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mamahammer

Thomas's well baby visit

Feb 06, 2004 14:13

We had a great visit with Dr Piga today. THomas is happy and healthy and thriving, which should come as no surprise :-) He weighed in at 22 pounds 11.5 ozs, and is now 30 inches tall! His head circ was 18.5 inches. He's at or above the 90th percentile for everything, my big guy! I asked Dr Piga about the hemoglobin test, but she said she didn' ( Read more... )

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jerri_blank_1 February 6 2004, 12:37:46 UTC

What a fantastic pediatrician you have! I love her views on the iron issue. I tend to agree that our bodies were designed to be breastfed for a long time, and what many doctors see as an iron "deficiency" at a certain age is probably often just the way the body is designed to work (barring any unusual circumstances like lethargy, etc.).

Re: mamahammer February 6 2004, 19:07:26 UTC

Exactly. She basically thinks that since babies survived for thousands of years before we started checking for iron deficiency, this is just another way for science to prove that it knows best. And we all know that isn't always true!

jackalicious February 6 2004, 13:05:48 UTC

Hooray for Tommy! I really like her take on the iron issue too. Sounds like you have yourself an AWESOME pediatrician!

Re: mamahammer February 6 2004, 19:09:33 UTC

We are really fortunate. I mean, yeah, we have to wait longer at her office than some of our friends do, but it's so worth it. She sits and talks to me about anything for as long as it takes for me to be comfortable, and she's totally supportive of natural parenting issues. What more could we ask for?

liamsmom February 6 2004, 15:34:31 UTC

Once again, I want to switch to your ped. She sounds awesome.

And heck yeah, Thomas is big! That's so wonderful. :)

Re: mamahammer February 6 2004, 19:10:48 UTC

I'm trusting that you guys are going to find the be-all-end-all of peds when you move to NM! Don't give up, you never know!

connorsmommy February 6 2004, 16:35:28 UTC

wow! what a growing boy!!! :) Sounds like you have a real gem of a pediatrician!! :)

Re: mamahammer February 6 2004, 19:11:52 UTC

I can't believe how big he is myself. Isn't it crazy that all of our AMJ babies are getting ready to turn one? Unbelieveable!

Re: connorsmommy February 7 2004, 15:47:10 UTC

I KNOW!!! Connor's only a few weeks away, I can't believe his birthday is NEXT month.... yikes!!

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Re: devil_kitty_1 February 7 2004, 20:50:56 UTC

So, whats the deal w/ Hawaii? Did she write you an RX for nursing so you could take T? Or is M going alone?

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