Pediatrician ?s

jbranden12

Hi ladies, I'm sure this has been asked before, but can you think of any preemie-specific questions you asked or would have liked to ask your pedi before signing on with them? We are meeting with one recommend to us tomorrow and want to prepared.

kck329

I would ask about

---any specific issues your preemie has (BPD, PDA, home o2, etc).

--who will follow developmental issues, pedi or nicu clinics

--talk about adjusted age and see how much they take that into account for feeding/weig

jbranden12

kck329:

I would ask about

---any specific issues your preemie has (BPD, PDA, home o2, etc).

--who will follow de

Pips09

I asked ours how much experience they had with preemies. I also asked about adjusted age and how that will relate to our specific child and her issues. I ended up switching to a different doctor in the practice after a year, because I just got a better fe

DrRx

I would also ask about whether or not they have someone devoted to getting Prior Authorizations from your insurance company for Synagis, therapy, etc.