Looking for a vax friendly ped

[Amatullah0]

that accepts medicaid in the plymouth/westland/canton/ann arbor area. we have been bullied into vaxxes before, but don't plan to get any more.

(mods, i did post this in FYT, no response, so maybe i'll get one here)

[Turquesa]

Do you mean Ann Arbor, MI? Dr. Bob Sears keeps a list on his website of vax-friendly doctors. Scroll down to Michigan to find the one in Ann Arbor.

[marciaward]

Many have STOPPED seeing peds as the well baby visits are primarily to vaccinate (take it from me, a former peds nurse)

And most parents are first to find a problem, not the ped.

Once you decide you don't want vaccines, you also will discover you won't want much else peds have to offer - meds, meds and more meds.

Many have switched to Naturopaths, Homeopaths, Holistic MD's, or Chiropractors

Mothering has this resource
http://www.mothering.com/discussions...play.php?f=167
or
http://www.mothering.com/discussions...play.php?f=140
Typing in your town, or nearest major city should get you some good info
or
http://www.mothering.com/discussions/
click on finding your tribe

American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
206-298-0126
Referral number: 206-298-0125
www.naturopathic.org

American Holistic Medical Association
703-556-9245
www.holisticmedicine.org

American Naturopathic Medical Association
702-897-7053
http://anma.net

Holistic Pediatric Association
707-237-5312
http://www.hpakids.org

Another source is the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association:
http://www.icpa4kids.org/locator/index.php

If you're not sure about chiropractic and how it may help your child,
you can find answers here:
http://www.icpa4kids.org/why.htm


http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AP_Doctor_Referral/


Holistic Moms Network
http://www.holisticmoms.org/
click on "chapters' in the column on the right of the page

Marcia

[Amatullah0]

Originally Posted by marciaward

Many have STOPPED seeing peds as the well baby visits are primarily to vaccinate (take it from me, a former peds nurse)

And most parents are first to find a problem, not the ped.

Once you decide you don't want vaccines, you also will discover you won't want much else peds have to offer - meds, meds and more meds.

Many have switched to Naturopaths, Homeopaths, Holistic MD's, or Chiropractors

Mothering has this resource
http://www.mothering.com/discussions...play.php?f=167
or
http://www.mothering.com/discussions...play.php?f=140
Typing in your town, or nearest major city should get you some good info
or
http://www.mothering.com/discussions/
click on finding your tribe

American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
206-298-0126
Referral number: 206-298-0125
www.naturopathic.org

American Holistic Medical Association
703-556-9245
www.holisticmedicine.org

American Naturopathic Medical Association
702-897-7053
http://anma.net

Holistic Pediatric Association
707-237-5312
http://www.hpakids.org

Another source is the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association:
http://www.icpa4kids.org/locator/index.php

If you're not sure about chiropractic and how it may help your child,
you can find answers here:
http://www.icpa4kids.org/why.htm


http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AP_Doctor_Referral/


Holistic Moms Network
http://www.holisticmoms.org/
click on "chapters' in the column on the right of the page

Marcia

thanks, i'll look into those

i have been finding that peds are pretty much useless, but i'd like to have one *just in case* we need a prescription for something(can't think of an example though) or, god forbid, a hospitalization. the nice thing about medicaid is that I *could* chose ds's pcp and not have to actually see them, and then we at least have a "just in case" option

question: is not having a doctor reason for cps to be called, etc? i'm worried that if we leave this ped's practice without forwarding our records, she might call them... also, she had said earlier on that she doesnt give the records to parents. is that legal? (i could just tell her that we're firing her and need our records, right?)