I know people who worry a bit about that, and when the health nurse wanted to put my DD's on a list of kids who aren't vaxed I was a bit concerned. She told me that it's so I wouldn't get calls reminding me to vax though, since you don't actually get vaccinations at the doctor here, you go to a health clinic. I have a friend who is a bit worried because her kids both cosleep and she doesn't even have a bed or anything set up for them anywhere.
I'm really not that concerned though. My husband's parents are foster parents, and here at least, it's really rare for kids to be taken away from their parents. CPS wants to keep families together, so the circumstances have to be pretty extreme (sometimes too extreme) before they will consider taking kids away.
Also, though I cosleep, don't vax, EC, homebirth, etc., I'm pretty open about it all and I think that helps normalize it more than if I was really hush hush or acted like these are things I need to hide. I've actually never been asked by anyone outside of family if my girls are vaccinated, but I do post some antivax things on Facebook so I'm sure my neighbours at least suspect.
As for the doctor, for me it's not so much about actually having a relationship with him, as knowing that were one of my girls to get sick, that I know the doctor (even if he doesn't necessarily remember me) and that I won't be having to deal with a doctor harassing me about vaccines or something while also worrying about a sick child. Also, this particular doctor has worked with naturopaths and seems to err on the side of using natural remedies or just leaving well enough alone before he prescribes drugs and the like, so if one of my girls were sick I would trust his opinion more than I might some doctor I've never met or who is quick to jump on me for not vaxing, does that make sense? So it's not that I care if he recognizes me on the street, but at least I know what kind of doctor he is. Though, like I said, if I wasn't going in for DD1's mole anyway, I wouldn't make an appointment for DD2 just for a well baby visit either.
I'm really not that concerned though. My husband's parents are foster parents, and here at least, it's really rare for kids to be taken away from their parents. CPS wants to keep families together, so the circumstances have to be pretty extreme (sometimes too extreme) before they will consider taking kids away.
Also, though I cosleep, don't vax, EC, homebirth, etc., I'm pretty open about it all and I think that helps normalize it more than if I was really hush hush or acted like these are things I need to hide. I've actually never been asked by anyone outside of family if my girls are vaccinated, but I do post some antivax things on Facebook so I'm sure my neighbours at least suspect.
As for the doctor, for me it's not so much about actually having a relationship with him, as knowing that were one of my girls to get sick, that I know the doctor (even if he doesn't necessarily remember me) and that I won't be having to deal with a doctor harassing me about vaccines or something while also worrying about a sick child. Also, this particular doctor has worked with naturopaths and seems to err on the side of using natural remedies or just leaving well enough alone before he prescribes drugs and the like, so if one of my girls were sick I would trust his opinion more than I might some doctor I've never met or who is quick to jump on me for not vaxing, does that make sense? So it's not that I care if he recognizes me on the street, but at least I know what kind of doctor he is. Though, like I said, if I wasn't going in for DD1's mole anyway, I wouldn't make an appointment for DD2 just for a well baby visit either.
