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Q: Pediatricians for newborn

asked by: sarah030885 on March 20th, 2008

New User

I only have 8 weeks till my due date and I am trying to figure out what I need to do to get a Pediatrician set up for our son. This is our first child and I am not sure if I need to meet the Pediatrician before I go into the hospital or do I just call and say that I need to be set up as a new patient. My OB gave me a list of all the local Pediatricians in my area, but how do you pick one out of 500? My husband was born and raised here so I think we might use the same practice that he went to when he was little. We have had an ongoing battle trying to decide if we should go to a Pediatrician or just a family doctor. Both my husband and I have different family doctors and I feel that it would be best for our baby to see someone that specializes in babies. If you have any comment for me it would be helpful.
Thanks
Sarah

Replies(1)

Hart74

replied on March 20th, 2008

Active User, very eHealthy

Dear Sarah030885,

When my children are born they are 'equipt' with pediatrician as it is in a maternity hospital, after that it's entirely up to me for the first one year (bare in mind that I got no one to ask except my husband) I sent my children to a pediatrician as they are more verse in pediatric (no offence to anyone) there I can ask the pediatirican anything that I need to know about my baby besides having all the important jabs that the baby need I hope this helps - Hart74

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