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I took DD (16mo) and DS (2 yr) to Dr. Martin, but I did not feel the same way. Although I do believe he was a nice man, and was indeed not pushy with vax, he did say something that bugged me, actually 2 things bugged me. When I asked Dr. Martin if he supported extended BF his reply was: "You can do your own thing, but, there is a limit. Your child should no longer come up to you at 3, 4, or 5 and want to BF, there is a time to cut it off. They can't go to kindergarten and be made fun of because they still BF and all the other kids don't." Also when we checked out, the receptionist was on her cell phone the entire time talking about her previous night out and barely made eye contact with me to whisper my co-pay amount...errgh! :
These are just things that bugged me, and I am rather picky. So, like I said other than these things he did seem like a nice guy, I just don't agree with him. Hope that helps.

I second Step By Step Peds- I really like them! Dr. Pendleton is great, and spends a lot of time with you.

I also agree with with Mommy02 about Dr. Martin- he came highly recommended from this board and others. I had the same conversation with him about extended nursing and he told me 3 was too old. I also had the same impression of the office staff- she was trying to do something with her cell phone when we were there too! They also wanted me to sign that I'd received a document that they couldn't even produce for me when I asked what I was signing I received! I'd also heard about him being vax friendly but disagree a bit- he did ask me to sign the paper that contained the "I know that not vaxing my child can harm them" verbage. I realize that it's to protect him- but even so, it rubs me the wrong way-

I would also encourage everyone to look your doctors and children's doctors up on http://www.bomex.org/ (Arizona Medical Boards Page) I found out some information on one of the Dr's that changed my opinon greatly and I won't go back. Better to be informed and then make a decision that's best for you and your family!