Moms, how often do you take your los to the doctor?

[bebestar7]

Moms, how often do you take your los to the doctor?

i took ds once for a 7 day and it seemed like such a waste of time, plus he immediately got sick when we got home, all those sick people in the waiting room.... the doc just looked at him, moved his limbs around(mw already did this when he was born) and smelled his naval, weighed measured... ??? all while poor naked ds screamed in a cold fluorescent lit room on a metal table. she also gave me the silent treatment and an EVIL glare when i declined vaxes (though i was prepared for this) and told me there is no benefit to bf ing longer than 5 months!!! don't get me started on her reaction to home birth...

thoughts on necessity of regular checkups? I felt this visit did more harm than good. limited doctor choices with my ins.

[Alyantavid]

When mine were babies, I did take them regularly for checkups.  Once they hit about a year though I stopped.  They're now 4 and 8 and only ever go when they're sick.  And sick beyond what I can handle at home. 

[bebestar7]

Originally Posted by Alyantavid 

When mine were babies, I did take them regularly for checkups.  Once they hit about a year though I stopped.  They're now 4 and 8 and only ever go when they're sick.  And sick beyond what I can handle at home. 

what do you consider regularly?  doctor gave me no indication of when to come back... feeling quite unsure/ underinformed, not sure the best source of info, don't want to have regrets either way.

[fruitfulmomma]

My midwife does checks on us at 2 days, 2 weeks, and 6 weeks. After that we only go if there is something wrong we can't take care of at home. We did wbv with our oldest but with the rest of them I haven't really felt they were necessary since we don't vax. So far this last year one of my daughters was in to the office for nose bleeds and my son broke his arm so we had appointments for that. Oh, and the youngest had some allergy testing to confirm my suspicion that she is allergic to latex - that was the first and only time she has seen a doctor.

[Alyantavid]

Originally Posted by bebestar7 

what do you consider regularly?  doctor gave me no indication of when to come back... feeling quite unsure/ underinformed, not sure the best source of info, don't want to have regrets either way.

Oh gosh, whenever they told me to.  Every few months?  I know we did a 6 month checkup and a 1 year checkup.  I think we also went at 2 months and 4 months.  Which I believe follows the vax recommendations.
 

[Peony]

I've done it both ways, not going in unless there was an issue and then going in regularly. I go in regularly now but all my kiddos ended having some special needs so I often need a doc for meds or for referrals. I adore my doc though and it is more like visiting with a friend then anything else. It was fine back when we didn't have a doc because we didn't need a doc back then. I will say that we met this doc and then shortly after we ended up being her new best friend because of DD2 ended got very ill for an extended amount of time. Life was easier because we had an established relationship with her and because of our relationship now that has spanned years, I've gotten strings pulled in other ways that have been huge for us. DS was refused PT through EI, all I had to do was notify our pedi who thought as I did that was unacceptable, a phone call was made, and our IEP was changed the next day. But not all docs are created equal and I wouldn't put up with some of these docs I read about on here. My doc treats me an equal, always asks my opinion and what I what to do, and together we come up with a treatment plan. 

[sbgrace]

I'd switch doctors based on your description but I think it's good to have a relationship with a health care provider. The main reasons are because sometimes outside expert eyes pick up stuff a parent would miss or couldn't possibly know (say a heart murmer or the signs of special needs). Both of those happened here. Second, it's good to have a relationship with someone before you're in a situation where you need them in my opinion.

When my boys were babies i think we did go regularly but I can't remember how often now (I know at certain weeks then months (3, 6, 9, 12 maybe?) Now it's once a year but my kids are seven now.

[CarrieMF]

When they were that little I took them at 10 days, 6 weeks, 3months, 6months, 9months, 12months, 18months, 2years & then once a year after that. 

Now that they're older(9, 10 & 12) they go once a year & if they're really, really, really, really, really, really sick which never happens.lol   We joke that we go to the dr when we're well but never when we're sick.

My middle dd also sees her cardiologist twice a year.

Our dr is a family dr & asks about the rest of us when any of us are in there.