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How far along were you in your pregnancy when you chose your baby's pediatrician? How did you choose?

Okay so at my last appointment they asked me who my daughters pediatrician was going to be. With this being my first pregnancy I honestly didn't know that they needed to know that just yet... So I am supposed to be telling them at my next appointment, since I didn't know this time. I am 32 weeks pregnant now.

How did you choose your child's pediatrician? And when did you choose? Thanks.
They need the pediatrician, because they said that after my baby is born... The pediatrician will come by within the first 24 hours to see my baby.

At 30 weeks, we had our pediatrician selected. I was expecting twins so we were concerned that they could come early.

We got a list of pediatricians from our OB that they recommended. You could probably also ask your primary doctor, your partner's or friends and family. Your insurance company should also be able to provide a list of doctors that they will cover.

We then went through the list, found a few that were near our home (I do not want to have to travel too far with a sick child), googled them to see if anyone had said anything about them on-line and then scheduled appointments to meet them in person. We met with doctors at 3 different practices and went with the one that we liked best. In the end, it is not too hard to change doctors later if you change your mind. You just want to make sure that you have one for after the birth. Our doctor wanted to see our little ones a week after then were born.

Hope this helps!

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