Two WTFs really.
1) A good male friend of mine told me that I am the only woman he has meet (ever) that breastfeeds her child. WTF my town is messed up.
2) He told me that at a local hospital, the OB told his son's mother not to breastfeed (after she said she wanted to) because it will give her breast cancer. WTF WTF WTF....and for good measure....WTF. What do they learn in medical school? And this doc was young, in his thirties...not from the "formula 50's" era.
This is why I actually talk more to men about breastfeeding than anyone else in my life. They have to understand it and know it is normal before they can support the wives/mothers in their life. My husband's support has helped me so much in getting over the few rough patches of breastfeeding.
Showing posts with label stupid doctors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label stupid doctors. Show all posts
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Guess who has two thumbs and is looking for a new doctor? I am!
So finally heard back from my son's doctor. Or rather from the office of the doctor. Here is what they had to say:
1) Be more specific when you make an appt...as if "I want to see Dr. _____" is not enough.
2) We use the charts from 1982, everyone does. I am not going to look up other charts. (in other words, I am not going to research the merit of the WHO charts for breastfed babies, b/c I just don't car).
3) We always forcibly retract the foreskin at every visit to check for adhesions or infections. Never mind that the AAP does not suggest this, and many research reports. Never mind that doing that can cause adhesions and infections. Never mind that as a parent you do not want me to do that.
I am so fed up with doctors not caring enough to listen to concerns and just doing what they want to do. I am tired of them not explaining things before doing them to our babies. I am tired of being treated as crazy for being interested in my son's health apart from "whatever you think is best doctor". I have a brain, I do my research, and I am a mother who needs your brain working as well.
I am never taking him to that office again. Ever. Even if all the other's burned down or went out of business.
1) Be more specific when you make an appt...as if "I want to see Dr. _____" is not enough.
2) We use the charts from 1982, everyone does. I am not going to look up other charts. (in other words, I am not going to research the merit of the WHO charts for breastfed babies, b/c I just don't car).
3) We always forcibly retract the foreskin at every visit to check for adhesions or infections. Never mind that the AAP does not suggest this, and many research reports. Never mind that doing that can cause adhesions and infections. Never mind that as a parent you do not want me to do that.
I am so fed up with doctors not caring enough to listen to concerns and just doing what they want to do. I am tired of them not explaining things before doing them to our babies. I am tired of being treated as crazy for being interested in my son's health apart from "whatever you think is best doctor". I have a brain, I do my research, and I am a mother who needs your brain working as well.
I am never taking him to that office again. Ever. Even if all the other's burned down or went out of business.
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