Can your child come in the scan with you??

[mummytogirl]

Hiya

Basically what I said in the title, does anyone know if you are allowed to take your child in the scan room with you, she's 3yrs. Just wondering if it's something you can do or I have to get childcare for? Tia xxx

We always needed childcare. The appointment letter was quite specific about not bringing children with you.

They advise and ask you not too as unfortunately scans don’t always go as planned 😐

No. In case you have to be told bad news it would be hugely inappropriate for a child to be there.

I would get childcare, if you're given bad news you really won't want your child there.

Get childcare as you don't know what you may be told at the scan which may not be appropriate for a child to be there. They often run late and there's not enough room in the waiting room as it is.

Our scan letters always say due to limited space you may be accompanied by 1 adult and that as these are medical scans it is not appropriate for children to be present.

That said, I am 6 months pregnant with twins and getting scanned every 4 weeks, we know that next month we have no childcare and asked the technician if our 3 year old could attend with dp on the proviso that if he starts misbehaving dp will take him out.

I am always anxious until I have seen 2 heartbeats so really don't want to have to attend without dp!

Get childcare.

My letter for the booking appointment said you could bring one other adult, but strictly no children. It was clear when we got to the waiting room that everyone else had respected this, so if I’d brought DD it would have really stuck out as Not The Done Thing.

Quite aside from the fact that things don’t always go as planned, often you’re hanging about waiting past your slot. I’d rather MN on my phone than wrangle a bored toddler who doesn’t need to be there!

My hospital is one person to come in with you only, and that person cannot be under 12 years old. They enforce it very strictly.

The appointment letter is usually quite specific about not bringing children to the appointment. It's sadly in case you receive bad news at the scan.

Ours says no one under 16.

At my hospital you can bring dc. Just as well really as I had loads of scans and nobody who could have looked after them for that long and that often.

I agree with pps that you don't want a child there in case of bad news. I had a scan every few weeks and towards the end once we had told DS1 we asked if he coukd come to a scan. They said it was fine - he had to wait outside with another adult while they did the measurements, then the sonographer called them in at the end to see baby.

The hospital I am booked at does let you take your child in (One was having a massive tantrum in the waiting room). I wouldn't take my child in especially as I had bad news at my scan yesterday have had a missed miscarriage. Was going to book a private scan after my 20 week scan so my daughter could see her sibling.

My 3 year old came to all of my scans and midwife appointments. We didn't have anyone we could leave her with during those appointments. My hospital didn't say we couldn't bring children which was just as well as I'd have been a bit stuck.

Well, only reason I asked was because I'm meaning to take my mum with me this time and she normally has my LG for me for my apt's so I just thought maybe she will have to come with me, but perhaps I won't then. Thanks for your replies x

Not in my hospital OP, can you give them a wee call to confirm?

@planespotting ya I think I will on Monday, just to check, if not now but maybe any apt's I could have x

Ask them. We were booking our 20 week scan in person and I commented to DH about sorting childcare. The receptionist said to bring DD (2.5). DH was there to look after her and could have gone out if needed.

Not at the hospital I have been to.

Oh can you check your appointment letter? Mine had the inform there

Mine allows children to attend but my 3yo got hysterically upset at the sonographer "touching my mummy's baby" that my dad had to remove her.

But younger than 'understanding' age is OK (well it was for us - 1.5 years). He was a right pest though!
For my 20 week scan we had our 12 year old neice with us. She had to sit in the waiting room until they checked babe was OK, then she was allowed in.

Ring them up and check. DD1 came to my second scan at 23 weeks when we found out the sex. I know because we asked her whether she wanted to find out if she was going to get a brother or a sister. Of course she said yes, and was delighted that it would be another girl!

Not a good idea. I had had news at my 12 week scan, was there hours, ended up sobbing in the fetal medicine dept. Was very glad not to have to hold it together for anyone, never mind d small DCs.

@planespotting So I basically misplaced my letter, silly me!!! But what I will do is just call them to double check. I was just intrigued to know in all honesty xx