Sorry. I doubt this would be allowed.

YABU.

It doesn't matter what Mumsnet thinks, you'll have to phone ahead in the morning and ask.

I took mine for both smear test and for implant fitting. The chaperone nurse enjoyed cuddles 🤣 It was fine.

It depends how happy they are to sit quietly in the pram/if they'll be sleeping. Its fairly painful and you feel quite vulnerable with your legs up etc. I think the sound of my child crying/grizzling and not being able to do anything would be super stressful/make it more painful. Plus distracting for the nurse/doctor.
If they are asleep or can be completely distracted with a video on your phone it might be OK but I guess it would depend on the space in the room and whether the people doing it were happy with that arrangement. I have no idea.

Also take some paracetamol and ibuprofen before the appointment.

I brought my daughter along to my appointment as had no other childcare options. The GP and nurse chaperone were totally fine with it and the nurse even helped distract my daughter when she got teasy in her buggy.

You could always call up in the morning and check with the receptionist though. Good luck!

I've had mine at a smear test and during breast exams at the breast clinic and it was fine. I'd have to take my baby as I don't have childcare. Just be a pain if they are running late and you have to entertain him for an hour.

Personally even if the practice have an issue I don't see what it is.

Stuck in buggy at head end - although most come into the world at the business end

I did, was years ago now so don't remember the details but it was fine. So long as they are small enough to be strapped in a buggy in the room with you i don't see the issue. A toddler would be more problematic. I think I just turned them to face away briefly during the actual on the bed fitting part. At 11 months take a fave distracting toy? Worst case prop up a cartoon on an iPad for 5 min. Surely many people getting a coil are likely to have a small child already since they are the recommended contraceptive after childbirth. Unless there are any rare complications or you are anxious about the procedure, it takes barely any time.

If you came to have a coil fitted with us and had a baby or young child in tow, we would turn you away and ask you to rebook. The reason for that is that if you have a vasovagal/faint during the fitting, who is going to look after your baby whilst we are looking after you?

I booked an appt for a coil last week and was told no children

My appointment letter specified no children.

Thanks so much all for the replies so far. It looks as though policies differ between surgeries so I’m going to have to ring them in the morning

Had mine fitted in october and also had smear test done same time. Took my baby with me and absolutely fine. Staff loved her

I took mine (no other option). Was totally fine. Interesting that clinics view this as an event so painful it might bring on fainting but not painful enough to offer painkillers!

Absolutely not. It could be really straightforward or you could be in there ages recovering from a traumatic procedure

They should be offering numbing. Sometimes it isn't the pain it's the insertion triggering a response and it can cause blood pressure to plummet

I brought babies/toddlers to midwife appointments, smears, counselling sessions and monitoring on the antenatal ward. I didn't have childcare so I didn't have a choice. Mil looked after the older ones when I was giving birth but she made it clear that it would be for Labour only and dh would have to pick them up within a couple of hours after the baby was born.

Oh gosh now I’m beginning to worry about the actual procedure…!

I took mine. What else was I going to do with him? I wasn't going to lose a day of pay for dh so I could go to a 10 minute appointment. It was a non-event. He sat in the pushchair just next to me the whole time. And then we went to the library.

i didn’t know this. I’ve had four. Never been offered anything. Have been told to expect it to be painful each time though, once followed by a cheery “perks of being a woman eh?!”.

And it was totally not a bit deal, OP. It was like 5 seconds of period like cramping and over and done.

I've had 3. Even the most painless one I wasnt anxious about took 20 minutes

This poster is on the money, I took mine to smears before, they’re in buggy, they see my face from behind curtain, all sorted!