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Absolutely. But I also go to a Catholic practice and they allow children and pretty much any family you want to go in whatever room you welcome them to. DH has even come to non-pregnancy related appointments.
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I haven't had an appointment yet but I'd be really upset if DH was told he couldn't be there - especially for an ultrasound!
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Yes DH was allowed to come in to all appointments, this is in the UK. I would have been really upset if he hadn't been allowed in to the ultrasounds. He did choose to leave the room any time I was getting blood drawn though!
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That's odd. My husband was always allowed.
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For sure- I never saw the doctor alone. DH was there for everything. I am pretty assertive now with medical care so if anyone ever tried to stop or change that and I wanted him there (though this has never been an issue) I would insist on it.
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@NeekieRose: I went to about 4 different labs so I don't know if it was th case for all of them but the first one I went to for my dating ultrasound around 10 weeks had a sign posted that ultrasounds are a medical procedure, not for entertainment and that your partner/family/whoever will be invited in towards the end. It did appear that a lot of people had brought multiple people, so maybe it was too cramped/distracting??
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My DH was always allowed in but next time I'm not having him come to anything except the first ultrasound and the anatomy scan. It's just too much time away and the scans the office are so grainy you can't see anything. I can handle it on my own!
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Always! My doctor always make it a point to shake DH's hand and ask him if he has any questions. I'd be so mad if he wasn't allowed to come!
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He usually doesn't come in while they check weight/blood pressure and what not but always comes in for ultrasound and seeing the doctor. Sometimes they reverse the order and he is with me for everything.
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Yes, always.
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Yes DH is definitely allowed. Even when they were doing the physical exams on me, legs in stirrups and all, DH was in the room. The midwife kindly asked him if he would like to go to the other side of the room, that way it's a lot less awkward for him (which he did) but the midwife wouldn't have cared either way at all!
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Yes! The only exception was at the very beginning, where they sent him to the room and took me to the nurse's station to do BP/weight and asked me if there was anything I needed to talk about.
@Courderoy: makes sense!
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Every time, yes.
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My DH was always allowed (he's not been to many appts with #2). He was placed behind a curtain a few times (pap smear at my first appt., Group B strep test, and I think when they did the cervical check near the end). But they have a curtain that pulls around the "guest" chair so he didn't have to leave the room even.
There was one or two appts that he couldn't attend and that's when my OB asked more questions about our relationship, how he's coping with my pregnancy and expectations post-partum.
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There has only been one thing my DH hasn't been to & that was a blood draw for my repeat Harmony test. He has come to every other appt though. He sat there (at my head) for the pap at the first appt & even sat with me for my 3hr GD test. They always make sure to ask if either of us have any questions about things.
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He was always, always, always welcome to come with me. I can't imagine him ever being turned away.
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