The twins had their 16 month checkup last Wednesday.
I think I am ready to change pediatricians. We live on the South Side and literally do
everything in the West End. My OB and the hospital I delivered at and will deliver
at are in the West End and the pediatrician is in the West End. So, why do we drive 20 plus minutes everywhere
when we have everything 5 minutes down the road? I don’t know!
I first went to the pediatrician because it came highly
recommended by my OB and my Twin Mom group. Also they have an on-site lactation
consultation. I didn’t have the time I
wished I had when picking a pediatrician because I was put on bedrest before I
could go to the new parent meet and greets that many offices offer. So the decision
was made based on recommendations that they are the BEST. It is a VERY popular
office and that is part of my problem with it. I guess that comes with being
the “best.”
The twins were supposed to have a 15 month check-up as their
pediatrician sees them at 15 and 18 months. However I was careless and accidentally
scheduled an ultrasound at the same exact time as their check-up. Now with hind
sight, I should have rescheduled the ultrasound, but I didn’t. Mike called to cancel
the appointment and the next available appointment for two (the life of twins)
was freaking six weeks away. I was pissed at the time, but it was scheduled and
then I kind of forgot about it.
Then the day before the appointment I got a phone call to
remind us of the appointment… to find out that the appointment we had had to
wait six weeks for was with the nurse practitioner. Nothing against the nurse
practitioner but I find it ridiculous that the first appointment was six weeks
away and that it wasn’t even with THEIR doctor.
The day we went in for their appointment they were beyond
packed. They do NOT have a sick waiting area, as their policy is to put sick
kids in a room immediately versus a waiting room. On this day there was a woman with three kids,
1 was sick, and since she was bringing the sick kid in to see what was wrong,
she decided it would be a perfect time to bring her other 2 kids along for a
flu shot.
Putting herself with her sick kid in the shot waiting room
with my well kids… the whole thing probably wouldn’t have bothered me so much
if the doctor had not have come into the room to explain to her that her son’s
strep test was negative but he is defiantly contagious and he should not go to
school. He also explained he would prescribe something for the blisters on his
face. Then I noticed his whole mouth was covered in blisters. I then watched
him touch his blisters and the toys. GAME OVER.
Now I hope that little boy is all better and I am sorry he
was sick. But that was just too much for me. I know that the things I have talked
about can happen anywhere. I know that if I hadn’t had seen that happen my kids
would have been playing with those toys and I would have never known. But that’s
not how it happened.
I think with having a second set of twins I need a less busy
doctor closer to our house. So I have begun the search and I think I found one.
I plan to attend one of their expecting parent’s classes next month.
So now for the fun stuff! Their 16 month stats!
Presley is 31 inches tall and 21 pounds. Noah is 29.5 inches
tall and 23 pounds. Presley is the 25% for height and weight. Noah is in the 5%
for height and 25% for weight.
So yes Presley is taller and thinner for now. We were pretty
sure she was taller as you can tell when they are standing side by side.
They got Pneumococcal and HIB shots as scheduled. Along with
the 1st half of the flu shot. At their next appointment they will
get DTaP and Hepatitis A. Then they will be finished with shots until they are
5 years old.
I read a lot about the pros and cons to vaccinating. While I
haven’t talked much about it on this blog, I am pro-vaccine.
I could go on and on about it. But I think this woman does
much better than I could ever… so take a peak…
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