https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:22:22 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-wait-at-dr-office-before-you-get-pissed/page/2#post-1663427 Wed, 28 May 2014 16:11:56 +0000 cyndistar3 1663427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Anything more than 30 minutes irritates me, that's why I love my midwife because I've never had to wait more than 10 minutes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-wait-at-dr-office-before-you-get-pissed/page/2#post-1663394 Wed, 28 May 2014 15:56:43 +0000 JessKas 1663394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Longer than 20-30 min and I get annoyed. It's one thing if it's once and a while, but regular long wait times are not ok. I feel like the appointment time should be when you're seen. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-wait-at-dr-office-before-you-get-pissed/page/2#post-1663393 Wed, 28 May 2014 15:56:36 +0000 Cole 1663393@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is one of my biggest frustrations. They need to make appointment times longer or build in breaks. My office does a call system for deliveries and you get whoever is on call to do your delivery so they have no excuse there for being late. I had the second appointment of the day a few weeks ago and I waited 90 minutes to be seen because the office manager accidentally only scheduled one midwife instead of two and then booked appointments for both. I wish there were ramifications for them being late but what are they going to do, give your money back? I have switched practices but it is like going from bad to worse. Plus this is the only group that delivers at the place I want to deliver. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-wait-at-dr-office-before-you-get-pissed/page/2#post-1663380 Wed, 28 May 2014 15:52:00 +0000 pui 1663380@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Over an hour. In Ontario it's pretty common to wait 30-45 minutes at the doctor's office even with an appointment. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-wait-at-dr-office-before-you-get-pissed/page/2#post-1663337 Wed, 28 May 2014 15:38:13 +0000 Mrs. Cookie 1663337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That is insane! I would be an emotional/angry mess! I mean, after that long of a drive too, it takes your whole day!!</p> <p>Is it a small town? Do they have too many patients? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-wait-at-dr-office-before-you-get-pissed/page/2#post-1663305 Wed, 28 May 2014 15:22:34 +0000 mlm2934 1663305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Freckles: wow you are one majorly patient lady!! I would most definitely change doctors if those kind of delays were the norm! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-wait-at-dr-office-before-you-get-pissed/page/2#post-1663198 Wed, 28 May 2014 14:53:35 +0000 Freckles 1663198@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm really surprised by the 30 minute responses!</p> <p>My doctor is sometimes 4 hours behind because of emergency surgeries. I always call 15 minutes before my scheduled appointment and ask how far behind the doctor is. I'll call 2 hours later to see if anything changed, etc. Then i'll get to the office 30 minutes after the time she told me. This usually brings the wait down to 1 hour (including waiting in the actual room). </p> <p>I think it's all about managing your expectations, and if you can't handle the waits then consider switching OBs. My friend couldn't handle our doctor's wait times, especially with a toddler so she switched to a clinic that had doctors rotating throughout the day. I learned after the first time (waiting 4 hours) what i had to do to make sure i could work around his crazy schedule. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-wait-at-dr-office-before-you-get-pissed/page/2#post-1663190 Wed, 28 May 2014 14:50:59 +0000 mlm2934 1663190@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well I finally am back home - ended waiting over 3 hours between the two doctor offices. Blah - hopefully next week will be better or I'll probably be crying in the waiting room! Haha.</p> <p>I have only gotten to see either of these doctors in less than 45min probably about 4 visits out of like 15 between the two, but it's not usually as bad as today!</p> <p>And I agree with the others who have said they understand if delivery or something comes up - but when that's happened in the past I'm usually given a reason or warning. The only reason I got at either office was that things are usually crazy after a holiday weekend. Oh well moving on :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-wait-at-dr-office-before-you-get-pissed/page/2#post-1663168 Wed, 28 May 2014 14:46:08 +0000 tysonja 1663168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>wow-- that does seem like an unacceptable amt of time to wait :( did they have any explanation for you?</p> <p>@Arden: lol, I had the exact opposite experience! my OB's office was crazy great -- always in within 5 minutes, knew who I was and followed my pregnancy closely, and my midwives office was not so great -- never remembered me, got me mixed up with other patients, often had to wait a really long time, etc! BUT, they were really nice people and the care was adequate, and I had a great birth experience with both my OB office and the midwives (2 different births). I'm so glad you had a good experience!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-wait-at-dr-office-before-you-get-pissed/page/2#post-1663156 Wed, 28 May 2014 14:43:23 +0000 looch 1663156@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't mind, I use it as time to just chill and read a magazine. Yeah, my time is precious, but I don't get as bent about it as I used to. </p> <p>I do wish they would call if they are running late, sometimes, I am in the waiting room when the doctor is arriving for the morning, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-wait-at-dr-office-before-you-get-pissed/page/2#post-1663145 Wed, 28 May 2014 14:39:42 +0000 illumina 1663145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>To see the normal doctor I rarely have to wait longer than 10mins and often I go right in. To see the midwife I had to wait 30mins at least every time...DH took time off work to come too and it sucked. I got really mad once when I had to wait 40mins! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-wait-at-dr-office-before-you-get-pissed#post-1662970 Wed, 28 May 2014 13:58:39 +0000 jetsa 1662970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runnerd: oh yea this happened to me one day I had to wait 2+ hrs at the hospital to drop off some pee and then I was racing to see my dr by closing time. I was pissed, my BP was through the roof, she's like it's no big deal calm down lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-wait-at-dr-office-before-you-get-pissed#post-1662958 Wed, 28 May 2014 13:54:36 +0000 LovelyPlum 1662958@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: I agree! But I do appreciate when they let me know or offer to let me see the midwife. Just communicate, and I'm fine with it. The fetal testing unit at our hospit</p> <p>@runnerd: that being said, my BP would be high, too!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-wait-at-dr-office-before-you-get-pissed#post-1662935 Wed, 28 May 2014 13:47:37 +0000 swurlygurl 1662935@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh, a 30 minute wait time for me is lucky! Apparently I picked the most popular OB in the city, because I get an hour wait almost every time. I'm usually pretty livid by the time they call me in, and about ready to find a new Dr., but then I see her and remember why I love her so much. They do always have to take my blood pressure twice though, because I get so worked up sitting there for an hour.</p> <p>And, I do try to be understanding that she's delivering other babies (and luckily her practice is right next door to the hospital), BUT, I was in the hospital for 3.5 days and she never once came to see me... I'm still a little bitter about that... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-wait-at-dr-office-before-you-get-pissed#post-1662871 Wed, 28 May 2014 13:31:45 +0000 Trailmix 1662871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Whoa, in my millions of appointments for my high-risk, twin pregnancy, only one time did I wait longer than 20 mins. I'd be furious! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-wait-at-dr-office-before-you-get-pissed#post-1662865 Wed, 28 May 2014 13:31:11 +0000 HLK208 1662865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Sunshine: same! For my first pp appointment, I had to take DS (6 weeks old at the time) and I had to wait an hour and a half to be seen! My OB was delivering babies but it would have been nice of the office to reschedule the patients who were already in their rooms.</p> <p>30 minutes is when I want to reschedule, usually. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-wait-at-dr-office-before-you-get-pissed#post-1662855 Wed, 28 May 2014 13:28:40 +0000 MamaMoose 1662855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to get super annoyed, until I had my baby and realized that someone else was stuck waiting at the office so my doc could come deliver me. I'm fine waiting now if it means someone else gets to have their own doctor deliver them. And that's really saying something because I'm super impatient. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-wait-at-dr-office-before-you-get-pissed#post-1662849 Wed, 28 May 2014 13:27:14 +0000 Arden 1662849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Whoa.</p> <p>This is one of the reasons I love midwives - I never had to wait more than 10 minutes, and our appointments were 45 minutes long. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-wait-at-dr-office-before-you-get-pissed#post-1662840 Wed, 28 May 2014 13:26:06 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 1662840@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>30 minutes. When I was down to my weekly visits I was waiting an hour +. And even at my first PP visit WITH BABY IN TOW, I had to wait more than an hour. I was not happy </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-wait-at-dr-office-before-you-get-pissed#post-1662808 Wed, 28 May 2014 13:17:07 +0000 MrsTiz 1662808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'll wait 30 minutes before I say something to front desk. If I sit there for 45 min-1 hour I reschedule with an attitude.</p> <p>If I get there and go straight to an exam room, I'm out in the hallway after 30 min! I don't have time for that, and honestly it's bullshit. 30 minutes? Ok, stuff happens.. an hour? Someone isn't doing their job properly.</p> <p>I have zero tolerance for that, because that is time I am taking<br /> (unpaid) off of work.. to be on time for an appointment they made for me &amp; didn't call to let me know would be behind. Nope nope nope. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-wait-at-dr-office-before-you-get-pissed#post-1662783 Wed, 28 May 2014 13:08:08 +0000 loveisstrange 1662783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>30 minutes. After that, Im pretty pissed. Don't make a big deal about how I have to be on time (on a military base, they tell you 15 minutes early or they'll give your slot away) and then make me wait forever. Eff that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-wait-at-dr-office-before-you-get-pissed#post-1662780 Wed, 28 May 2014 13:07:37 +0000 bookwormmama 1662780@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always hated afternoon OB appointments because I would end up waiting in the waiting room for 30+ minutes and then wait another 45+ in the actual room! Waiting in the room is the worst...especially if you have to disrobe because you are just sitting there partially naked. I never had an issue with my morning OB appointments because I never waited longer than 30 minutes.</p> <p>I think I can understand once or twice waiting more than 30 minutes but if it is a weekly occurrence I would get pissed if I had to wait longer than 30-45 minutes for an appointment. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-wait-at-dr-office-before-you-get-pissed#post-1662776 Wed, 28 May 2014 13:06:55 +0000 Littlebit 1662776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lord, I would be SEETHING. I understand delays, but if this is happening all the time? Oh hell no! And they should have the decency to apologize/tell you it's going to be awhile! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-wait-at-dr-office-before-you-get-pissed#post-1662767 Wed, 28 May 2014 13:03:36 +0000 mrskc 1662767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I start getting annoyed after about 45 minutes. I usually just expect my OB to be running late. I just hope he's not off doing a delivery. I don't mind waiting in the waiting room, but HATE waiting forever in the exam room. I try to schedule appointments first thing in the morning or right when lunch break is over. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-wait-at-dr-office-before-you-get-pissed#post-1662735 Wed, 28 May 2014 12:54:19 +0000 meganmp 1662735@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would be having a fit if I were you right now. Over an hour? Ridiculous! They should be letting you know when you can be expected to be seen, so you can go get a snack or something. I'm sorry! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-wait-at-dr-office-before-you-get-pissed#post-1662725 Wed, 28 May 2014 12:52:22 +0000 blackbird 1662725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So i know that doctors (especially OBs) run behind because they can run off to deliver babies, but I have started calling and asking if they are on time and/or will be on time so that I know whether or not to come at a certain time or not. I will also ask if i can see the nurse practitioner instead, in order to scoot things along. I have shit to do. Waiting an hour plus to see the dr isn't one of them </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-wait-at-dr-office-before-you-get-pissed#post-1662715 Wed, 28 May 2014 12:50:23 +0000 .twist. 1662715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kiddosc: I guess so. I guess I'm lucky that if the doctors are behind they have said "we're running late today". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-wait-at-dr-office-before-you-get-pissed#post-1662707 Wed, 28 May 2014 12:46:58 +0000 kiddosc 1662707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: Obviously things come up and sometimes you're the one waiting and sometimes you're the one causing the delay. I think it would just be nice to let people know instead of plopping them down in the waiting room for God knows how long. I'd really appreciate if they let me know that the doctor is behind schedule by an estimated amount of time. For me, it's all about managing expectations. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-wait-at-dr-office-before-you-get-pissed#post-1662697 Wed, 28 May 2014 12:44:11 +0000 CakeLady 1662697@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually try to schedule my appointments for first thing in the morning so there is less chance of the doctor running behind schedule. I've always felt like my doctor is a little bit too efficient with my appointments but maybe it is a good thing since I don't usually have to wait more than 20 or 30 minutes and 15 is typical. Famous last words... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-do-you-wait-at-dr-office-before-you-get-pissed#post-1662672 Wed, 28 May 2014 12:33:57 +0000 snowjewelz 1662672@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted an hour but I'd probably already be annoyed after 30 min but that seems to be the norm. I hate that I always get there early too! </p>