Questions for pediatrian consult??

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I have a consult on Thursday with a potential pediatrician. 
What are some important questions to ask? First time mom and I’m like ummm lol 😂

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I’m a FTM and went for my consult a couple weeks ago! The doctor was so helpful because I went blank for questions lol. I did ask about vaccines and the routine for them. She made sure to tell me about their hours and how if you have a sick child they have early and late hours to get them in that day. Also about a hotline and if the office is closed where the calls go. And she also explained how everything is working with Covid, what the protocols are, that they have one wing for healthy kids, one for sick ones, and then one that has a different entrance and everything for Covid positive patients. And how the doctors and nurses are separated right now, so they have ones that only see sick kids and ones that only see healthy kids, so they aren’t going back and forth between sick and healthy kids with everything going on. She explained how often appointments would be and everything. She made me feel so calm and better about it all lol

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Following because I have no idea either 🤣🤷🏻‍♀️

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I would ask if they're a group practice, their stance on vaccines, how to contact them with emergencies, if anyone from the office is available in the hospital to see the baby after birth or if they wait to see them

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Ask if they allow you to call with questions as they come. We had a colicky son our first go around and I was constantly needing the nurse to help me trouble shoot between formula changes and bowel movements and all kinds of things. It was a HUGE help and I didn't even know if they offered that whenever we signed up for that pediatrician, but now something I know I would have needed. 
Vaccines, if they push medication or if they're open to more natural remedies. Usually they're pretty good about providing vaccines as needed but also documented paperwork that you'll need for daycares and such to prove that your kid is vaccinated. 
Maybe even discuss autism and what they do to detect that in children early on since an earlier diagnosis and lead to much better help and development in the long run. 
I'm really just spit balling. We didn't even have a consult or know our pediatrician when we said his name at the hospital - so these are just things I would think to ask now if we were ever hunting for a new one. I'd probably even ask what they're response is to COVID-19 symptoms in children and what their policies are around that since it's such a big thing right now.

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Are you having a girl or boy? 
And if boy are you circumcising or keeping intact?

Questions for pediatrian consult??

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