Avoid if you have a baby or toddler. Literally all she can do is say your baby is cute and give…read morevaccines. She missed so many things with my baby, where do I even start.
My first mistake is that the doctor who was recommended to me by a reputable source was not taking new patients, so I went with her in the same clinic. Bad idea. As you will see. My baby was constipated from the get-go and he also had other obvious signs like poor eye contact, and delays but she picked up on exactly none of those warning signs. I became very concerned at six months when my baby couldn't eat foods. He was gagging. He started closing his mouth because he didn't want the food. Nope, she still wasn't concerned. We went over a year just on breast milk; when I'd say he still wasn't eating; nope again, she still wasn't concerned. Nor did she show him to other doctors at the clinic, or get a second opinion. When he became anemic after over a year of only breast milk, she panicked and sent me to a specialist immediately, who gave us iron supplements. My son was literally falling over and his growth slowing before she took action. While giving my son iron supplements, I knew we had to get him on food and decided she was incapable. I mean I was looking at a food tube situation if something didn't change. I did my own online research and learned about tied tongues. I took my son to an ENT specialist myself, and she diagnosed him as tied, after a visual check under his tongue. We did a very simple surgery procedure and it changed everything. My son could eat and he now could talk, allbeit late which had it's own ramifications. I've met others with babies who had tied tongues that were clipped very early and they were spared all the heartache.
Another example: My son didn't sleep well, and again, she was no help. Just said to let him cry to sleep. Did some research, decided to take him for a sleep test. Found out he had sleep apnea. When sleeping he had 100 percent coverage by his adenoids. Took him to the same fabulous ENT surgeon that did the tongue clipping, for that as well.
And one of the rudest moments: I suggested my son was delayed, and she said very dismissively, "Your son is not at risk." Well guess what, he received an ASD diagnosis and he also was discovered to have ileitis. So, she should have listened to me instead of talking down to me and treating me like I was ignorant. When I changed pediatricians after about 2 years of this terrible care, she said, "I can't blame you." Yes, she actually said that. She failed us, on some very common issues babies have. She allowed him to go without food for far too long. She never sought out help for us, just said she "wasn't worried" until we hit a crisis. This woman may have been practicing for awhile now, but as this review demonstrates, she clearly has no innate sense of care, nor does she authentically respect women who are reporting symptoms and signs she can't understand so don't be fooled.
Hopefully these examples (there are more, but to avoid going on too long I'll stop here), reveal her innate lack of judgement. I really urge people to look for someone with better judgement and who respects mothers by acting on what they report. Go to someone you hear about from a number of parents, not from just one parent or another doctor. Put some time into finding your pediatrician. Do it before you have your baby so you are not rushed. You will be glad you did.
