We see our pediatrician once a month for baby check-ups and
vaccinations. It’s the only time I don’t mind seeing the doctor. I have this
unexplainable unnatural fear of doctors. Which is why they can never get an
accurate blood pressure reading from me. The thought of an examination gets my
heart pumping even if my mind is as quiet as a deserted island. Perhaps because
my deserted island is the island in LOST.
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Nobody likes seeing doctors. If you’re seeing a doctor that
means there’s something wrong with you. You come in with zero understanding of
what’s ailing you and leave with an empty wallet and a bottle full of
maintenance meds. And you still don’t understand why you have to take these
meds.
Which is why I really like my son’s pedia. She’s not like the
doctors I had when I was a kid. She’s super patient and answers all our
questions. She’s also young so it’s not intimidating when you feel like you’re
asking stupid questions, which I tend to think we do a lot.
Among the stupid questions I tend to ask is “do we really
need this?” And this is the thing that I really like about our pedia, she
doesn’t force us to do anything we’re not comfortable with. She tells us her
thoughts, what she knows about it and her opinions about it. Sometimes I feel
that doctors have a tendency to dictate upon us what they think is best when
really the decisions still remain the parent’s responsibility.
It’s up to us to seek out information and read up on our
kids health and development with the guidance of our doctors. So I’m sharing
some useful information about vaccines and pneumococcal disease because this is
the internet. It’s where you find things.
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