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    What do you do when you have to go to the Doctor?

    I just posted about traveling with kids and another question came up.....a lot of you have said, you don't go anywhere during Day Care hours. I have found this difficult over the years...what do you do if you have to go to the Doctor? Dentist? Chiropractor? or any other place of business that closes before you do?

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    Some dentists have evening hours and make use of evening walk in medical clinics where possible. When it can't be avoided then I have to take time off. Generally my husband or oldest daughter makes themselves available for any families that can't stay home. Non of these places are the kind of thing you can take 5-6 kids with you anyways cause you can't leave them in the waiting room and I'm sure they wouldn't be welcome in the treatment room.

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    So far I have been able to book my spots in the evenings and on weekends

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    I try to book appointments as late in the day as possible or during sleep time (if hubby or dd will be home). If I have to I just ask for early pick up.

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    This year I scheduled mine and my kids annual check up into my contract. Doing the same for next year. I post my chosen holiday weeks and anything else that I may need a day off for such as school exams at the beginning of the year. I also make note that some of these days may change but I stick to them if its in my own power and don't take any days off on top of what i have written...

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    I use after hours clinics and Saturday's for the dentist. I book my regular appointments or specialists way in advance and give lots of notice. I make sure everyone knows on signing up that I don't offer back up care so if I have an appt I will give as much notice as possible and I close.

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    As playfelt said, many dentists now have evening hours. I typically go to walk ins for myself. If it's an appt that's been preset, I'll either notify parents that I need the day off or I'll schedule a back up, if anyone's available. If it's one of my kids who needs the doctor, the daycare comes with us. My doctor's always fine with the kids coming in the treatment room, so long as it's just for a prescription, check the ears, throat....nothing major. Actually, it's a really good experience for them. I've taken them in when I had to get a needle. One parent commented that her daughter wanted to be 'brave like cfred' when she had her needle, so I'm not sure it's a bad thing. I'm very clear right from the beginning that I'm a single parent. Sometimes we have to go out for doctors, etc.

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    If I cannot make an appointment after hours than my next option is to make it during 'nap time' and I get my spouse to come home and supervise the kids sleeping while I run out .... he gets numerous 'family days' and well since we do not have any wee ones of our own to use them on than this qualifies for them as the daycare kids are my 'surrogate family' during the day

    If I cannot make it during that time than I than opt for the closest to the end of the day as possible and close early that day.

    My family Dr is in another town 1.5 hours a way so if I need to go see her for something planned like my physical than I book that day off and than try to make that day and appointment day ... so get into the dentist, the eye Dr and whatever else all on the same day and get it over with.

    I have also taken the children to a couple Dr appointments cause the appointment was only going to be 3 minute to refill my prescription or something so I would make it for first thing in the am and I would pick up my mom on the way and she would take them to Tim Horton's for a snack if it was that time of day or the nearby park while I do the appointment and then we carry on with our day cause my home town has some awesome children's facilities so we make a 'day trip' out of it and the kids nap in the car on the way back home.

    Basically I do whatever works to inconvenience the clients the least while ensuring my needs and the children's needs are are met
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    I do what the other ladies do. However, if it can not be avoided, I have my mother come in and watch the kids for me. All the parents know this, and are comfortable with it. I usually have it so I'm gone during nap time, so she doesn't have to do too much. Although all the dck's call her Nana, since she does stop by often to visit the children, so I have no problems with them feeling comfortable with her.

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    First I try to book appointment for evenings and weekends. If that isn't possible, I try to give parents as much notice as possible, and give them options. I don't have too many kids here, so I can usually offer to take their kids with me to an appointment if it's something simple, like getting a prescription filled, not something like an annual physical! If I can't take the kids with me, I try to book the appointment for first thing in the morning (so parents can just drop the kids off later), or last thing in the afternoon (so parents can pick up kids early).

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