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Originally, my OB was about 15 minutes from my office, so I would just make an early appointment and get to work a little late.

Then I switched to an OB who is 45 minutes from my home, in the opposite direction from work. (I live in NJ and work in Manhattan, and I decided I did not want to deliver my baby in Manhattan.)

My job is relatively flexible, so I would just work from home, take calls from the car on the way to my appointment if necessary, and honestly just work a little less that day. I switched docs at the end of my second trimester, so I was already really pregnant and not really caring so much. Not my finest quarter at the office.

I chose an OB who was 5 minutes from my office. I just went. No one made me log the time away as long as my work got done for the day which it always did.

WAIT. Hold the boat. I did NOT know you are pregnant!!!! EEEEEK!!!!!!

So, I tried to get my appointments either first thing in the morning or close to lunch where I could use my lunch break. It stinks. Especially in the beginning when you're in the bloodwork, early ultrasound, appt with the nurse, appt with the OB, etc., etc. phase. It stinks, especially when you don't want everyone to know yet.

i always booked the earliest appointment , usually 8 or 8:30 am... sometimes I'd be a little late to work but it wasn't bad and didn't disrupt the whole day. they're also usually running on time first thing in the morning.

This was tough for me. My ob was by my house and only open from 8:30-4, and I have an hour commute to work. So I actually asked my boss if we could make an exception for my prenatal appointments since regularly they would make me take pto hours. He did the most frustrating thing ever and just never gave me a clear answer.. So I went to his boss. My boss was pissed that I did this but I was pregnant and needed an answer! They ended up agreeing to it, but it kind of soured me towards my job a little because if I were a man it wouldn't have been so hard to get approval for a special situation like that.

I scheduled the very last appointment of the day and left right right after the dismissal bell rang and the kids were on the bus. The dr. is 30 minutes from work and I was normally 5 minutes late but he normally ran a little late too so it was fine. I just had to let my administrator know because we are supposed to stay after school for half an hour (I stayed every other single day last school year for an extra 2+ hours doing work or volunteering for what it's worth).

For my ultrasound I had to book the day off work as a sick day because the hospital is 1.5 hours away and the only appointment I could get was in the middle of the day. So, no leaving early and taking a half day or rescheduling it for a more convenient time. Again, just needed administrator approval and they were understanding. Stinks to have to use a sick day but that's the only option for us.

I prefer to take the first appt and work late.

I'm a teacher so that schedule helps. I work about 45 min from my dr, so I can get an appointment around 4:45-5 and not miss work.

But my drs office is a bit of a baby factory and has late hours, which is one of the reasons I opted to stay there for my second baby.

Some things are trickier - ultrasounds usually involve time off, but at least there's fewer of those for me. With blood work I can usually get it sent to a lab with some Saturday hours. I think I did that for my glucose test last time too.

My OB was 45 minutes from home (50 mins from work)...I took the 7:30am appointment...I was usually to work by 9:30...then I'd just work through lunch and maybe stay a bit late those days - but not always! It wasnt a big deal until the end when its every 2 then every week!