https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:19:59 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-pediatrician-from-your-home#post-397313 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:29:31 +0000 Mrs Checkers 397313@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>About a 20 minute drive. It's a little far, but we got so many referrals to go to see her, and it's important to have a pediatrician you like and trust. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-pediatrician-from-your-home#post-397217 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:43:12 +0000 littlek 397217@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours is about 20 minutes away and it's worked for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-pediatrician-from-your-home#post-397183 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:25:25 +0000 immabeetoo 397183@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cocobee oh my goodness! that is far. If I drove 40 minutes away from where we'll be living, I'd be in the middle of nowhere :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-pediatrician-from-your-home#post-396319 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 05:46:54 +0000 sorrycharlie 396319@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>10 minutes, right up the street :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-pediatrician-from-your-home#post-396214 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:29:16 +0000 Mrs. Pen 396214@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: bahahaha only 20 minutes??! I'd kill for that!<br /> Ours is 40 minutes!! I was picky about the ped though lol and she is amazing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-pediatrician-from-your-home#post-396212 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:28:04 +0000 erwoo 396212@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours is 5 minutes or less away. Very convenient, especially when I have to go for their sick clinic. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-pediatrician-from-your-home#post-396197 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:09:18 +0000 mrsjyw 396197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A mile away! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-pediatrician-from-your-home#post-396161 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 22:40:19 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 396161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Two blocks. We usually walk! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-pediatrician-from-your-home#post-396095 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:45:20 +0000 immabeetoo 396095@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>thanks everyone for the input! I am really torn. I think I'm going to check out Angie's List and then try to interview people once we're there, hoping we don't need to see anyone right away.</p> <p>The pediatrician/office I'll be seeing here is 10 minutes away, has drop in hours every day, late night hours, and weekend hours and now I'm starting to think it's totally spoiled me for the short time I'll be able to go there!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-pediatrician-from-your-home#post-395540 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:47:40 +0000 Arden 395540@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The one we've picked out 45-50 minutes. I know it's a long way, but I'm not satisfied with the closer ones. The is a breastfeeding friendly practice (lactation consultants on staff), flexible on vaccinations, and not pro-circ, and all of that is very important to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-pediatrician-from-your-home#post-395533 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:43:11 +0000 MrsRcCar 395533@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS's doctor is less then 5 minutes from where I live. However 20 minutes wouldn't be out of the question as long as I liked the doctor. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-pediatrician-from-your-home#post-395497 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:29:39 +0000 NerdBee 395497@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>About 15-20 min but totally worth it. A great doctor who is very on time with his appointments. We are always seen within minutes of arriving for the appointment. I figure it's better to drive further and be seen right away than have a doctor that is really close to home but you have to wait 30 to 60 minutes to be seen. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-pediatrician-from-your-home#post-395409 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:42:28 +0000 banana 395409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>10 minutes away! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-pediatrician-from-your-home#post-395194 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:37:08 +0000 lavender 395194@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours is literally a 1 minute drive. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-pediatrician-from-your-home#post-395192 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:35:52 +0000 Pink Champagne 395192@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours is anywhere from 15-45 minutes, depending on traffic. I love her though, and I love the office, so I don't mind.<br /> I think 20 minutes away is worth doing an initial meeting. I think you'll be able to tell if you like them enough to be worth the drive. Regular checkups is one thing- but packing a crying, sick infant in the car is another, so you want to make sure it's worth the effort. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-pediatrician-from-your-home#post-395161 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:25:26 +0000 ladyfingers 395161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>About 5-10 minutes </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-pediatrician-from-your-home#post-395150 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:22:16 +0000 calsmom 395150@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours is 20 minutes away, and it is worth the drive! They were highly recommended, and we couldn't be happier with them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-pediatrician-from-your-home#post-395143 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:21:23 +0000 Weagle 395143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>10-15 min away. I would definitely drive further for her. She's awesome! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-pediatrician-from-your-home#post-395129 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:17:22 +0000 keiki_mama 395129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our doctor is 10 minutes away from where we live. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-pediatrician-from-your-home#post-395051 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:48:40 +0000 prettylizy 395051@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our Doc is about 30-35 mintues away. Not a problem for us though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-pediatrician-from-your-home#post-395044 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:45:31 +0000 MamaMoose 395044@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got really lucky and one of the best practices in town is 1.5 miles from our house. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-pediatrician-from-your-home#post-395039 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:43:04 +0000 tysonja 395039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>our doctor is 30 mins away with no traffic, 45-1hr with traffic. we used to live much closer to her, but we love her so much so we aren't planning on switching anytime soon! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-pediatrician-from-your-home#post-395026 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:37:13 +0000 LivsMama 395026@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>mine is 20 minutes and totally worth it. Our odl pedi was literally 5 minutes away, but the quality of care was so bad that I fired them and went to the new one based off of several recommendations. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-pediatrician-from-your-home#post-394985 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:24:27 +0000 BelugaBean 394985@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: I do agree with this. She doesn't love the car (she's 4 months on Sunday) so if I was going by myself (which is often the case) then it'd be kind of a miserable trip. She's getting better, however, and the trip home would be fine since she's always just mad at me after getting shots. I do still think I'd drive 20 minutes for a great pediatrician though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-pediatrician-from-your-home#post-394980 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:23:27 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 394980@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine is also 20-minutes away, but she's worth the drive! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-pediatrician-from-your-home#post-394976 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:22:04 +0000 T-Mom 394976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We live 10 min away, but 20 min would not be too far for me to go to a pedi that was highly recommended and that I liked. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-pediatrician-from-your-home#post-394973 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:21:01 +0000 chopsuey 394973@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: Hurmm. In the early days/months yes. Being in the car for that long with a newborn was misery especially since she hated being in the car.<br /> From 4 months onward it wasn't bad.<br /> We loved our pediatrician so it was worth it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-pediatrician-from-your-home#post-394969 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:20:30 +0000 BelugaBean 394969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We moved when I was 38 weeks pregnant so I had to pick a pediatrician based on online reviews pretty much. I was so lucky that we love the pediatrician and that we discovered he's only a 3-5 minute drive from our house. We're hoping to buy a house in the spring and I would drive 20 minutes to keep seeing him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-pediatrician-from-your-home#post-394965 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:19:45 +0000 autumnlove 394965@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>10 minutes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-away-is-your-pediatrician-from-your-home#post-394963 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:19:14 +0000 immabeetoo 394963@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119 did you feel like that was too far?? (and hope you find a great new one!) </p>