First time Mom! Pediatrician?

Question

I schedule an interview with a Pediatrician in the next couple of days.. The receptionist told me to have a list of questions and honestly I don’t know what to ask I can only think about vaccinations ? What is important for me to know??  or ask him?

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I already had mine and we talked about how to contact him, when he would see him first, immunizations scheduled, what doctors I see know, any concerns I have had now, etc. I had issues when I was born that could be genetic and now seeing a specialist to make sure we are doing everything to either plan or prevent it. He even talked a little bit about his experience and his family.

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Breastfeeding (if you plan to) - is it something they fully support and are knowledgeable about? You don’t want your baby doctor pushing formula if you are trying to exclusively breastfeed.
Availability - how long does it typically take for to get an appointment.
Opinions on vaccinations (again if you have strong feelings one way or another about them)

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I had a slight advantage when it came to this.  I'm a nurse (adult med-surg) in a hospital and a few of the pediatricians moonlight as a hospital doctor to keep up their critical skills.  My favorite one happened to be at the office closest to my house.
 I would ask about sick visits, well child visit, vaccination schedule, how many other pediatricians are in the office in case you need a sick visit and your guy is busy.
It is super important that you feel comfortable with your pediatrician.  While I am a nurse in a hospital and know exactly what to do when people code and try to die, I'm often clueless with rashes and childhood colds. My pediatrician never has made me feel dumb for coming in for something completely normal. I appreciate that my doc is a dad of young kids.

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Wha to really liked about our pediatrician was there was a separate area for infants and that was diving further into sick and well sides. 
I’d also ask if they will come to the hospital to assess your baby and if not when you should see them. Do they offer sick visits on the weekend? If not find who they recommend you see. 
Good Luck!

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I googled pediatrician interview with my first. We asked about hours, sick visits, vaccines, and parking (we live in Chicago, so that’s a big one for us).

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I googled a list but can't find the link now. Try searching. I know there was things like hours of operations, after hours care, urgent Care on weekends, holidays, any breath feeding support groups, what infant care looks like there (appointment schedule, what they do, etc.)

First time Mom! Pediatrician?

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