Hi frens,
Current pediatrician (in Massachusetts) requires all patients to follow the CDC vaccine schedule, no refusing/altering, or you're out of the practice. It seems like virtually all pediatricians are this way near me.
I need a doctor who can do the following:
- Not require vaccines (They're ALL poison. Every. Single. One.)
- Do wellness checks on my children at milestones to make sure my little ones are healthy (normal Pediatric stuff)
- Licensed to be able to give referrals
- Licensed to be able to order prescriptions (like if we antibiotics for strep/ear infections/etc)
- Takes my company's insurance
My children are 1 and 2, any advice would be much appreciated. Any other MA pedes with experience around here?
Thanks!
Edit: Thank you all for your helpful suggestions, my wife and I appreciate you all! We're going to consider a family physician, and realize that one covered by insurance is likely not going to happen.
Freedom isn't Free, right?? :)
As for medicine / home remedies, does anyone have any recommendations for kits that cover the most important stuff to have on-hand in case our little ones do come down with an illness?
Thanks again!
Look into alternative medicine practitioners if available. Learn all you can about alternative cures and remedies.
Most wellness checks are not needed. They are pretty much scheduled for the purpose of giving the vaccines.
Insurance is nice but consider paying out-of-pocket if the need arises. It'll be worth it.
Children who are not vaxed are often just plain healthier. Mine didn't have ear infections or any allergies. The only time they needed a doctor was for first-aid. (Tho every time I brought one in to a ER, the first question they asked was if they were up-to-date on their vaccines. Yes. (Zero is as "up-to-date" as they needed.)