https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:50:30 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/woh-moms-do-you-go-to-your-los-doctors-appt/page/2#post-2493859 Mon, 14 Mar 2016 04:04:19 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2493859@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm going to try to plan all the visits on Fridays when both DH and I can make it. If not, I'll plan them around my schedule just for consistency. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/woh-moms-do-you-go-to-your-los-doctors-appt/page/2#post-2493813 Sun, 13 Mar 2016 23:55:33 +0000 PawPrints 2493813@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runnerd: Yeah ditto. I enjoy seeing LO's weight, but other than that I don't really get much out of them. I stopped bringing a list of questions after about the 4-month one when I realized the doctor's answers were not telling me any more than I knew from google. </p> <p>DH started taking LO to her appts solo at her 9-month visit, and will continue to do so until we can get her into a different daycare closer to home. It would be impossible for me to take her - unless we both went, which would be silly since we'd both have to take off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/woh-moms-do-you-go-to-your-los-doctors-appt/page/2#post-2493388 Sun, 13 Mar 2016 12:06:58 +0000 Bluemasonjar 2493388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So far we have both attended every well check. I schedule for early morning or right after lunch on a Friday and take time off or finish up work from home and DH has a flexible schedule. We have had to split sick visits since his ear infections have required lots of extra trips to the doctors lately. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/woh-moms-do-you-go-to-your-los-doctors-appt/page/2#post-2493382 Sun, 13 Mar 2016 11:56:17 +0000 jape14 2493382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We both generally go - I always schedule his well visits for Friday afternoons after naptime. (After a bad reaction to the 2-mo vaccines I started doing only Friday shots so we can nap the next day if needed.) It's pretty easy for both of us to duck out early on a Friday afternoon. I missed his last appt (18-mo) this past Friday, though, bc I was home with the stomach flu. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/woh-moms-do-you-go-to-your-los-doctors-appt/page/2#post-2493371 Sun, 13 Mar 2016 11:33:29 +0000 Mrs D 2493371@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I go to them al....I either schedule them first thing in the AM or at lunch time... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/woh-moms-do-you-go-to-your-los-doctors-appt/page/2#post-2493369 Sun, 13 Mar 2016 11:31:21 +0000 kiddosc 2493369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH actually does most of them solo. He doesn't work until noon and I work typical office hours, so he doesn't have to take off work. He's very good at askibg questions and I just call if I need more information... which is hardly ever. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/woh-moms-do-you-go-to-your-los-doctors-appt/page/2#post-2493364 Sun, 13 Mar 2016 11:21:43 +0000 Beth24 2493364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do most of them since my work is pretty flexible in allowing time off. I had an important meeting once and asked my mom to take her to a well visit check and the doctors office made it known that they would prefer a parent to take her in the future. My mom watches DD 4 days a week so I disn't think it was a big deal but I've gone to all appointments after that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/woh-moms-do-you-go-to-your-los-doctors-appt/page/2#post-2493361 Sun, 13 Mar 2016 11:01:01 +0000 autumnlove 2493361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I WAH FT for a couple of years and I didn't go to many appointments after the first year for LO 1. DH handled the well appointments after that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/woh-moms-do-you-go-to-your-los-doctors-appt/page/2#post-2493351 Sun, 13 Mar 2016 10:14:00 +0000 meganmp 2493351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Either DH or I go. We're always sure to discuss any questions ahead of time, so the other doesn't feel like they are in the dark. We don't when think two people need to use time off, and he is just as much their parent as I am. When they were little, whoever went always took backup (because I took them to their two month appointment alone, and that was dumb), but it has been my dad and DH before, and everyone did great. Now, we only need one person, but it is either DH or I. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/woh-moms-do-you-go-to-your-los-doctors-appt/page/2#post-2493347 Sun, 13 Mar 2016 10:07:18 +0000 runnerd 2493347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm surprised by how many that both parents go - we haven't both gone to well check since the first 4 months. We split it pretty evenly between us taking off work to take him to well checks. I find them to be pretty mundane besides the weight/height check since I have usually researched everything they say online already. We are more likely to both go if he is sick (like if we are freaking out or if he's hard to manage bc he doesn't feel good). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/woh-moms-do-you-go-to-your-los-doctors-appt/page/2#post-2493335 Sun, 13 Mar 2016 09:16:19 +0000 Miss Ariel 2493335@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're definitely the odd ones out here. Dh teaches so he does our well visits. Plus my mil works at the lab at our dr office so she's normally there at least part of the time. I figure we really don't need 3 people for dd's dr visit, so I rarely go. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/woh-moms-do-you-go-to-your-los-doctors-appt/page/2#post-2493302 Sun, 13 Mar 2016 07:32:10 +0000 farawayyama 2493302@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a teacher, so we schedule well child visits around my breaks. Other visits will depend. Either DH will take her, or, if we have no other optoion, I will take her to a local pediatric urgent care. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/woh-moms-do-you-go-to-your-los-doctors-appt/page/2#post-2493165 Sat, 12 Mar 2016 19:15:51 +0000 sapphire 2493165@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can't imagine not going to my LO's appointments. Both DH and I go. We us usually go on my weekday off and DH just goes to work late. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/woh-moms-do-you-go-to-your-los-doctors-appt/page/2#post-2492831 Sat, 12 Mar 2016 01:45:42 +0000 hellobeeboston 2492831@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I always go. My job is pretty flexible though and on appt days I will go then work remotely the remainder of the day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/woh-moms-do-you-go-to-your-los-doctors-appt/page/2#post-2492734 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 22:16:40 +0000 Corduroy 2492734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I take time off for the well visits. I totally trust DH with the sick visits and he has done all the shots since birth. I feel like the well baby checks are more my territory since the baby is BF. I want to see my prized pig get weighed in. It's less important with my 3 year old but her well visits are so infrequent I prefer to do them. DH has the day off so he comes too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/woh-moms-do-you-go-to-your-los-doctors-appt#post-2492729 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 22:04:06 +0000 MOMTOLITTLEB 2492729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always go because my husband would be too relaxed about it. I'd probably have follow up questions that he wouldn't. We both actually went to a lot of the baby appointments. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/woh-moms-do-you-go-to-your-los-doctors-appt#post-2492717 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 21:43:12 +0000 yellowbird 2492717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluestriped bee: I take off work, but one of us has to because we both woh! Also, sometimes I don't have to take time off because I can get an evening appointment </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/woh-moms-do-you-go-to-your-los-doctors-appt#post-2492714 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 21:41:42 +0000 Mae 2492714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'll always go to her well visits. For minor ill visits (like checking for ear infection) I wouldn't necessarily go if my husband was staying home with her that day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/woh-moms-do-you-go-to-your-los-doctors-appt#post-2492705 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 21:34:31 +0000 lawbee11 2492705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH and I both go to well visits. If it's a sick visit sometimes we both go or sometimes we go alone if the other has something going on at work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/woh-moms-do-you-go-to-your-los-doctors-appt#post-2492699 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 21:23:09 +0000 Periwinkle 2492699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I generally either take time or work from home if we have a scheduled appointment. If LO is sick, it depends on if I am staying home or my husband/ it's often easier for me to but there have been a handful of times when my husband has had to go by himself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/woh-moms-do-you-go-to-your-los-doctors-appt#post-2492673 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 21:06:56 +0000 mediagirl 2492673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah. I took time off work to go. There is no working from hom for my job. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/woh-moms-do-you-go-to-your-los-doctors-appt#post-2492644 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 20:47:45 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2492644@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluestriped bee: that's great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/woh-moms-do-you-go-to-your-los-doctors-appt#post-2492629 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 20:38:32 +0000 Mrs. D 2492629@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Her first year I took her to everything because I was on Mat leave. Since then hubby too her to mant while we lived out west and his job was more flexible to take a day off as needed. Now we're home and it's me again.<br /> I just call the nurses hotline if I have any questions outside of appointments. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/woh-moms-do-you-go-to-your-los-doctors-appt#post-2492614 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 20:15:25 +0000 BSB 2492614@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pickle: Yup! Pediatrician said we could! The babies both made it off the preemie growth chart! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/woh-moms-do-you-go-to-your-los-doctors-appt#post-2492612 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 20:14:14 +0000 BSB 2492612@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: yeah, I'm going to call and ask some follow up questions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/woh-moms-do-you-go-to-your-los-doctors-appt#post-2492606 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 20:05:39 +0000 Alba4 2492606@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, but I'm a teacher and can easily get out and to an appointment by 3:30. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/woh-moms-do-you-go-to-your-los-doctors-appt#post-2492601 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 19:57:33 +0000 Foodnerd81 2492601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I sah and DH woh, and he has only been to the first couple of appts for our first LO. Before appts I always ask if he has any questions but he has never taken time off for routine appts. we did go to a specialist when she was a few months old and he took time off for that. </p> <p>He has never been to a doctors appt for our younger baby. He stayed home with the big one while I took the little one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/woh-moms-do-you-go-to-your-los-doctors-appt#post-2492592 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 19:50:27 +0000 Charm54 2492592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I either take her after work, or get my mother to take her if it is an apt that can only be done during the day </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/woh-moms-do-you-go-to-your-los-doctors-appt#post-2492587 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 19:45:19 +0000 stratosphere 2492587@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH and I both work full-time outside of the home. For well visits we both typically take time off work to attend. We both find it very valuable to be able to ask LO's doctor our questions and hear straight from the horse's mouth her advice. For sick visits typically one of us (whoever doesn't have an important meeting that day) takes LO, along with our nanny--but it is most often me since my office is closer to home/our ped's office. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/woh-moms-do-you-go-to-your-los-doctors-appt#post-2492586 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 19:45:00 +0000 MrsBeluga 2492586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, but literally the hospital is across the street from my office! Also, DH is the one that takes the time off from work, picks her up from school, and drives her to/from the hospital :(. </p>