https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:36:48 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-take-your-doctors-word-as-gospel-or-is-it-just-one-more-data-point-to-take-into-account#post-304222 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 23:10:13 +0000 Red 304222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely just a data point. After all, they only know what they've been taught and they haven't been taught everything. Plus, there are so many things that they are obligated to say/recommend that may not apply to my specific situation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-take-your-doctors-word-as-gospel-or-is-it-just-one-more-data-point-to-take-into-account#post-304158 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 22:08:29 +0000 Minnie_Girl 304158@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's just one more consideration. I have to make these choices for myself, so I'm responsible for doing my own research and deciding what's best for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-take-your-doctors-word-as-gospel-or-is-it-just-one-more-data-point-to-take-into-account#post-304142 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 22:03:57 +0000 Grace 304142@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It really depends on the situation. If what she says makes sense or agrees with me or what I've read, then I follow what she says. If I think something is just not right, then I peruse it more. This has backfired though. There have been times where I've resisted the doc's recommendation only to find out, when I finally started following what she said, that she was right all along. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-take-your-doctors-word-as-gospel-or-is-it-just-one-more-data-point-to-take-into-account#post-303925 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:50:48 +0000 wheres_c 303925@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ditto data point, especially with the food guidelines.<br /> There's Listeria outbreaks in spinach and lettuce! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-take-your-doctors-word-as-gospel-or-is-it-just-one-more-data-point-to-take-into-account#post-303919 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:47:56 +0000 mrs. bird 303919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Input, not gospel. I tend to question everything though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-take-your-doctors-word-as-gospel-or-is-it-just-one-more-data-point-to-take-into-account#post-303914 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:46:39 +0000 Arden 303914@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I take it as another date point. If the doctor's opinion matches up with what my research has proven, then great! If it contradicts my own research, I might question the doctor's opinion and research further. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-take-your-doctors-word-as-gospel-or-is-it-just-one-more-data-point-to-take-into-account#post-303902 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:43:11 +0000 pastemoo 303902@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sloaneandpuffy: LOL. Never seen CYA as an acronym but figured it right out. I agree. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-take-your-doctors-word-as-gospel-or-is-it-just-one-more-data-point-to-take-into-account#post-303898 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:42:35 +0000 pastemoo 303898@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It depends. For my mental health I treat it more like gospel because I know that I can really mess with my health by looking things up on my own. BUT I always run things by DH and can ask for a second opinion if something seems weird.<br /> For pregnancy, there was some of both.<br /> For things I know less about that are not life threatening, I like to just let the doctor do his/her thing. (I don't want to have to question their decision to stitch me up.)<br /> I always ask the doctor questions to make sure I understand why he/she says what he/she is saying. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-take-your-doctors-word-as-gospel-or-is-it-just-one-more-data-point-to-take-into-account#post-303875 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:36:46 +0000 tequiero21 303875@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Guideline.... Then research or run it by my hubby and make decisions accordingly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-take-your-doctors-word-as-gospel-or-is-it-just-one-more-data-point-to-take-into-account#post-303860 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:31:57 +0000 mamimami 303860@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Data point. But in the case of medications I trust her more than other sources. For example I know many meds say on the box that they're not to be used in pregnancy, but I also know that's kind of a legal CYA move for them in many cases so if my doc tells me it's ok I believe her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-take-your-doctors-word-as-gospel-or-is-it-just-one-more-data-point-to-take-into-account#post-303859 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:31:41 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 303859@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For me it's definitely just an input. I think I used to be more trusting of doctors, but since my first pregnancy I've become a lot more hands on about doing my own research. It helps that DH is in med school because I have access to the newest research. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-take-your-doctors-word-as-gospel-or-is-it-just-one-more-data-point-to-take-into-account#post-303851 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:30:07 +0000 Mrs. Pen 303851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>definitely as a guideline. I make well-researched decisions on a consistent basis and sorry to say, not all doctors are right 100% of the time. And I happened to grow up in a family with many misdiagnoses or no diagnoses at all, so I've always been a tad skeptical of the medical field - perhaps more than some.</p> <p>Generally though I have started to use DS's dr as a cop out. When people would make comments about his size (being on the small side) I would just say the doctor says he is really healthy! Or other such comments, I use my dr as back up and it always shuts people up!! Thankfully I have a great doctor who totally backs me up as a parent. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-take-your-doctors-word-as-gospel-or-is-it-just-one-more-data-point-to-take-into-account#post-303831 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:26:05 +0000 MsMini 303831@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I take it as one point of consideration. Doctors are vulnerable to having an opinion that isn't evidence based, is based on their personal history/ideas/bias, nor does it take every situation into consideration, just like the rest of us! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-take-your-doctors-word-as-gospel-or-is-it-just-one-more-data-point-to-take-into-account#post-303827 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:25:19 +0000 Nskillet 303827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely use it as a guideline, not gospel. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-take-your-doctors-word-as-gospel-or-is-it-just-one-more-data-point-to-take-into-account#post-303824 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:25:02 +0000 hilsy85 303824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it depends on if my doctor's advice goes along with my existing knowledge on the topic. For instance, my doctor said that caffeine was fine, which fit with what I had heard from others. Based on that, I felt comfortable continuing to drink coffee. She also told me that using certain acne medications was fine, but I heard that other people had been told not to use them. I did more research on my own and came to my own decision not to use them. So I think it really depends...but whatever the doctor says, I'm likely to do more research on my own. So I guess her word is just one input (but a heavily weighted one--I trust her more than I trust what my aunt says she did during her pregancy, for instance). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-take-your-doctors-word-as-gospel-or-is-it-just-one-more-data-point-to-take-into-account#post-303818 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:22:18 +0000 mrbee 303818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've noticed that some people will take their doctor's word as final, and others don't. </p> <p>For example, on the subject of which foods you can eat or not during pregnancy, I've seen statements along these lines: "The doctor said that eating frozen yogurt from a machine during pregnancy was ok, so I've been eating it in moderation."</p> <p>Others though will sometimes overrule the doctor: e.g. "My doctor said that frozen yogurt from a machine wasn't ok, but I looked it up and the main concern is listeria and my local yogurt place cleans the machines daily (I used to work there) and so I eat it daily."</p> <p>What about you: do you take your doctor's word on an issue as final? Or do you take it as just one input into your decision? </p>