Pulmonary Consulatation and kids

[Okinawa girl 29]

Hi! I had my Pulmonary function test at the beginning of the month and am just waiting till the 20th when I will have to go in for the actual Pulmonary consultation. I have realized I scheduled this appointment at a time where I would have to leave the house before my dh gets home from work. That would mean me taking my 9 and 4 year old to the appointment. Since the function test was already done and out of the way I wanted to see if anyone would see concern for me dragging them along. They are super well behaved kids and I have no doubts that they would be okay but I wasn't sure if there was some other kind of testing that was done or something where maybe I should find someone to watch them. I don't use a babysitter so asking someone to watch my kids for me is a last resort for me. I was just wondering how the consultation went for you.

[Sharon1964 2,530]

Call the doctor's office and ask them. If the doctor doesn't want children in the consultation room, you wouldn't be able to leave the kids alone in the waiting room without someone else with them.

[glitter eyes 1,398]

I work in healthcare and since you say your children are well behaved it should not be a problem. Also, in today's healthcare environment the patient is the customer and we strive to provide an excellent customer experience. It usually becomes a problem if the children are very rowdy, loud, and disruptive.

Also, since you will not have to get any testing done, or medication that would impair your ability to supervise your children, then the doctor's office should not have a problem with it. Good luck!!

[Okinawa girl 29]

Thank you for the replies. I should just put on my big girl panties and make a call to the dr.'s office just to make sure.