First Pediatric Visit
Posted By: Kara Matuszewski Sassone
First -- and second -- time mom. Her twins were born seven weeks early and spent their first three weeks in the NICU. During that time Kara navigated, with the love and support of her husband, how to pump and bring milk to her babies in the hospital.
It was important to me when selecting a pediatrician that he not only care for my babies, but that he support me and my husband in the decisions we make.
We felt funny doing it, but we were encouraged to “interview” potential pediatricians. When we “interviewed” the doctor we ended up selecting, in addition to asking questions about appointment length, vaccinations and emergency care, we talked with him about breast feeding. He was wholly in support of it, talking a lot about the benefits of doing so. He did say that sometimes it doesn’t work, and with two it can be more difficult. But he said he would stand behind us in whatever decision we made.
Our bundles were born at 33 weeks, and
our pediatrician visited them in the hospital. Our practice’s neonatologist saw
them every day they were in the NICU, and she reported back to our pediatrician
about the gains they were making, especially in breast feeding. So once we saw
our pediatrician in the office a few days after the babies were discharged from
the hospital, he knew them well.
During that first visit the pediatrician was patient with us and answered our numerous questions about sleep, eating, and poop, and the babies seemed to like him. He also congratulated me on breast feeding, noting that the babies were gaining weight well.
By the time the appointment was over I knew I had made the right decision, and I left the office feeling confident.
9:00am on Wednesday February 15|
1 comment
Andy
1:25pm on Thursday February 16
Congrats!
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