Why we change our pediatrician
We’ve changed pediatricians after 2 visits. Don’t be afraid to ask to see a new Dr. or go to a new practice find the best Dr. for your babies!
Our first pediatrician we changed after the second visit. For context I had a c-section and we have a very high bed so it was difficult to get in and out of the bed in the beginning I would have to wake my husband up every two hours to feed baby. So eventually I decided to co-sleep with my baby. Well his Dr. did not like that (I get not everyone agrees with co-sleeping) we got a very very judgy lady who said we need to stop that and it wasn’t good. I can take your professional opinion and be okay with it but I’m not going to have you going beyond that and telling me what to do and the judgment if I do not. 2nd visit I gave her the benefit of a doubt and saw her again that visit went pretty much the same. So I immediately changed Dr.s
Our 2nd pediatrician was great at first. She said do what works for you we’re just there to tell you the risks but leave the decisions up to you. We stayed with her up until 2 1/2 years until she moved practices. A week ago we saw our 3rd pediatrician in 2 1/2 years and I’ll just say he has been our favorite so far! I wish we had shopped around in the beginning to find the best fit for us.
My advice is don’t be afraid to shop around and try out a few different drs. in the beginning to choose the right dr for your baby and you! Our pediatrician office is a very busy one so they do not do meetings with new patients until baby is born. So in the hospital we were kinda on the spot to make an appointment within that first week and just had to go with who was available.
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