Meeting the pediatrician: what questions to ask?

[haleiwamama]

Hi mamas, Im having my first baby in the next couple weeks and booked an appointment to meet the (possible) pediatrician. This is my first baby so I was wondering if I could pick your brains for questions I should ask and things I should check on before b=really settling for my child's doctor.

The main issues to me are vaccinations and over-medicating. I'm not an anti vaxer by any means but I dont like the idea of giving a baby vaccines in one day and over load his body with aluminum. And on the meds, Im not a believer in taking a lot of medicine, unless very necessary. For example, I would rather have a headache for 2 days than take a tylenol, but if the ain is too great I'll take it. I just avoid it as much as possible.

Anyways, can you guys share some questions I could ask and maybe some things I should be aware of when picking the pediatrician?

Thank you in advance!

 

[SarahBear]

Hey, I'm right there with you on the vaccines. Most people don't give the aluminum any thought and I find that strange. I'd ask about that and any other parenting decisions you have thought about and feel strongly about. For example: bed sharing or not, feeding method, sleep training philosophy, et cetera.

 

[ButterCup17]

If they are available after hours, on call, weekends, etc and if they charge for after hour phone calls. Views on breastfeeding, if u plan to do that. I can't remember other questions now but if you Google pediatrician interview forms, or something like that, you will find actual questionare forms. I did that and printed a few dif ones and chose the questions I liked best from each