Pediatricians for newborn Posted: 03-20-08 11:56am
I only have 8 weeks till my due date and I
am trying to figure out what I need to do
to get a Pediatrician set up for our son.
This is our first child and I am not sure
if I need to meet the Pediatrician before
I go into the hospital or do I just call
and say that I need to be set up as a new
patient. My OB gave me a list of all the
local Pediatricians in my area, but how do
you pick one out of 500? My husband was
born and raised here so I think we might
use the same practice that he went to when
he was little. We have had an ongoing
battle trying to decide if we should go to
a Pediatrician or just a family doctor.
Both my husband and I have different
family doctors and I feel that it would be
best for our baby to see someone that
specializes in babies. If you have any
comment for me it would be helpful.
Thanks
Sarah
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Hart74
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Posted: 03-20-08 12:05pm
Dear Sarah030885,
When my children are born they are
'equipt' with pediatrician as it is in a
maternity hospital, after that it's
entirely up to me for the first one year
(bare in mind that I got no one to ask
except my husband) I sent my children to a
pediatrician as they are more verse in
pediatric (no offence to anyone) there I
can ask the pediatirican anything that I
need to know about my baby besides having
all the important jabs that the baby need
I hope this helps - Hart74
