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If he's not the only doctor in the practice, definatley complain about him to someone. Alos, request to NEVER see him again.

His attitude and behavior are totally unacceptable. He has no excuse for acting so hostile toward you. I agree, find a new ped and do not entrust your son's health to a doctor that obviously enjoys putting you down.

I agree, that is totally unacceptable. I would complain and then find a new pediatrician. Good luck to you.

You definitely do not deserve that sort of treatment, nor do you have to take it. My children had a dentist (of all things) that had the same sort of attitude toward me. I made the mistake of waiting 2 years before changing! There are too many health care providers in the world to settle for one who makes you feel bad about yourself as a mom. I would definitely change doctors and I would make sure that the rude one knew why.

Wow, thats ridiculous!! The same thing happened to me when i was pregnant. There was one midwife who was just plain nasty to me. I was 19 and my fingers were just to swollen to wear my wedding rings. She treated me like crap and answered all my questions with "if your not bleeding dont worry about it" My husband is a police officer and my drs office has way to many patients but their was one time i was really sick (so sick i couldent talk higher than a wisper or i would cough and cough) So my hubby came with me, and it was like as soon as she realized that i wasnt some slutty teenager (or she was just scared by the cop uniform!!) she began to respect me and be nice to me. If i were you i would find another ped. You need someone that is one you and your babys side and he definatly doesnt seem to be. And dont get down on yourself. I get the "look" all the time. Some one even asked me once if my husband was my father!!!!! (im 21 and hes 31....but dang he dont look THAT old!! haha) I got married and pregnant at 19 and felt the same way. I always felt like people were looking at me like i was some skank that got knocked up, when in real life i was a wife of a hard working husband, driving a brand new suv, and living in a 3 bedroom house that we owned together. Looks can be very deceiving. I am 21 now and still get looks now that i am popping out there. But it doesnt bother me this time. I have my daughter, my husband, and my baby bean....and thats all that matters...Take care and find yourself a doctor that will respect you and your baby. Good luck

I'm so sorry you went through that. I went through a similar thing with one of my daughter's nurses. We complained to the office manager and it's now in her chart that that nurse is to NEVER be my child's nurse again. She actually came out to get us from the waiting room one time and we told her she couldn't be her nurse anymore, she didn't know and we haven't seen her since. Anyway the reason I'm telling you this is because you have the right to do that with this doctor if there is more then one doctor in the pratice. Like the other's change doctor's if he's the only one. I'm sure you are a wonderful mother, don't doubt youself at all just because of this one jackass.

I almost wasn't going to respond to this because quite frankly I find the killing comment just as biased as what the doctor did. It's one thing to have an opinion on something, but when you become very vocal about it, it can offend people. Maybe the doctor doesn't care about offending anymore than you did. In any respect though....he IS a doctor and this IS just a message board. He was HIGHLY in the wrong! He may have self-opnions about teen pregnancy but as a medical professional it is horrid for him to be so vocal and insulting. I would write a strong letter of complaint about him and certainly switch doctors. He needs to at least know how offending he is before he says something like that to someone else who is less stable. What a jerk to do that to you.

It was completely inappropriate for that doctor to speak to you as he did. Since I am an older new mom - 35 next month - I don't get that kind of treatment often, but instead I got a lot of the opposite. I actually had a co -worker tell me she hopes she has a baby before her eggs get too old - like before she is 30. Being older does give you a different perspective - but its not ok to make assumptions about someone based only on their appearance.

i called to file a complaint and come to find out, that was his last day. apparently he's pissed off so many people, talking down to them and treating them like crap, that the clinic didn't want him. i'm changing doctors offices anyways, but i'm glad to hear that no one else needs to go to him...