It’s become that way. It’s how I feel now too. We only need the pedi for an occasional round of antibiotics… which you could now get at any walk in clinic.
The problem stems from needing any kind of school or camp form completed… that’s where you need a MDs signature… so essentially access to schools
If I had it to do over, I’d homeschool my three kids. But hindsight is always 20-20.
And outdoor activities where they make you get the tetanus vax. Had to get it for a boy scout camp trip (as an adult leader). If I'd known it was a vax, I'd have skipped it just like the pesky flu jab.
Sadly, you do sometimes need someone who will fill out a health form for camps and such. You can go w/ a GP, but they tend to be ignorant of things that affect really young children and not older people.
The pediatricians bread and butter have become the AAP vaccine series… sadly.
it’s very sad. Whereas when I was young, my mother tells a story of our long time hometown pediatrician telling my mother not to give me the polio vaccine …‘because I didn’t need it’
Maybe they don't need a pediatrician at all. Just a thought. What for? If your kids are healthy, they don't need to see a doctor.
It’s become that way. It’s how I feel now too. We only need the pedi for an occasional round of antibiotics… which you could now get at any walk in clinic.
The problem stems from needing any kind of school or camp form completed… that’s where you need a MDs signature… so essentially access to schools
If I had it to do over, I’d homeschool my three kids. But hindsight is always 20-20.
And outdoor activities where they make you get the tetanus vax. Had to get it for a boy scout camp trip (as an adult leader). If I'd known it was a vax, I'd have skipped it just like the pesky flu jab.
Yes
And be careful with the tetanus vaccine because certain brands still contain Mercury.
There is a mercury free tetanus version that you can request but you have to be knowledgeable enough to request it.
Tetanus vaccine is another scam! It is not even communicable and a lot of schools and college (try to) require it! 🤨
Sadly, you do sometimes need someone who will fill out a health form for camps and such. You can go w/ a GP, but they tend to be ignorant of things that affect really young children and not older people.
The pediatricians bread and butter have become the AAP vaccine series… sadly.
it’s very sad. Whereas when I was young, my mother tells a story of our long time hometown pediatrician telling my mother not to give me the polio vaccine …‘because I didn’t need it’