Search For A Pediatrician

Michael and I were both off today so we decided we would begin our search for a pediatrician for our daughter. I called around to a couple local hospitals and outpatient clinics. I set up an appointment with a pediatrician at the end of the month and to my surprise I had one that was willing to see us today.

I had a couple thoughts about this one before we even met. First of all, this facility had just opened within the last year; however, that doesn’t mean that the pediatrician just began her practice, but I was still a little hesitant about it. Also, I liked the fact that it is literally right down the road so if we absolutely needed to get there in a hurry would be great.

We didn’t have a clue as to what to expect with interviewing a pediatrician so we had a few questions to begin with and we would go from there. Something we both noticed when we walked into the waiting room was the fact that there was no well and sick waiting rooms; they were combined in the same area along with the other doctor’s offices in the suite. When we were waiting for the pediatrician to come into her office, we were looking around to see if we could gather any information from the décor. We noticed that she had two young kids, which was something I liked because then I knew if I was going through something, chances are she had/has gone through something similar. We were a little puzzled by her educational background. There was a diploma from 1997, but during our meeting she said she had been practicing for only four years. We are unsure about the remaining years about what she was doing. Something that Michael didn’t really like and that I didn’t really notice was her forced laugh. Now that he mentioned that, it was kind of awkward when she laughed, but I’m sure it was a little uncomfortable for both of us meeting a stranger.

Overall, it was a good trial run with meeting a pediatrician, but I think we will continue to search for one that suites us. We still have a little bit of time before we absolutely need a pediatrician.