Scans with a toddler
With my first child I ended up going for a lot of growth scans in the end because I was measuring small! I’m now coming up to that time with my second and just wondering what was to happen if I needed to go for one but don’t have anyone to have my daughter(18 months).
Like I know you can’t take children to scans but surely they would have to make an exception no? Same if worst comes to worst and I had to go to triage for some reason? I don’t see how they would just tell you that you can’t go because of your other child. Does anyone have experience of this?
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I’m in Newcastle, but at my last hospital scan saw a couple get refused a scan because they had their toddler in a push chair, the toddler was on some sort of oxygen as well so a sick child and they still refused, a lady who was waiting for her scan offered to look after the toddler while they went in, a hard one as personally stranger danger I wouldn’t have left my toddler with a random person, can your partner not stay with your toddler whilst you go in? X
Could you ring and ask the scan department? We took our toddler to the 20 week scan as we couldn't get childcare, and we just took stuff, like books and sticker books, to keep her distracted and she was fine. The sonographer was absolutely fine about it. I get they need to concentrate but we also have other responsibilties and it's not our fault if childcare falls through or isn't available. I hope its OK!
I previously asked. They told me no kids allowed at all inside the room. Kids can come and wait in the waiting room, but with someone.
Oh that’s awful! They let kids in where I am. I’ve always had another adult with me, either my husband or my mum and they would take them out the room if needed.
I would always have someone though that could come with me and sit with my other 2 if needed 🤔
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