Re: for Yahmeema - re: ped in D.C.

[Guest guest]

At 01:16 PM 03/06/2001 -0500, you wrote:

>Hi Yahmeema -

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>I've lost your e-mail so am writing to the list (sorry everybody else). I

>wanted to let you know that I met with the new pediatrician in Ballston and,

>while I was impressed with some aspects of her practice (use of meds as last

>resort, etc.), I don't foresee a very extensive future with her. She is

>*very* pro-vax (which I got before even speaking with her... posters all over

>the office) and when I told her of my position, she told me that she can

>condone waiting for a while (6 months or so, she said) but if I was

>absolutely not going to vaccinate him, then she wouldn't treat him. So...

>the search continues

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>Amber

>Arlington, VA

The absolute nerve!!!! Does she refuse to treat children of parents who

refuse to quit smoking, parents who take their baby on a motorcycle with

them, parents who put their feed their children junk food, on and on.

Certainly more of a reason than to refuse someone who is actively doing

something for their child's health. Soon they'll be refusing you because

you breastfeed, AP, co-sleep, non-circ, etc.

Sheri

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[Guest guest]

I know... I had a hard time biting my tongue. But even if she was willing to

bend

her policy, her initial state of mind would keep me from having her treat my

child. I can see where she's coming from - she's been in practice for a

loooooong

time and is from the ines, so she has seen a number of the diseases that

are now vaccinated for. This fact along with her traditional medical (i.e.

limiting) training have led her yo view vaccines as the saviours of our time.

Noble intent, however misguided. It just makes me sad. When I took Arlo in,

there was a man there having his 5-week-old baby vaccinated. I could hear him

screaming

Amber

Sheri Nakken wrote:

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> The absolute nerve!!!! Does she refuse to treat children of parents who

> refuse to quit smoking, parents who take their baby on a motorcycle with

> them, parents who put their feed their children junk food, on and on.

> Certainly more of a reason than to refuse someone who is actively doing

> something for their child's health. Soon they'll be refusing you because

> you breastfeed, AP, co-sleep, non-circ, etc.

> Sheri

[Guest guest]

I met the same kind of arrogant doc when I searched for a ped before the

birth of my twins.

I was concerned about the Vit K shot. He didn't even look at me and just

went and got me some kind of pamphlet, he was already offended that I even

had doubts about giving that shot when he the god in white was all for it.

How could I not trust his superior knowledge? He had never heard anything

negative about the shot.

I also told him that I didn't want the eyedrops.

While handing me the pamphlet he said that if I would not allow the Vit K

shot he would not treat my kids.

That disqulified him right there.

I went on searching for another ped.

a.

> I know... I had a hard time biting my tongue. But even if she was willing

to bend

> her policy, her initial state of mind would keep me from having her treat

my

> child. I can see where she's coming from - she's been in practice for a

loooooong

> time and is from the ines, so she has seen a number of the diseases

that

> are now vaccinated for. This fact along with her traditional medical

(i.e.

> limiting) training have led her yo view vaccines as the saviours of our

time.

> Noble intent, however misguided. It just makes me sad. When I took Arlo

in,

> there was a man there having his 5-week-old baby vaccinated. I could hear

him

> screaming

>

> Amber

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> Sheri Nakken wrote:

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> > The absolute nerve!!!! Does she refuse to treat children of parents who

> > refuse to quit smoking, parents who take their baby on a motorcycle with

> > them, parents who put their feed their children junk food, on and on.

> > Certainly more of a reason than to refuse someone who is actively doing

> > something for their child's health. Soon they'll be refusing you

because

> > you breastfeed, AP, co-sleep, non-circ, etc.

> > Sheri

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