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To not want to leave my expensive pushchair in baby clinic waiting area.

129 replies

organicgloop · 15/04/2009 15:04

I don't have a car and live within walking distance of the baby clinic. I use my pushchair to take baby to clinic, it's only small, but was told "they don't allow" pushchairs in the baby clinic and I'd have to leave in the waiting room of the doctors surgery.
I don't want to leave my pushchair in the waiting area as I won't be able to see it and it may get stolen. I also don't want to buy a sling as I won't use it enough to justify.
I didn't go to the clinic that day as I didn't want to risk the pushchair (area is okay, but I worry) or argue my case in front of the other parents who didn't seem to mind.
AIBU?

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Highlander · 15/04/2009 15:27

another example of how unfriendly clinics are to families. Take your buggy - make it their problem.

jemart · 15/04/2009 15:28

you can get a simple pouch sling (eg hotslings, peanut shell or similar) for around £20 on ebay, brand new. I expect a second hand one would be even less.
Then sell it on again when you no longer need it.

I've got three in different colours/patterns and they do match my outfits

StarlightMcEggzie · 15/04/2009 15:29
theyoungvisiter · 15/04/2009 15:30

Highlander - that's rather selfish isn't it ?

I mean if everyone did that it's not going to be the clinic's problem - it'll be the problem of all the women who can't get in to the clinic because the place is cluttered up with buggies and have to go home when they have real concerns, or wait outside in the rain because they can't squeeze in.

Divvy · 15/04/2009 15:30

FAQ When are going there again, as I like your pushchair!

Divvy · 15/04/2009 15:32

I have 5 kids

FAQinglovely · 15/04/2009 15:33

Divvy - you like my current pushchair?? You're welcome to it (it's a rickety ancient Graco Citi Sport as the Hauck Chasis collapsed with TK sat in it a few months ago!).

I do have a Quniny Freestyle in the garage (given to me by a friend) but it's got (another) flat tyre and I haven't got round to sorting it yet

Starlight - I'm still confused

mrswoolf · 15/04/2009 15:36

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StarlightMcEggzie · 15/04/2009 15:42
Antdamm · 15/04/2009 15:45

when my ds was born, we were given an old 'flatbed' style buggy.Wasn't the easiest thing to push around/park.

When I went for my six week check (first trip to docs since ds was born)I was told to leave my buggy outside. I didnt want to leave it outside (not that my area was particularly rough - it was just a small village)
Anyway I gave in and left it outside.

When i came out after fifteen minutes, the frame and wheels had been stolen, leaving only the flatbed moses basket looking like thing

ridiculous

LackaDAISYcal · 15/04/2009 15:46

AIBU to have left my sleeping DD in the (expensive) buggy in the doctors waiting area while I took DS2 into the baby clinic and then into the nurse for his jabs. Someone stealing either her or the buggy never even entered into my head.....there are dozens of mums around and always someone sitting waiting.

I think you're being a bit precious maybe.

LackaDAISYcal · 15/04/2009 15:47

pomsl highlander at the thought of a baby clinic being unfriendly to families

StarlightMcEggzie · 15/04/2009 15:49

mrswoolf I do have a problem actually, with unfamily-friendly family places.

I have struggled myself with the pram policy when it has been extremely difficult to carry the baby plus stuff, or sometimes just having more than 1 very young child. You can have no choice sometimes.

Baby Starlight hasn't had her 4month jabs because her 3 month ones were very traumatic without somewhere to restrain my ASD 25month old.

dorisbonkers · 15/04/2009 15:50

I don't have a buggy.

Carry your baby in a simple piece of cloth. Costs 30 quid.

twinmam · 15/04/2009 15:56

All well and good if you only have one baby dorisbonkers!

sarah293 · 15/04/2009 15:58

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misdee · 15/04/2009 15:59

people do steal wheelchairs sadly

twinmam · 15/04/2009 16:04

What's weird is the thought of who is stealing all this stuff - doesn't anyone notice dodgy looking people walking along with empty wheelchairs and pushchairs? V sad reflection on society really. Agree with stars that baby clinics should be baby/ family friendly but as they're so often not then unless you need to take your pushchair in with you, ie have too many children to carry etc then maybe you could take a bike lock? That said, I would be royally pissed off if my pushchair was nicked - bloody hell Antdamm! What did you do?!

AutumnLady · 15/04/2009 16:05

my old baby clinic made us leave them downstairs and outside the main entrance to the doctors surgery. They had a spate of pushchairs being stolen so the receptionists now supply chains and padlocks that you use and return.

A bike chain is not expensive and available from Halfords and other DIY places.

KERALA1 · 15/04/2009 16:09

At our surgery you can easily make an appointment to see the HV so you dont have to brave the busy baby clinic. Unless you are using the clinic as a way of meeting other mums its much better to avoid and go straight to a prebooked appointment to which you can take your buggy in. Whats the point sitting and watching other people getting their babies weighed?

FAQinglovely · 15/04/2009 19:09

StarlightMcEggzie

I've just tried to CAT you - but discovered my subscription ran out the 6th of this month - don't have funds at the moment to renew)

StarlightMcEggzie · 15/04/2009 19:24

Thank FAQ. I think the danger has passed anyway. I had good reason to suspect a troll, but the issues were sensitive iyswim.

FAQinglovely · 15/04/2009 19:25

yea someone on FB just explained your mad friend post to me..........not sure I'm the one you wanted though??

Pheebe · 15/04/2009 19:27

Take a bike lock and lock the wheels?

abraid · 15/04/2009 19:27

Further to this, I'm so glad mine were babies in a time when buggies and pushchairs weren't fashion items. Our Maclaren buggies cost very little and folded up small--even the double one.

On Easter Sunday a woman insisted on bringing her huge designer buggy into church and parking it in the aisle. It was very hard for people to get past it and as many were elderly with sticks, etc, we all got jammed into a bottleneck when we tried to leave at the end.