Saturday, January 17, 2009

Finding a Pediatrician

At my last OB appointment, my doctor said I should start looking for a pediatrian or "baby doc" as he put it. So far I've contacted two offices - one close to where we live and one 15 minutes away. They are both affiliated with Cook Children's Medical Center. One is affiliated with Baylor Grapevine where I'll deliver and the other is affiliated with HEB Harris, which is very close to where we live. Although I couldn't go in for a prenatal consultation due to the high incidence of children being seen for the flu, I did speak with the nurses and they were very nice. They answered all my questions which weren't many because I wasn't sure what to ask even with the worksheet I had in front of me. Now that I've talked to a couple of people I may talk to one more and then decide. I found out that one of my friends is a pediatrician in Fort Worth! It's too far for us to go but I'm sure I'll be asking her some questions.
I've got all my baby info, contact numbers, etc. in a binder now. I'm feeling good about everything so far.

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