Dr apt today!

[dewoman81]

DD weighs 16lbs 6oz. and is 26 inches long. I am happy with her gains and her behaviors. She is meeting her milestones on schedule and is such a pleasant baby. And that is where the good visit ended....

I am so pissed right now. I think I am going to find a new Pediatrician. We are moving anyway soon, and I dont think I want to see her my next appointment. I really liked her, but her reaction today about me not wanting to give dd cereal pissed me off. She didnt even listen, she counter pointed every point i made. I know what she is telling me, but I have decided NOT to give dd cereal 2 times a day every day from now on. She even wrote it in our instructions feed dd cereal 2 times per day minimum. I tried to compromise and say that I will add it in here and there, but solids are NOT the main staple of dds diet. She kept saying she is pro-breastfeeding, but it is important for dd to replace a few nursing sessions with meals.

I never even realized that she asked all of the questions that you all have complained about. She asked if dd sleeps well (at least 6-8 hours a night) and ALONE. I said most of the time, but occasionally she sleeps with us (she covered her ears and pretended not to hear). I guess that was her way of telling us how TERRIBLE it is to sleep with your child. Also, she said that dd will be anemic if I dont give her cereal today and from now on. She also said that dd needs it so she will like foods later. I think I am going to call the other peds office I wanted to try.

[RedheadbyChoice]

Well, aside from those issues, is she a good doctor? I mean, you're moving anyway, but I can just about guarantee you that you won't find a HCP who agrees with you, 100% of the time. It's just not very likely.

I love my doctor. He's a family doctor, sees all of us, delivers babies (save for Minivan Meredith!), sees DH, the kids, does paps, the works. All of us, in and out. But, we disagree on a lot of things, too. Cosleeping, for example. But, guess what? I don't go to him for parenting advice, I see him for medical advice. So, we simply don't discuss it any longer. When he has asked, 'how is babe sleeping?' I simply say, 'just fine! like a baby!'

snort

Meredith does sleep on her own at night, in a crib. But, when younger, she (and the other kiddos) were all in and out of our bed as needed. I personally feel that sleeping like a baby is up often to nurse, so I'm still being honest. LOL

As for the feeding things, again, you can disagree and not do it, and still see that doctor. I do. :D He pushes solids more than I'm comfortable doing; I just say, 'well we'll think about that, thanks' and move on from there. My doctor is never an asshole, though, either, when he knows that I disagree with him. Big selling point in my book.

Natch, if you're not comfortable there, go and find someone with whom you have a better rapport. But it's still possible to parent the way you want to parent and yet still have a HCP that doesn't quite see eye to eye with you. Her info on solids, though, and 'needing to eat it now so she'll like things later' and the anemia issue is a bunch of horseshit. LOL But you know that and I know that, and that's something I could (and am) able to overlook with my physician. Only you know what your limit is for you and your babe. You're paying to be there, sugar! No sense paying to be belittled, KWIM?

And ahem............a picture of this growing baby is kindly requested. :D

~ginger

[dewoman81]

Thanks Red as always. I will have new pics ASAP. My batteries died in my camera so I cant get them to my computer. Give me a day or two.

[RedheadbyChoice]

Oh alright. :D I'll try REALLY hard to be patient. LOL

[ima062002]

ITA with Red but your pedi gave you medical advice, as in feed your baby cereal or she is going to be anemic and minimum twice a day, and she won't like food otherwise - these are medical/behaviroral comments not parenting ones. So I would look for someone else too unless you move before her 9 mo appt :).