Can I bring 7yo to wait outside ultrasound scan?

[Meeko505]

My 7yo is throwing up and my 12 week scan is on Tuesday morning. We don't really have any childcare but I doubt she'll be able to be in school. Can we bring her and let her wait outside the scan room for us, or in the waiting area? Not sure what else to do at this stage.

Yes, it's nonsense.

Absolutely not. The hospital will not want anyone there within 48 hours of have D&V.

I’m feeling dreadful enough during this pregnancy so I’d be livid if I turned up for my scan and there was a vomiting child there, or if the sonographer who did my scan was exposed to your vomiting child and then gave whatever bug she had to me, all because you didn’t want to arrange childcare or reschedule your scan. Please don’t be that selfish.

You go alone and your partner stays with child OR you rearrange the appointment.
selfish to take a sick child to pass on bugs to others… whether near 48hrs or not!
can tell from your response this post didn’t go how you expected it too but it’s not those who commented that are in the wrong it’s your opinion that it was ok to do so that is.

I know, I’m repeating the same opinion as the majority, but I’m absolutely gobsmacked at how selfish you are that you were willing to infect other pregnant ladies and people in general and drag your poorly child out! Just because you didn’t want to rearrange your scan

You’re incredibly ignorant, just because there wasn’t a room full at that time doesn’t mean that you wouldn’t be leaving behind infectious bacteria to infect everyone else that came after you that day

I assume you’re probably just going to do whatever you want and not put your child first or the host of other people just to get your own way

This.

Did you really think your partner would be able to come to all of your antenatal contacts second time round OP? If you have another child, this is almost never possible because partner is often looking after that child. Thats just how it goes for 2+ babies. Children even in good health really shouldn't be at a scan as it's clearly not appropriate if you were to be given any bad news, God forbid.

I hope your DC is soon feeling better.

Your child sitting quietly on a tablet probably has gammy hands leaving trails of a bug where ever she touches.
I'm sure that's most appreciated

What????

I work in a hospital - the 48 hour rule applies to all staff here as well. There are some very vulnerable people to consider. It’s not just the waiting room to consider after all; it’s the toilets, corridors etc.

you aren’t allowed to bring children anyway. The letter says so.
Let alone how selfish it is bringing a vomiting child into a room of pregnant women. I’d be very angry if I was sat waiting and a child was there throwing up.
what if you catch it between now and then?
change the apppointment date

in my last pregnancy, women had to all wait outside and weren’t allowed in the waiting area but that was covid so there is no guarantee your child will even be allowed to sit there. You could allow them to sit in the car with whoever is attending with you

It's an inappropriate place for a 7yo to begin with; there may be people there experiencing extremely bad news, or finding out that they have lost their baby, even if you are in a fortunate position that it is not you receiving bad news. They don't want to encounter an unsupervised 7yo in the waiting room as they come out.

Pregnant women and people in their households absolutely do not want direct contact with someone with a vomiting bug - or any virus for that matter. I would be absolutely fuming even if they were super-snotty, let alone vomiting. Remember that even aside to potential risks to babies from repeated vomiting bugs/lack of nutrition, pregnancy compromises the immune system, and makes people more susceptible to picking up viruses - and if do get sick, you're very limited in the medication/treatment that is approved as safe.

5 mins? My 12 week scan was about 1hr 15mins!

😂 I love it when posters get like this just because people disagree with them. No one was horrible.

Absolutely not. My dad DIED from a vomiting bug. Do you really think it’s ok to expose other people to it? I despair.

I completely agree!

I’m shocked anyone has even needed to ask this question!

As long as OP gets her scan, it’s ok for all of the other women to not get one because the sonographer is off with D&V herself, after passing it on to other pregnant women.

Sorry OP, but regardless of which hospital department it is, a hospital is not a place for a child with D&V. How would you feel if this was reversed and you caught it from another patient?? Please don’t be so careless and inconsiderate.

Also, our hospital has a strict no children policy in the women’s health scanning dept so I’d be amazed if they even let you in with a child in the first place!!!

The really scary thing is that you are asking this question in all seriousness and you are reproducing. God help this world!

Think clearly: if the child is deemed too contagious to go to school why would they not be too contagious to go to a place where pregnant women will be?

The person coming with you to the scan will have to stay home with her unfortunately.

Of course you can't do that. You can't take and leave a child alone in the waiting room anyway, let alone one potentially spraying and spreading sickness germs over pregnant women, babies and staff whose sick absence could also impact patients. Time to sort out your contingency plans, your backups for when this happens, as the juggling's only going to get harder now.

I felt a bit cross when we went for my 12 week scan recently, because the midwife told us there was no way we could bring kids, it wasn't allowed. And then when we got to the hospital there were other families with kids there!

I asked them directly, "are you allowed to bring kids to the scans or not?" And they were very cagey about it and said they wouldn't advise it.

I probably wouldn't have brought my toddler anyway because it would be chaotic, but i don't like being given the wrong information.

Bringing a kid with a vomiting bug is a whole other issue, though!

The selfish entitlement of the general public never fails to amaze me. This is absolutely ridiculous advice.

@goldenretrievermum5 and was given totally tongue in cheek and not serious at all

I don’t think the poster was being serious…