Non Vax Cool Ped in PDX Metro Area?

Thanks! I was just about to bump this. I know there are a lot of PDX area moms on here, so someone *has* to know!! I think this is just a slower board....

Can't help you with an NP; our insurance doesn't cover them so I've never looked. We're currently using Dr. Walls at Hawthorne Family Medicine. You get the soft sell on vaccines, nothing more. I'm not very happy with the practice, however, and am looking for something else. There's a Dr. Yankee at the same practice who is supposed to be quite good. There's a family doctor by the name of Barry (something like Barry) Davis, I think in Lake Oswego. His wife is a Bradley instructor. I'm pretty sure they didn't vax their own kids.

Sorry can't be more help. I'll be watching this thread too.

tnak... so this will be short, but we love dr. joe sullivan at providence med grp cascade: 503.215.6470. he was very supportive of our delayed/selective vax schedule, and great with our son. he's on sabattical now (practicing in central america) but is coming back late july. his nurse, sue is awesome, too.

I use Dr. Jennifer Means in Tigard. Her number is 5003-639-1464. She is a ND, and she takes lots of different insurances. I highly recommend her for the whole family.

Victorian

Yeah everyone! Keep going!

I checked, and Dr. Sullivan isn't on the plan (well, he is on the PPO, not the HMO). Crapweasel. I'm a little nervous to try an ND, as our insurance royally screwed over our last one, even though they were covered. They got in a fight, and now our ND is no longer covered by them. Nice.

I have been asking around too and haven't found anyone yet. Oh and Owensmom, crapweasel, you are a riot!!!

I'm wondering the same thing too, but we've got Kaiser. I've already gotten into it twice with our ped. about co-sleeping (like it's any of her business!)--I'm giving her one more try & then she's out if she keeps hassling me. We've just decided to stop vaccinating, so now I'm getting ready for a real fight. Good luck. And if anyone knows of a Kaiser doctor, let me know. Thanks.

There was a Kaiser thread a few months ago. I don't know how long things hang around here...

Here's my Kaiser rec:
Dd sees Jean Nava, PNP at East Interstate. We more or less did the vax on schedule- though we haven't done chicken pox, and she is totally fine with that. Don't actually know what her stance is on no vax, but she is a really jolly person, so I can't see her arguing with you at all. She was fine with co-sleeping & extended nursing & nursing to sleep. When I asked about sleep advice around 9 months, she gave me some cry it out handouts and said, "here is what I have, but I couldn't do it with my kids, it was too hard. They learn to fall asleep on their own eventually anyway. So you get a little less sleep for another year or so..."

Thanks, Liz. I'll definitely check her out if we decide to switch. I'm new here, but I'll definitely look for the Kaiser thread.

Thanks again.

bumping....hehe how about NE area?????