Comments on: Confession Time – What I’m Not Telling Our Pediatrician

By: Emily Graham

Emily Graham — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 01:11:57 +0000

In reply to Valerie. It is so important to have a doctor you love and trust! Especially one that supports you. How crazy to have a doctor put you down for breastfeeding! For everyone else it would be the opposite. I would do the same thing. That doctor is only for emergency situations.

By: Valerie

Valerie — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 12:12:42 +0000

My 2 year old is 37 lbs.. my doctor says he is growing beautifully. My other son is small (30%) and one of the doctors has always said this is because I brestfed. Everything he ever had “wrong” with him (constipation, didn’t gain weight in the first week of life, his shortness) because of breastfeeding. She even told me she isn’t for the more “natural things”… needless to say I will not ever see her again, unless my child is sick and needs a quick visit and she is the only one available… but I love the other 2 doctors too much to leave…

By: Emily Graham

Emily Graham — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 01:19:00 +0000

In reply to Lisa. Thanks, Lisa! Sorry to hear you're not having great luck with your doctor either. That seems crazy that she would be concerned about her weight. Anymore I feel like a doctor visit is just to check the box. Get something we need (medicine/vaccines) and that's about it. Thanks for continuing to read. :)

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 10 Aug 2016 22:44:08 +0000

Emily, I admire you so much for continuing to write your blog and your courage. For letting us in to read about your life. I am glad you brought up this subject. Just took my 5 year old to the doctor today. She is not great at bedside manner, just doing job, in-out as quick as possible. My daughter weighs 44 lbs. She is the pickiest eater I have ever seen. Doc said we should keep her in this weight bracket for the next year like she has weight issue. Getting her to eat what she does is a job in itself. Not every child will weigh “textbook average” at same time along with everything else. Thanks from Lisa Bromley 🙂

By: Emily Graham

Emily Graham — Wed, 10 Aug 2016 14:17:59 +0000

In reply to Marcia. I agree completely!! I thought about this a lot that last night when I first took Cameron to the ER. I kept saying his behavior was so off. They didn't take me seriously, but I know it was because they didn't know his baseline to see just how right I was.

By: Marcia

Marcia — Wed, 10 Aug 2016 13:50:26 +0000

You are 100% correct Emily! Each child is different and you…you…not the doctor knows your child’s normal. so when you take the child to the doctor because something is wrong….and they think your crazy…again…it’s because you know how your child is normally …and when something is off…they don’t!