Pediatricians

So, as I said before, when Riley was born we lived in Utah. In Springville to be exact which is close to Provo area. I thankfully had a sister that worked at the hospital in Provo and was raising two boys in that area so I had first hand info on who was a great pediatrician. So normally, you choose one before you have the baby and then they see the baby in the hospital after you have it and then you continue to see them for well child checkups and such. Welllllll that was not how it went with us. Because we delivered in Payson, we just saw the pediatrician on call at that hospital and then planned to see our new pediatrician in Provo when we took Riley to be circumcised.  That was the plan anyway. We ended up seeing our new pediatrician, Dr. Wynn, in the hospital when Riley was back in for seizures. Can you imagine what he was feeling? He'd never met us or this baby before and we dropped him in his lap as a six day old having seizures. And you know what? He was absolutely amazing!!! Over the next 2+ years, we saw Dr. Wynn on a regular basis. When we would call at the last minute because Riley was sick or was running a fever (which can be scary for a child with a seizure disorder) he would get us right in! Literally the same day. And when we would call, his receptionist knew us! Can you imagine? And let me just tell you, he was not just like that with my children. He is like this with everyone!

When Riley was 2 and Haley was 6 months old, Clint graduated from BYU in Provo and we made the decision to move back to Idaho (and he also got a job here so that helped). I was excited to be moving on with our life but I was terrified to leave Dr. Wynn! I literally had anxiety attacks about leaving our pediatrician! I had the serious thought that I was going to have to drive the kids down to Provo for their well child check ups and everything else. In my head I was going AAAAHHHHH! But... I didn't do that, because really it was irrational to think I was going to drive 4 hours every time I needed to go to the pediatrician. 

I started to research. I researched everybody. I asked everybody! And then we decided to take the kids to St. Luke's pediatrics in Twin. We originally started to see a pediatrician (and for the life of me I cannot remember what her name was) and she was great! I was so pleased that we had lucked out and found someone so awesome. After seeing her for about a year she decided to move and once again I was contemplating the decision to drive to Provo. But I asked around again and we started to see Dr. Jones, also at St. Luke's. Can I just say, I can't believe how lucky we have been with pediatricians! He is so patient and understanding and he lets us ask as many questions as we need and he takes the time to answer them and doesn't make us feel rushed in any way possible. We have seen him now for about five years. 

Now, with that being said, I do love love Dr. Jones. St. Luke's pediatrics, not a love relationship. It is super hard to get in to see him. It is super hard to get an emergency appointment with the doctor that you actually want to see. You can see a variety of pediatricians there and they can get you in to see one of them but my experience with going to one we don't regularly see is a nightmare. We have to recount Riley's medical history every time and it is REALLY extensive. But we still go because we don't want to try our luck with switching and not being as lucky as we have been. 

So if you are looking for a great pediatrician in the Provo area, Dr. Wynn is the absolute best! And if you are looking for a great pediatrician in the Twin Falls area, Dr. Jones is amazing!!