PEDIATRICIAN
1. Is the doc taking new patients?
2. Is the doc BOARD specialized?
3. Is the doc a general or a specialize one (in some form of child treatment?)
4. Does the doc see the baby after his birth in the hospital or do we need to bring him to the clinic for the first visit?
5. Is he interested in meeting parents before accepting the child to his list? (to make sure the parents aren’t over cautious or of the careless category?)
6. Is there a nurse who handles questions over the phone during office hours?
7. How about after hours? Is there an after-hours clinic, or would we need to go to an emergency room?
8. Who will my child see if our doctor is not there?
9. What hospital or hospitals can the doctor refer patients to? (where does the doc have privileges to see the baby)
10. Does doc offer to see baby in evenings or weekend hours or holidays? Where?
11. Children’s hospital?
12. Swedish hospital?
13. Hospital closest to our new Family Home?
14. Any other specific place?
15. Does the doc come himself or allows the Emergency doc give orders for the baby; and then come himself the next morning?
16. What does the doc think about immunizations?
17. What is the average waiting time?
18. What is the doc philosophy? – antibiotics and medicines are the only cure or does the doc believe in natural treatments / natural healing by the body?
19. How can I know whether baby too also RH +ive?
20. Breast pumps – which ones suggested – Medalla / Aveno / others?
21. (can adults and kids be given the same nasal spray – or are there different potencies)
22. DPT(diphtheria, polio, whooping cough, tetanus) (4th, 6th, 9th, 12th months and then 5 years)
23. Does DPT include Polio – Also in India all kids below 5 need to get vaccinated
24. Diapers / Wipers – which brands suit babies best?
Considerations for parents –
ο Is the doc new or old in practice
ο Which school does the doc belong to? US / India?
ο Do you want a doctor who treats only children (a pediatrician)?
ο Would you like a doctor who treats the whole family?
ο Do you want a doctor who is close to your home or work place?
ο Do you need to choose a doctor from a list given by your insurance provider?
ο Do you want a doctor who?
ο Would you or your child prefer a man or a woman doctor?
ο Does your child need a specialist?
ο Do you want a doctor who speaks a certain language?
Thursday, October 23, 2008
List of Things To Buy For New Born & Would-Be-Mom
1) Prefer Baby Bag over Diaper Bag. Baby Bags are bigger.
2) Maconium time ke liye cream
3) Pure Cotton caps (topi)
4) A to D / Boudreaux’s Butt Paste – Diaper Rash ointment
5) Sore Nips – Bandages etc. (Lancare Danish Wool Pads – no need to wash before 30 days. Best recommended for sore nips – available at (Swedish-Health Building $27)
6)
7) Rectal Thermometer – should buy one. + Vaseline
8) Sleeping bag for babies
9) Bottle Purifier
10) Syringe + catheter?? India or US?
11) alcohol wipes - to wipe of thermometer
12) petroleum jelly - before inserting into rectus
13) http://www.babywrappers.com/ one is $34. Try one and get another only if this suits.
14) Spanx Belly Band / - Ugg Boots / - Birkenstocks
15) Co-sleeper?
16) Double lock safety pins – mainly for diaper
17) Sleeping Bag (cocoons)
18) Baby Snow suits (http://yellow-turtle.com/store/index.html?action=browse&CategoryNum=31116550861057202&sortby=sale&showall=y ) – has warm stuff
19) Instant formula
20) Mineral water for instant water
21) Enfamil – yellow wala – its regular for babies 0-12 months
22) 1v. Vinly sheet for changing station
23) Laundry bag – for baby’s tiny clothes
24) Boppy Cotton Slipcover (Boppy pillow ka cover)
25) Double Headrest (as in near car seat section, to keep head in position)
26) Post partum support
27) Amazon se CDs - Womb CD - Music as baby hears when in womb
28) Witch hazel
29) Poise Pads (are wider and are suggested for incontinency) / Super maxi - not P1
30) For same purpose:
1. Tucks pads – for cleaning mom and babes bottom (both - as a hemorrhoidal treatment for adults: -
1. when practical, clean the affected area with mild soap and warm water and rinse thoroughly
2. gently dry by patting or blotting with toilet tissue or a soft cloth before applying
3. gently apply to the affected area by patting and then discard tissue
4. can be used up to six times daily or after each bowel movement)
2. OR benzocaine (sometimes it's in a spray form, that's how I got it) and it numbs it so it doesn't hurt
3. OR Solarcaine Burn Aloe Extra Relief Spray (at Walgreens)
31) Philips AVENT bottle brush? / The First years Double Scrubber Bottle Brush?
CLOTHES - ALL (i) 0-3 months *3 (ii) 3-6 months *3
19) Body Care banyan
20) Warm socks
21) Warm gloves
22) Monkey Cap
23) Triangular Diapers
24) Mosquito net type ka kuch
MEDICINES
25) Pure Hing – whole (not powder) – for Gas
26) Pure Ghee
27) ColicAid for Gas (adhir’s wife)
28) Neopeptine – Allopathic - for gas
29) Calpol Syrup – for temperature (not added anywhere)
30) Dabur Lal Oil
31) Sona Chandi Oil
32) Dabut Janam Ghutti
33) BalGuti by Green Pharmacy. - Green Pharmacy, 4 Suvarnarekha society, Pune- 52 - e-mail: amodsane@vsnl.com This Balguti pack contains about 20 (jari-butiyan) ayurvedic herbs, which have to be rubbed in circles (ghisna) on chandan base. (to give 2-3 drops each time – 1-2 times each day )
34)
GENERIC BABY
35) Black moti / mankey necklace *2, bracelets *2
36) Silver ware (not very light, little thick so that it does not break - & from a reliable shop, which wont add aluminum to it)
37) Gold sili / tili
38) Small (Chandan types) nutmeg / almonds ghisaney wala
39) Gudhari to cover baby (has cris cross stitches)
40) Langot as a spread sheet (is stitched only on the sides and is rectangular or square)
2) Maconium time ke liye cream
3) Pure Cotton caps (topi)
4) A to D / Boudreaux’s Butt Paste – Diaper Rash ointment
5) Sore Nips – Bandages etc. (Lancare Danish Wool Pads – no need to wash before 30 days. Best recommended for sore nips – available at (Swedish-Health Building $27)
6)
7) Rectal Thermometer – should buy one. + Vaseline
8) Sleeping bag for babies
9) Bottle Purifier
10) Syringe + catheter?? India or US?
11) alcohol wipes - to wipe of thermometer
12) petroleum jelly - before inserting into rectus
13) http://www.babywrappers.com/ one is $34. Try one and get another only if this suits.
14) Spanx Belly Band / - Ugg Boots / - Birkenstocks
15) Co-sleeper?
16) Double lock safety pins – mainly for diaper
17) Sleeping Bag (cocoons)
18) Baby Snow suits (http://yellow-turtle.com/store/index.html?action=browse&CategoryNum=31116550861057202&sortby=sale&showall=y ) – has warm stuff
19) Instant formula
20) Mineral water for instant water
21) Enfamil – yellow wala – its regular for babies 0-12 months
22) 1v. Vinly sheet for changing station
23) Laundry bag – for baby’s tiny clothes
24) Boppy Cotton Slipcover (Boppy pillow ka cover)
25) Double Headrest (as in near car seat section, to keep head in position)
26) Post partum support
27) Amazon se CDs - Womb CD - Music as baby hears when in womb
28) Witch hazel
29) Poise Pads (are wider and are suggested for incontinency) / Super maxi - not P1
30) For same purpose:
1. Tucks pads – for cleaning mom and babes bottom (both - as a hemorrhoidal treatment for adults: -
1. when practical, clean the affected area with mild soap and warm water and rinse thoroughly
2. gently dry by patting or blotting with toilet tissue or a soft cloth before applying
3. gently apply to the affected area by patting and then discard tissue
4. can be used up to six times daily or after each bowel movement)
2. OR benzocaine (sometimes it's in a spray form, that's how I got it) and it numbs it so it doesn't hurt
3. OR Solarcaine Burn Aloe Extra Relief Spray (at Walgreens)
31) Philips AVENT bottle brush? / The First years Double Scrubber Bottle Brush?
CLOTHES - ALL (i) 0-3 months *3 (ii) 3-6 months *3
19) Body Care banyan
20) Warm socks
21) Warm gloves
22) Monkey Cap
23) Triangular Diapers
24) Mosquito net type ka kuch
MEDICINES
25) Pure Hing – whole (not powder) – for Gas
26) Pure Ghee
27) ColicAid for Gas (adhir’s wife)
28) Neopeptine – Allopathic - for gas
29) Calpol Syrup – for temperature (not added anywhere)
30) Dabur Lal Oil
31) Sona Chandi Oil
32) Dabut Janam Ghutti
33) BalGuti by Green Pharmacy. - Green Pharmacy, 4 Suvarnarekha society, Pune- 52 - e-mail: amodsane@vsnl.com This Balguti pack contains about 20 (jari-butiyan) ayurvedic herbs, which have to be rubbed in circles (ghisna) on chandan base. (to give 2-3 drops each time – 1-2 times each day )
34)
GENERIC BABY
35) Black moti / mankey necklace *2, bracelets *2
36) Silver ware (not very light, little thick so that it does not break - & from a reliable shop, which wont add aluminum to it)
37) Gold sili / tili
38) Small (Chandan types) nutmeg / almonds ghisaney wala
39) Gudhari to cover baby (has cris cross stitches)
40) Langot as a spread sheet (is stitched only on the sides and is rectangular or square)
Monday, October 13, 2008
List of Articles on my blog related to Preg and Child Care
This is a list of Articles on my own blog related to Preg and Child Care
some-websites-for-pregnancy
new-born-infant-care-tips-and-remedies
happiest-baby-on-black-excerps
preventing-baby-hazards
baby-has-cold-home-remedies
seattle-pi-news-article-after-checking
some-websites-for-pregnancy
new-born-infant-care-tips-and-remedies
happiest-baby-on-black-excerps
preventing-baby-hazards
baby-has-cold-home-remedies
seattle-pi-news-article-after-checking
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