First Doctor Visit

I got to the office and had to fill out new patient paperwork ~ Jadon started crying,

• Nursed, checked phone for information, and filled out 5 pages of paperwork at the same time!

Talked about vaccination schedules.

• Decided to follow Dr. Sears' Alternative Vaccine Schedule with possibly a few of my own changes.
• I was scared about Jadon getting a shot ~ he did great! Hardly cried at all!
• Realized that I will be at the doctor's office once a month for the next 5 months. 

Vitamin D for Jadon was suggested since I am exclusively breastfeeding.

• Shook my head that I understood, but it wasn't brought up again.

Asked about where Jadon was sleeping and was told that he needs to learn how to go to sleep on his own.

• Still unsure how I am going to do it.  I will use the swing more - he falls asleep on his own in it and if he wakes up he will go back to sleep.
• Biggest concern is not creating problems down the line.
• Sometimes I just love holding him while he sleeps and other times I want to get things done.

Dr. Lavine was caring and friendly.  I look forward to developing a relationship with her as Jadon's pediatrician.  The nurse was quick giving Jadon his shot and let me take my time to nurse him afterwards.  All in all it was a good experience and I feel comfortable going back again. 


Well Baby Visits & Vaccines

Jadon will be going to his 2 month check up at Kennesaw Pediatrics.  While I was pregnant, a friend was looking for a pediatrician and asked for suggestions on Facebook.  I looked up all the pediatricians suggested online.  Whoever designed KP's website did an awesome job with the design!  They used their marketing know how and totally sucked me in.  I went through their site and found lots of helpful information.  I love that you can make appointments online as well as office hours on the weekends for sick babies!  They have 3 waiting rooms - infants, well visits, and sick visits.  I also heard from a friend that they are flexible with vaccines.  Plus they are located about 10 minutes from where I live. 

Josh and I went for a tour to see the office and ask some questions.  A lot of the answers were somewhat vague, but it was a group tour.  The doctor giving the tour said that they look at each individual patient and develop a plan from there.  Even though answers seem vague (probably due to legal reasons since none of us were patients), I really liked the individual consideration.

I have heard a lot of families not taking their children to many doctor vists.  I agree somewhat ~ if it is not broke, don't fix it.  I don't go to the doctor unless I am sick enough to need antibiotics, and that is a rare occurance.  However, I don't see doctors as the enemy and the right one can be very helpful.

I have to be honest, I decided to take him for his well check up for these reasons:

1. To be established at the practice, just in case of ,,, (fill in the blank),
2. Confirmation that he is developing normally.
3. Discuss vaccinations ~ which vaccines are the most important, which once can I delay, can I have a shot only visit.
4. To find out how much he weighs and how long he is.  Mommy wants to know!

Side note on vaccines ~ at first we weren't going to vaccinate, but as I did research I thought, how would I feel if my son caught a disease that I could have vaccinated him from and had consequences from that disease? 

Food for Thought