They don’t do this at well-visits anymore?

amother

OP ↓

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 8:08 pm

Took my kids for well-visits and they were barely touched or looked at. Everything was mostly questions about development etc. Drs used to check stomach, privates, etc. Is this standard practice that it’s not done anymore? Or did I just see the wrong Dr?

amother

Forestgreen

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 8:14 pm

It is still done. If it’s important switch doctors

amother

Diamond ↓

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 8:15 pm

My doctor always checks.
What’s the point of a well visit if not?

amother

Buttercup

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 8:16 pm

All the pediatricians we’ve seen examine the kids at well visits. We’re in a practice with multiple providers and rarely see the same provider… so we’ve seen a lot of different providers over the last couple years since we joined the practice

(But we we lived in Israel the kids never had well visits, period. 🙊)

amother

↑ OP ↓

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 8:16 pm

Isn’t it important? I don’t know what to look out for if things aren’t looking right. That’s why I’d like to rely on well-visits.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 8:20 pm

amother Diamond wrote:

My doctor always checks.
What’s the point of a well visit if not?

My thoughts exactly. At the time we were going discussing many issues so I didn’t have the headspace to ask why they’re not doing an exam. Seems weird that I need to ask, but this practice is supposed to be great so I’m disappointed.

amother

↑ Diamond

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 8:21 pm

amother OP wrote:

Maybe the doctor was distracted by all the discussion and forgot that he didn’t do the actual exam

amother

↑ OP

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 8:24 pm

amother Diamond wrote:

Maybe the doctor was distracted by all the discussion and forgot that he didn’t do the actual exam

Hopefully that’s it, because it do remember them checking at the last well-visit. I’m going to reach out and ask about it.

chocolate moose

Thu, Oct 31 2024, 7:16 pm

I noticed a few years back that at the yearly visit for adults the dr barely checks anything

amother

Magenta

Thu, Oct 31 2024, 7:18 pm

amother Buttercup wrote:

Yeah here they don’t do well visits so my kids haven’t seen a dr since age 2 when they got their last shot because they haven’t really gotten sick.

miami85

Thu, Oct 31 2024, 7:22 pm

My kids of various ages all had physicals recently and while there were more questions and talking, they were all physically examined.

amother

Linen

Thu, Oct 31 2024, 7:26 pm

Interesting.
A few weeks ago there was a thread about a mother being horrified that the Dr check a pre teens privates.
(By the way a doctor should be checking if not once a year, once every two years in teens and preteens)

amother

Fern

Thu, Oct 31 2024, 10:17 pm

amother Magenta wrote:

Yeah here they don’t do well visits so my kids haven’t seen a dr since age 2 when they got their last shot because they haven’t really gotten sick.

When I lived there, I would schedule well visits for them where they were actually examined.
Just bec you dnt need the form, doesn't mean you can't schedule a visit with your pediatrician Smile

amother

Dodgerblue

Thu, Oct 31 2024, 10:32 pm

amother Diamond wrote:

Maybe the doctor was distracted by all the discussion and forgot that he didn’t do the actual exam

This.

My newborn wasn't weighed at the first visit. Can't Believe It

I was like what was the point of the visit?! (Dh was the one who took him)