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Sep. 2nd, 2005 05:42 pmMy worries about the doctor were pointless. Our scale is indeed inaccurate - off by at least 3 lbs, which makes a huge difference when 3 lbs is about 10% of your body weight, you know?
The care was much like we received from Sutter when I was pregnant (same facility, different department) - he was friendly, told us his opinion but didn't lecture, and was generally in and out as fast as possible. Leif didn't even get undressed.
I admit that I do find this a bit disconcerting, and it's one of the reasons I'd consider going with a homebirth midwife rather than Sutter next time. They're very nice and all, but it always leaves me feeling that something was missing.
He did say one interesting thing - when we expressed that we didn't want Leif to get the chicken pox vaccine*, he said that he felt it was mainly for the convenience of the parents, anyways. Wow. He wasn't anti-vaccination, mind you - he was pretty strongly in favor of the polio and pertussis vaccines, for instance. But that's an interesting take on it, especially to hear from a doctor.
Leif just stuck a band-aid on my scabby knee (bike crash the other day). I could melt :)
* Even for people generally in favor of vaccination, the chicken pox vaccine is often a different story. It has an unknown lifespan, and chicken pox infection in adults is generally much more serious than it is for children. I'd rather he get lifelong immunity by getting it naturally than risk a more serious infection later, especially given that serious chicken pox complications are rare in healthy kids.
The care was much like we received from Sutter when I was pregnant (same facility, different department) - he was friendly, told us his opinion but didn't lecture, and was generally in and out as fast as possible. Leif didn't even get undressed.
I admit that I do find this a bit disconcerting, and it's one of the reasons I'd consider going with a homebirth midwife rather than Sutter next time. They're very nice and all, but it always leaves me feeling that something was missing.
He did say one interesting thing - when we expressed that we didn't want Leif to get the chicken pox vaccine*, he said that he felt it was mainly for the convenience of the parents, anyways. Wow. He wasn't anti-vaccination, mind you - he was pretty strongly in favor of the polio and pertussis vaccines, for instance. But that's an interesting take on it, especially to hear from a doctor.
Leif just stuck a band-aid on my scabby knee (bike crash the other day). I could melt :)
* Even for people generally in favor of vaccination, the chicken pox vaccine is often a different story. It has an unknown lifespan, and chicken pox infection in adults is generally much more serious than it is for children. I'd rather he get lifelong immunity by getting it naturally than risk a more serious infection later, especially given that serious chicken pox complications are rare in healthy kids.
