I see a back specialist and have had to close approx 3-4x to see him because he's in a city 2 hours from me. I always give over a months notice and have never had a parent complain about it. For the most part I think they all understand that I'm not super woman and I need days off too lol. It's annoying but not much we can do.

I now will be seeing a fertility doctor and I don't know how well it's going to go. She is also 2 hours from us so it will be full day closures. We have already had 2 different appointments lined up though and they have gotten rescheduled. I felt really bad for the parents as some of them took the day off. I assume we will have to see her often and if this is the norm for her I will not be happy!!

For normal doctor and chiropractor appointments though, I am able to schedule them during the day as my husband works evenings so he stays home with the kids. It works great and I love it!!

The odd time I have taken them with me if it's only 1 or 2 and than went and did other things after the appt's. Parents have never had an issue with this either.

If I were you I would schedule for later in the day and close early. If a dr is running behind that will put you late at getting back home if you do the appt first and could cause issues. Closing early allows you to get to the appt and if dr is running behind it won't matter as much.