I started the hunt for our pediatrician today. I have an appointment at the end of the month with my first Dr. who came highly recommended from another China adoption Mom.I'm pretty stoked to be doing something so proactive and Mommy-ish. I'm also nervous. I'm really rather meek and the idea of interviewing doctors to see if they're good enough goes against nature somehow.
Also, I need to ask them if I can be sqeezed in IMMEDIATELY after getting our referral info and, oh...by the way, can I call you from China? That will be the middle of the night. I will be a first time Mom in a foreign country. My baby will just have gone through a very tramamtic event and I want to know that I can get ahold of you in an instant.
How do you think that will go over?
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When I went to interview our doctor's office, the gal I spoke with was really familiar with the process and answered every question I had before I asked a thing! And, if another China adopting Mom recommended them, I'm guessing there's someone you can call in the middle o' the night. Have fun!!
We too need to look for a pediatrician. This is something we have been waiting to do as we got closer to our referral - but, I guess it is time now to start doing some research!!
I would love to find a doc that would meet with us before traveling, kind of give us heads up on what to expect or what to do if certain situations arise...I have heard of docs doing this, which I think would be great!!
Good luck!
Yeah, I'm working on that one too.... ugh.
ok so we just randomly selected a doctor from our list....*i know, i know*...and she is the closest one to our home. but...as fate would have it, our SW's best friend uses her and loves her. at our first appt, I was sold. VERY small practice. Very intimiate and involved. The conversation ran the gamut from China adoption to EE adoption to hospital priviledges to having a bris. Seriously I was shocked and happy.
So I was a bad mom...waiting so long and then not interviewing...but my story ends well (at least so far)!
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