https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 04 Jun 2026 03:40:27 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-pick-your-pediatrician-based-on-their-gender#post-139351 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:33:51 +0000 heffalump 139351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes and no. I had a male doctor and it was really awkward when 1) I had a yeast infection so he had to look at my who-ha and 2) He made me watch a puberty video at 13. </p> <p>The practice we go to now has 4 doctors, only one of them is male. Right now we go to all of them, and love the male doctor. But I like knowing when she gets older she can see the female doctors for the uncomfortable visits. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-pick-your-pediatrician-based-on-their-gender#post-139340 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:29:05 +0000 mediagirl 139340@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. I really don't care. I had a male pediatrician as a kid, I don't care if I get a male or female pediatrician as long as they are good at their job and listen to us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-pick-your-pediatrician-based-on-their-gender#post-138932 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:06:48 +0000 lavender 138932@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, DD has a male pediatrician, in the future we might switch over to a female if it makes her more comfortable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-pick-your-pediatrician-based-on-their-gender#post-138918 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:01:28 +0000 chopsuey 138918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I definitely wanted a female pediatrician for my DD </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-pick-your-pediatrician-based-on-their-gender#post-138866 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:31:30 +0000 Maysprout 138866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We go to a big practice and see a bunch of different pediatricians and probably will do the same when we move soon. But when she gets older we'll probably try to find a female dr for her, I think she'll be more likely to be honest. </p> <p> I had a male pediatrician when I was younger and he was great in so many ways, I looked up to him because he was a really smart and personable but I just said the bare minimum about anything too personal because he was male, it was sooo embarrassing to have to tell him about anything period related at 14 years old so we'll prob go for a female pediatrician once she hits middle school age. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-pick-your-pediatrician-based-on-their-gender#post-138761 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:55:04 +0000 owlwho 138761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I pick female docs for myself because that's my preference. I also picked a female ped for DS because I liked the doc and felt comfortable asking stupid questions. I'll leave it up to DS when he's older and wants to see a male doc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-pick-your-pediatrician-based-on-their-gender#post-138751 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:47:08 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 138751@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did pick a woman and it wasn't for the girls (although that's nice too), but after delivery with Lala I was so fragile that it was really nice to have a pediatrician who just had a baby too. And she was great. The first thing she asked was "How are you feeling?" At which point I promptly burst into tears! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-pick-your-pediatrician-based-on-their-gender#post-138744 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:44:30 +0000 lemondrop 138744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, I picked ours because she is also a certified lactation consultant and has another one on staff. They really kept me going through the early weeks. </p> <p>If he is uncomfortable, he can always switch to another doctor later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-pick-your-pediatrician-based-on-their-gender#post-138692 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:09:27 +0000 Mrs. Bee 138692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>no it wasn't a factor for us. we have a male pediatrician for charlie and olive. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-pick-your-pediatrician-based-on-their-gender#post-138658 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:42:02 +0000 plaidpants 138658@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't have a preference right now, and Olive has a male pediatrician. I really like him, he's great with her. But I'm thinking that when she's a little older we might switch to a female pediatrician in the same office. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-pick-your-pediatrician-based-on-their-gender#post-138651 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:39:37 +0000 regberadaisy 138651@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boogs: ditto. It wasn't the #1 reason but it was definitely a consideration that when she gets older she will be more comfortable talking with a female than a male. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-pick-your-pediatrician-based-on-their-gender#post-138645 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:37:46 +0000 banana 138645@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, we just went with whoever fit our style the best. We ended up with a female ped. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-pick-your-pediatrician-based-on-their-gender#post-138640 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:35:30 +0000 Honeybee 138640@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. We all see the same (female) family practioner. Actually, DH was the first one to see her, and he liked her so much I switched myself and DD over, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-pick-your-pediatrician-based-on-their-gender#post-138615 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:24:16 +0000 Boogs 138615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's not the only reason we picked ours, but we thought when our LO got older he would prefer talking about guy issues with a guy. Even for myself, I always pick female doctors because I prefer talking to them about medical issues.</p> <p>Did your pick your pediatrician based on their gender? </p>