[katenyc]

Hi NY parents!

I am desperate to find a new pediatrician who takes Aetna for my daughter before her 12 month well baby checkup. I am ok with vax (mostly

), but we are cosleeping and I am still night nursing (2 big no-nos with our current provider). We live in Riverdale, but are willing to travel a little (NY-Presby area to the south, Yonkers/Mt. Vernon/New Rochelle/Scarsdale to the north). If anyone has any leads, please LMK.

Thanks so much!

 

[eminer]

Hi! I'm in Norwood. Maybe this is too far away, but our kids just started seeing Anne Crenesse, a family practice doctor just barely in Brooklyn -- Court St. stop on the R train. She is amazing. I was very impressed with how she interacted with both kids (preschooler and infant). Re: your specific concerns, co-sleeping didn't come up, so I don't know for sure. But... she was recommended by my homebirth midwife and was cool with homebirth. She explained without any prompting from me that she uses only mercury-free vaccine and how she combines them, like she was seriously getting my informed consent. She asked if I was going to keep Eve latched on for the shots as if this was a normal thing (and then when it didn't work, she prescribed an anesthetic cream to rub on her thighs before the next visit!). When I told her that our first dentist had attributed older dd's cavities to night nursing, she seemed to dismiss that idea. So her overall crunchiness sympathy being high, I doubt co-sleeping would be an issue.

It was surreal. :LOL

 

[katenyc]

Erin,

Thanks so much for your reply...she sounds so amazing! (ITA with the surreal!) But I do think Brooklyn (even close Brooklyn) would be a little far for us, especially for sick visits, etc. It took almost 12 months for the "out-of-sync with our pediatrician" feeling to overwhelm the "but it's a 5 minute walk" issue

I did get a line on dr in Scarsdale

 

[kate~mom]

hi! i'm originally from riverdale - my ped when i was little was on the grand concourse, but my sister saw a ped right in riverdale, who i know is still there. i'll check with my mom about their philosophy, etc.