Meet the Dr's

So Dan and I went to a "meet the dr's" night at the hospital and got to meet the 8 OB's who are members of the practice I go to. I was relieved that they are all nice and caring people. Lots of people asked questions and some good ones at that! We learned what to do with the first signs of labor, the procedures of checking into the hospital, and some labor and delivery basics.


Needless to say I am VERY glad we live only 15 minutes away from the hospital at the most, (thats a rush hour commute) and its about 7 minutes at other times. Phew. The only time it would take me any serious amount of time to get to the hospital is if I went into labor at school or if I was visiting someone on the south shore (which I may just stay away from in my last days of pregnancy HAHA).

At my last OB appointment I had to have a blood test to check for anemia and check my glucose levels. Both were perfect and I am in great health!

The dr gave me a packet on choosing a pediatrician, which is proving to be a rather daunting task. It's very important to me that the pediatrician understands our views on immunizations and other non necessary medical treatments. I whole heartedly do not think the flu shot is at all necessary. I have had one twice and both times the shot made me ill. Maybe it does protect against the flu, but I don't think the shot is necessary. I also only think antibiotics are necessary when there is an explicit need for them. I cannot stand it when dr's prescribe then "just in case" and instruct you to start taking them only to receive a phone call the next day saying you don;t need them. Its a waste of medication and is unnecessary. The over prescription of antibiotics is leading to more antibiotic resistant diseases. I also think spreading out immunizations is a good idea as well.

I have two appointments in the next couple of months to meet a couple of pediatricians. Hopefully I like the first one!!