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I prpb wouldn't switch it your situation over one bad thing as long as u like her and ypur happy woth everything else that is :). We are currently going to switch BC our pediatriton told us the only way to get P not wake up and eat at night would be to let him CIO. Even when I asked for alternatives he said that was the only way! Too old school for me.

I don't think I'd switch over that but I would laugh, in a not funny are you serious kind of way.

We switched primarily due to poor fit. We just didn't see eye to eye on MANY things & I found myself incredibly stressed every. single. visit. because I knew we would butt heads. He refused to talk to me about compromises or alternatives or even things I could do to make "his way" possible. It was horrible... he ultimately "fired" us before we could get in with another pedi, which we're STILL on the waiting list for.

Good pedis are hard to find these days so as long as yours isn't pushing chocolate syrup like you *need* to do it then I would over look it.

I wouldn't switch over this one incident. I wouldn't take the suggestion, but I wouldn't move over it. I think we have to sort of recognize that our pediatricians, while more experienced and educated than we are, are not all knowning. Maybe this was something that worked for her with her kids in the past and it's the only thing she knows to help. Since it's not a treatment for an actual sickness or ailment I would just ignore it.

I would make a switch if I didn't feel comfortable with him/her. One recommendation wouldn't make me switch because it is just a suggestion. I agree though, I would never add chocolate syrup to help my baby drink milk. I see bigger problems arising from that than not drinking milk!

Like others said, I'd make a switch if her suggestions were constantly at odds with what feels right for our family and I didn't feel like LO was getting the care he needed.
But, like @looch: mentioned, I'd switch if LO was overly afraid of seeing the pediatrician.

A major difference in opinion over something large would make me switch. Like... if our ped had criticized me for C being on formula. Or the idiot that told me that she HAD to be rolling by 4 months and had my worrying like a crazy person.

A friend is switching right now because her ped told her that she's a bad mother and that she needs to quit BFing (her son is a year old and is totally healthy and fine) and has to start fattening him up because he's too small. She actually told her to start feeding him ice cream and sweetened condensed milk every day. She and her husband are both tiny, so their son was bound to be small. Totally ridiculous.

@zippylef: Scary!!

I wouldnt switch. I switched because my Ped got super pretchy with me about using wipes. The practice had me wait in the cold examination room with my DD naked for about 30 mins. So I left and went to another practice. I was glad I made the switch

It really depends on what the difference of opinion is about. In the situation you described, I would thank her for her suggestion and do what I felt was right. If it were a case where she wanted to do a really invasive treatment when there were other options that could be tried first, I would likely seek a second opinion.

One thing about switching, since we've done it due to relocation: You have to be on top of the records. Make sure you get them and make sure that they are complete. Ideally, you would get copies of records as you go along. (I do this at every visit.) Doctors' offices are, in my experience, really awful at record-keeping.

I fired Liv's pedi when she was about 6 months old. He had no bedside manner, he was rough, he seemed like he despised his job, and any time any little fever or pain popped up, they wanted to throw antibiotics at us to fix it. Luckily we never gave them to her because none of them were valid infections...But the main thing for me, I was never comfortable in front of him. I was scared to ask questions and just got very timid and uncomfortable in his presence. If you know me, that is NOT me. Im not afraid of anything and I am very, very vocal. That was a cue from my gut to leave. Ive never looked back and we LOVE her new practice.

I wouldnt leave over an incident like yours if it was just a one off.