Getting the Message Out

Don't lump all the family practice Docs together. Ours is my primary
source of support. She bf both of her kids until they were about 3.
She bf through her second pg. If she doesn't know what the answer is
she finds out. Our appointments are always as long as they need to be.
Everyone in the office knows my family by name. They all talk to my
DS and play with him and know as soon as he walks in if he's sick or not.

I also find my family practice Doc better able to take care of me than
anyone else. Since she treats my son also she takes into account bf and
how it will effect him. She considers the breastfeeding mom an
interesting challenge to treat not a problem.

I know many people that take there children to a ped and the ped seems
more likely to encourage them to give up bf than my family doc would.

LB

Naomi Pardue wrote:
The family doctors of today won't
go beyond a quick check up most of the time, and if you need something
specific will send you on your way to a specialist ;(
Life is too complicated anymore I suppose ;(


Not life; medicine. There are just way too many drugs/tests/procedures anymore
for a 'family doctor' to be able to keep track of them. When I read on the
newsgroups about people who see FPs for themselves and/or their kids, I usually
note that the docs seem to be more poorly educated than is the norm about many
aspects of care. (Like, about bfing, for example...)


Naomi
CAPPA Certified Lactation Educator

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