https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 06 May 2026 09:54:29 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fired-my-pediatrician#post-142768 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:53:17 +0000 brownie 142768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yay!!! We have to do what's best for our littles because they can't tell us what they need yet. We dropped our pediatrician for the family practitioner because of issues. We still see her for sick visits. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fired-my-pediatrician#post-142744 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:28:08 +0000 hilsy85 142744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Good for you for advocating for yourself and LO and finding a new/better doctor! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fired-my-pediatrician#post-142678 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:26:51 +0000 heffalump 142678@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow, smart move to leave! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fired-my-pediatrician#post-142671 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:20:17 +0000 Honeybee 142671@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We ended up switching DD over to our family practioner at 6 months for a variety of reasons. For one, we almost always had a 2+ hour wait in his office, even for scheduled wellness checkups. It was so frustrating to wait an hour or more just to go back to the exam room, and then spend another hour or more hanging out there, waiting for the doctor. Inevitably, DD would get hungry and exhausted, and we’d just get her to sleep when the doctor would show up, ready to examine her. Also, the pediatrician had a lot of practices and advice that we just didn’t agree with; he never seemed to remember us, and gave us some recommendations that completely went against what we repeatedly said we wanted. He also didn’t listem to us very well, and always blew off our concerns. I remember when DD got sick for the first time (she was about 3 months), she was refusing to eat and I was concerned about dehydration. He told me not to worry about dehydration until it actually became a problem (!), and refused to schedule another appointment with me because he’d seen her the day before and thought she was fine. :/ By 6 months, we were tired of second guessing ourselves and not trusting him, so we changed DD over to our family practioner. We're all much happier with our FP! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fired-my-pediatrician#post-142638 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:51:44 +0000 Maysprout 142638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yikes, I'm glad you switched! That's crazy about getting scolded for bf a newborn in a drs office, so sad. </p> <p>We go to a big practice with lots of pediatricians and have been decently happy so far. Two I like less than the others so I just avoid scheduling with them. One Dr. told me it was bad to weigh LO because I wouldn't understand how to interpret it (I just had made a comment that it was fun to see her gain weight) and another at 6 month was suggesting I switch to formula because it had fluoride in it - even though our water is fluoridated and she gets water with her meals (which he knew). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fired-my-pediatrician#post-142506 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:14:46 +0000 LivsMama 142506@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pelikila: they encouraged me to nurse after mose vaccines, but the RV vax is an oral dose so maybe thats why? I think I caught that dr on a bad day. Still not acceptable</p> <p>@Coco Bee: Yep, I told the office staff. They seemed indifferent.</p> <p>@Sweet T: I didnt think it would be an issue either...</p> <p>@tequiero21: Ill post it to your wall. I know people who are happy with them, but I also know several who have left them. But the wait time there is consistently over half an hour and, aside from the initial visit after Liv was born, Ive felt rushed. There are two pedis there who are wonderful. But the others have ruined it for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fired-my-pediatrician#post-142503 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:12:58 +0000 chopsuey 142503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow I would have fired them too. Haven't fired my pedi.. Yet. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fired-my-pediatrician#post-142497 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:08:47 +0000 tequiero21 142497@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>can i ask who the group was? i'm moving to jersey and will need a ped for my kids and want to make sure i don't pick them.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fired-my-pediatrician#post-142495 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:08:06 +0000 Mrs. Pen 142495@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What a horrible experience! I'm so glad you left. Did you inform your pedi you were leaving? </p> <p>I am meeting with a pedi next wednesday to see if we want her to be our pediatrician. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fired-my-pediatrician#post-142492 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:05:04 +0000 pelikila 142492@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was always encouraged by my pedi, his PA, and the nurses to nurse my baby after any vaccines. I find it odd that they said that.</p> <p>Kudos to you for standing up for yourself and your baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fired-my-pediatrician#post-142477 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:55:12 +0000 Sweet T 142477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just wanted to say good for you! That experience sounds horrible and I think you did the right thing by changing doctors. Also, I've nursed and formula fed DS before he received doses of the rotavirus oral vaccine. The doctors knew he had just eaten and didn't have a problem with it at all. So, I call BS on that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fired-my-pediatrician#post-142469 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:49:53 +0000 LivsMama 142469@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>After reading the post this morning from Mrs TTT about firing her pedi, I was happy to hear that someone else did as well. I fired ours just about a week ago and moved to a practice recommended by several coworkers. I didnt do much research into our Pedi before liv was born. I live right outside of NYC, so we have access to some world renowned doctors. Unfortunately, getting across a river to them can take a lot of time, and in the event of an urgent (non ER) issue, I didnt want to take that risk. We went with one of the larger pedi groups in our city (hoboken) and from our first visit, Ive been uncomfortable with them. I had a series of events the last few months when they kept insisting that they give her antibiotic shots or doses “just in case” she has the start of an infection. Thier words. I told them I was very against this because when she actually needed the antibiotics, she could be resistant, and they got an attitude with me and said that they were the doctors and knew what was best. Im sorry, I just dont think that antibiotics should be given as a precaution when the doctor himself says "I doubt its an infection, but we can give them just in case." When I flat out refused to give them to her after the first time (note-she never had an actual infection…) and the doctor rolled his eyes and wrote me an Rx for Zithromax and I told him I didnt want it, I also asked him "what if its a viral infection, these wont do anything for it." and he mumbled under his breath something about my “knowing everything” and walked out. I requested Livs medical records that day and left. </p> <p>Oh also, one time when Liv was about 2 months old, I was chastized for nursing Liv in the examination room while we waited for her doctor to come in. Mind you, we were brought into the room 90 minutes after our appointment time, and had been waiting another 35 before anyone came in (this is TWO HOURS after our scheduled appointment mind you…) they said that nursing can interfere with the rotavirus oral vaccine and I shouldnt have fed her. Ummmm, 1-you didnt tell me that before I came to the appointment, and 2-maybe you should have rescheduled some visits when you got to be more than an hour off schedule. I was pissed.</p> <p>Anyways, I bring her to the new place next week for her 9 month well visit. Im excited. Anyone else have to do this? </p>