Is there a doctor in the house?

The latest item on our baby to-do list is find a pediatrician. We have been to two - well I have anyway...Guy was sick yesterday and didn't get to meet Dr Hanson... poor Guy :(. Of the two I have seen, I think I like Dr Hanson better. He seems more up to speed and willing to work with us on the hospital procedures - for instance, as long as the mother is negative for HepB, then it is his standard practice to hold off on the vaccine until the 2-month visit. Some other items that I asked about and he has agreed to - half dose of vitamin K and delay of eye ointment up to 2 hours. He also performs out of hospital circumcisions. While I am not affiliated with any local temple and don't feel like a Bris is necessary, I also can't see having the baby circumsized when he is just a day old. For those of you who are not familiar, in Judaism, a Bris is a circumcision ceremony performed on the 8th day. Factoid: there is also evidence to support that by the 8th day, baby's vitamin K levels have built up sufficiently for blood clotting.

The other doctor, while very passionate about "her kids," doesn't seem as confident/comfortable with deviated from standard hospital procedure.. even though when asking the hospital, the defer to the pediatrician on some items.

I am still wavering on my stance regarding vaccinations. The whole topic is highly debatable - how effective are some of the vaccines? do the vaccine ingredients put your child at a higher risk for other conditions? why is the US the only country with such an aggressive schedule? etc, etc. While I don't necessarily think it is a good idea to have so many vaccines introduced at one time or so early in life (have you seen the CDC vaccination schedule lately?? 7 different vaccinations at 2 months!) the possibility of a move to Vegas and the introduction to different people/environment makes me think I should just go ahead with them on schedule. The other option is to do more in-depth research and only go ahead with the most critical (ie: most prevalent/highest risk) vaccines at 2 months and delay the others.

There is still time to make all of these decisions, and I am glad we are starting early in the process on both fronts!