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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MB here with many years of experience and a few nannies. I had all possible combinations probably over the years (nanny stays alone in a house, nanny meets us at ped office and comes to exam room, or stays in the waiting room, or has a break, or leaves early for the day all together). So yes, on occasion I think I asked nanny to wait in the waiting area as the room was tiny, and I thought it will last like 5 minutes. And no nanny ever complained or showed that they diassproved of that request. I also had my father wait many times in the same waiting room on other occasions when I needed his help with driving.

PPs who say it is insulting to wait in a doctors waiting room, could you please elaborate why? I can't count how many times I drove a friend or relative to a doctor's office because they could not drive due to medical condition and I waited in the waiting room. I had 4 surgeries after which I couldn't drive and a relative would take me to appointments and stay in the waiting area... Including pediatrician visits with my kids... There are always adults in our ped office sitting in the waiting area, WAITING for someone -- what's insulting or wrong with that? When I was pregnant with #3, I was not allowed to lift anything heavier than a gallon of milk for like 3 months, so yeah, I needed help with carring things for a toddler and a preschooler around including visits to ped, and no I did not explain this to the nanny 'cause I was so afraid to lose that pregnancy I did not announce it till I was like 5 months along...

So again, a question is [b]why is it insulting to sit for 5-15 minutes in pediatrician waiting room reading a magazine, book or playing on a phone?[/b][/quote]

Because as PP wrote it does scream "I do not value your role in my child's life" and I would also add that it also screams, "You cannot answer any question that the doctor might have".

And lucky, lucky you to have a pediatrician who gets you in and out in 5 to 15 minutes!  Our length of an appointment is never less than 30 minutes, most of that time is waiting for the pediatrician to enter the exam room.  Who is your pediatrician, PP?  [/quote]

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