Do your sons have a male or female pediatrician? Comment your experience with either and if you felt it made an impact on your child’s care.

In my kids’ lifetime, I’ve only used one male pediatrician. Gender had nothing to do with it. There just hasn’t been a ton of male pediatricians. I grew up with the same one for years & he was male. He never made me feel uncomfortable. My pediatric cardiologists were also always male (heart defect since birth) & I never felt uncomfortable.

I have a male provider for my son. Personally I usually have female providers. However, i wanted to consider how he may feel when he’s older. I know i certainly would feel weird if i was 16 and my doctor was a dude looking at my body. But, if you already have a provider, it may be fine. Me and my brother both had a female provider our whole lives and i don’t think it was ever too much of a big deal for him. they don’t have to see the doctor very often when they’re older anyways. regardless, im sure you’ll make the best choice for your family!

My baby first pediatrician was my pediatrician when I was under 21, same with my siblings. Some of my nieces & nephew had him too until he retired over a year ago. Which we were sad he left because he was so great to all of us.
I didn’t like my baby new pcp (male) he didn’t respect my husbands & I decision, he would listen to the nurse instead of us. So before his 3yr check-up I changed it to female pcp(which one of my sister had already told me about how great she is). We had his 3y checkup on Thursday and she’s really great, listened to us and respected our decision. Also found out the previous Dr doesn’t work there anymore and the nurse assistant wasn’t there that day.
I’d say stick with the same dr since you already know her and she knows you, and if you don’t like something you can switch her. I also thought a male doctor was better for my son but not really, every doctor is different some care more than others.

At first my baby had a female provider but once I moved here to Texas, I switched him to a male provider just because I wanted to consider how he may feel in the future and just overall respect his autonomy as he gets older.

most males i’ve talked to provided a female provider. they felt uncomfortable with another male looking at there parts or even touching them. i guess it’s a guy thing lol.. my brothers have females and so does my son!

I think a female provider feels comfy like mommy!

We have a male pediatrician but it's purely because he has the best reviews in my area. A doctor is a doctor, gender really shouldn't matter, what matters is their bedside manner.

We have whoever is on duty that day however Males overall approach in a logical way and address the symptom on the day, younger males are slight radicalist (not literally) will listen to what I want but tell me about new methods and treatments. Females are my preference they think with their mothering hat which steers their questioning and looking beyond what they see, I tend to get more of a empathetic, holistic approach, In my experience.

I prefer females for illness and routine health checks.

New symptoms of eczema I want that young radicalist male 🤣.

My son has had whoever my doctor has been at the time. Sometimes male, sometimes female. I have been there at every appointment. I am the ultimate say so-er in his life and I have found he feels fine if I am in the room with him. Ultimately if he says he is uncomfortable or it is readable in his body language then I will step in. If he asks for a male doctor in the future then I will find one specifically for him. I’ve gone to my (female) doctor with questions on male anatomy and she has given me more than adequate answers.

Our first pediatrician was a man from Haiti, I loved that guy. We ended up moving and found a female that I really liked until our insurance changed and we had to switch a third time. This office has 5 Drs, 2 male and 3 female. Both of the male Drs are so damn rushed they don't actually listen to the answers to their questions so we request to stick with the female Drs and have no issues. I don't think it so much matters on gender but more so the individual person. If you like your pediatrician then stick with them. If they ask to change when they get older then do it then

We had a male pediatrician until that doctor changed practices and then we had a female doctor that I didn’t really like very much but now we have a different female doctor that I absolutely love so I really think as many people have said it it honestly just depends on The person and their bedside manner. I had a female pediatrician in middle school/high school, and then in college I had a male primary care physician, and I actually liked him way better than the female doctor that my parents had taken me to

We have a male but it had nothing to do with gender we just met him and liked him. My OBGYN is a male and has been way kinder to me then any female OB that I’ve had so I don’t worry much about gender but rather how they make my family feel.

So there's three pediatricians at the practice we go to. Your kid always sees the same one, unless it's like a last minute sickness appointment, then you'll get whoever is open. For some reason, though, my kids got assigned different peds.

My son sees a man.
My daughter sees a woman.

Overall, I prefer female doctors, but I like the man my son sees so it's fine.

The practice has both. I like that they’ve seen both and have both available. Age ranges etc have probably given more perspective than gender itself.

I have both a male and female in our office but we prefer the female for our son

My sons provider is a woman but shes very warm and takes the time to chat so its very easy to feel comfortable with her. Im hoping that when my son is older he will grow up knowing her at appointments and will feel comfortable asking these questions

Kids only think it's weird when someone makes it weird. You, the doctor, or their friends. For a baby? Just stick to the dr you know and trust, and when he's a bit older, maybe about to hit puberty, ask if he wants to stick with the doctor he knows or if he wants to find a new provider if that's more comfortable. But it really isn't weird unless you make it weird for them