why?

Why do people bring babies everywhere they go? There are someplace's where I feel like they just shouldn't be.
1) Expensive restaurants.
2) Movie theaters
3) FERTILITY CLINIC

I was at my RE's office for bloodwork and in walks a woman with her gynormous stroller system, with a baby in it. There are some places you just don't bring babies. RE office is definitely included on the list. Not because of jealosly, but simply because we infertile's see babies everywhere. Magazines, TV, grocery store, in our sleep. The last place we want to be super duper reminded about our inadequacies is at our doctors office. Please keep in mind that my doctor does NOT share an office with a Family Practitioner, a Pediatrician, or anything that involves full sized born babies. This is strictly an office of Reproductive Endocrinologists. I completely understand that perhaps a babysitter was not available. But still... I can't help but be a little irritated. This probably stims from the first time a saw a woman bring babies (brand new twins) into an RE's office. On the same day I was in my old RE's office because I was having a miscarriage, a woman thought it would be wonderful to bring her babies to my Dr's office to "show them off." So I ended up sitting (and bleeding) in the waiting room for an hour while this woman paced back and forth in front of me cooing at her babies that were far from taking a nap. Please keep in mind that this woman did not have an appointment, and just decided to show up. As a former infertile, she should know better.

I'm going to take a moment and compare this to an experience a couple of friends and myself have had the past couple of weeks. We attend Weight Watchers meetings on Tuesday mornings. Every morning when we arrive there is a woman there with her child. Every week she complains about how she's not loosing like she would have hoped as well as blah blah blah. So sitting next to her on the floor is her son who is let's say around 4 or 5 years old. He is sitting on the floor eating either a donut or a McDonald's biscuit with grease attached. Why on earth would you bring your child to a Weight Watcher's meeting eating a donut? Weight Watcher's is all about learning and practicing healthy eating habits. Plopping your kid down on the floor in the middle of the room of 20-30 hungry women (and a couple of men) is just not wise. I can't help but stare at the kid of think "hmmm... I want a donut." I'm pretty sure that I am not the only one who was having that thought.

Comments

[Anna]

This is hilarious. I definitely agree with you. That is pretty ridiculous. Thanks for making me laugh.