5 Things: To Ask The Pediatrician || Mom Life

When a new mom goes to the pediatrician for the first time is always important to make a list of all the things you have doubts about, cause once in there believe me you will forget something, with the child crying and the whole trying to keep a baby from pooping or peeing all over the doctor´s office, is hard to remember what to ask, I come here to you with 5 basic but important things to ask to your baby´s doctor.

1. -What if I need help after office hours?

Now for a first time mom this is a MUST, why? Cause we sometimes believe our child are in mortal danger cause they are crying, is ok to feel worry about every single thing after all this is the first time you are doing the whole taking care of a small and fragile human, I suggest you take a deep breath and make sure to ask your pediatrician if is ok to write or call and at what times of day you can do it, this will make you feel more safe for having a go to person with knowledge on how to deal with situations you consider are an emergency.

2.- What is his/her childcare philosophy?

Important especially if you are going to be breastfeeding and want a special support system to help you with it, there are some doctors that are specialist on the subject, what about circumcision or how to clean the baby´s private, some doctors still recommend to retract a baby boy penis some don’t do that anymore , alternative medicine, vaccinations, sleep and discipline issues, all important stuff to know how your doctor will handle and for you to find a new one if it doesn’t go with your own believes or wishes.

3. - What are the important milestones for each stage?

Not all babies are the same some develop so much quicker and some a little bit slower than others, but there are basic milestone all should accomplish according to each age, is important to know them to be able to identify any issue your baby may have with time. But again don’t worry too much if your baby doesn’t reach each on the schedule just keep an eye on him/her and make sure to tell your doctor about it.

4. – How to avoid danger of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)?

Now this is any mom worse nightmare, so is important to be inform on all the things that can cause it that may not seem like can be dangerous but are, all the new findings about the best techniques to avoid it. How to put the baby to sleep, how to dress him/her, what bedding to use, etc.

5. - Is my baby eating enough and How much should my baby be peeing and pooping now?

A lot of people will weigh in on this questions but make sure to ask them to the one person who does know about it, and more importantly who will guide you the right way to correct any thing that is going on with your baby.

This is important to know in order to make sure your baby is healthy and growing accordingly.

There are no dumb questions and your pediatrician should be nice and know how to handle each doubt you have if they don't then i suggest you change doctors.

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