So both girls cried for about a minute after their shots and were fine. I’m so glad. 🙂
However I’m not so thrilled with our pediatrician anymore. I’m very unhappy with being told I should start sleep training my two month old. “It’s ok to let them cry for a while. You need them to understand that they can’t be dependent on you.” What the fuck? She’s two fucking months old. She IS dependent on me. And never ever ever let your infant be in the sun, now here’s your synthetic vitamin d. And because we did HiB and PC with the previous pediatrician she was snotty when I said Shanna was in for Polio–her records didn’t show Shanna having those shots so started on a lecture about how it is pretty silly to worry about Polio while leaving my child open to Meningitis.
I want to go back to Kaiser.
In other news: Calli is 11 lbs 13 oz and 22.75″. Shanna is just over 30 lbs and just shy of 36″. Yay!
I’ll put pictures for rbus up soon. 🙂
“What the fuck? She’s two fucking months old. She IS dependent on me.” I hope you actually said that the the pediatrician. Or the polite equivalent.
AND asked her pointedly “won’t that mess up my milk supply? How many of your patients manage to nurse full term? Hmmmm??”
Yeah, she has seemed rather uncomfortable with the fact that Shanna is *still* nursing. I want my Kaiser pediatrician back. He was so awesome.
All I said was, “I don’t feel she needs sleep training.”
I think I’m afraid to ask. What is sleep training?
http://www.babycenter.com/0_baby-sleep-training-the-basics_1505715.bc
I really want to comment, but I’m nearly speechless. All the flippant comebacks I can think of!
“Whom would you prefer a two-month-old be dependent on?”
“Sure, doc, I’ll just tell her how to go to the store and buy milk. Oh, and a bed, sheets, and a pillow.”
“I’m sorry to hear that you were not allowed to depend on your mother when you were an infant. Try not to let that influence how you advise others on what to do with their babies.”
from Debs
cant type much carpal sorry.
dr is lame.
i liked the doc from march 22, great visit
http://rightkindofme.livejournal.com/611093.html
your kids are totally awesome and chill
love, dc
wow.
What a doofus! 2 months?!
Wow. I would have been so pissed I would have been stuttering.
I love our pediatrician. She’s so laid-back it’s a wonder she doesn’t just fall asleep working.
Re: wow.
That is why I miss our Kaiser pediatrician. I described him the same way. He could get into a useful conversation about why the AAP schedule is not 100% necessary for all kids. It was great. 🙂