I am so frustrated, and need to vent!
We have been on holiday for the past two weeks, and I am 21 weeks today. We've had to holiday booked since before I fell pg, so we informed the ultrasound department at our 12 wk scan the dates we would be unavailable for our 20 wk scan. I still hadn't had the date through before we went on holiday, so my MW called the hospital to see if they had arranged it at that point - they hadn't.
So when we got back from holiday this weekend, the letter was there and we have the scan tomorrow at 7.55am. Which is great - but I have no childcare for my (nearly) 3 year old son. His nursery doesn't open until 8 (which is 10 mins drive away from the hospital), my Mum is on holiday, all my friends are working.
The letter from the hospital clearly states "we are unable to accommodate children". I rang the department today to explain the problem and they say that my DH can look after my DS in the waiting room, but neither of them can come in to the scan with me.
There isn't another available date for a scan until next week, and I am reluctant to put the scan off any later in case anything is really wrong with the baby etc.
I can understand why they want to avoid having to accommodate loads of children, but why can't the staff use their discretion to judge in certain circumstances. I'm gutted for my DH that he won't be able to get a quick glimpse of the baby.
Does anyone know why they do this blanket ban? If there is a good reason, which I haven't thought of, I think I'd feel much better. I don't think every hospital has this rule.