Homebirth-friendly pediatrician/family doc?

[Anonymous]

Can anyone recommend a homebirth-friendly pediatrician or family doctor in or near the Kensington area? I am interested in someone who is not opposed to the children simultaneously getting chiropractic treatment and who support the use of natural remedies. Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Fusner?

[Anonymous]

We chose Dr. Razi (in Georgetown; she is Dr. Fusner's back-up and vice versa) because she was wiling to come to the house for the first visit following our home birth.

[Anonymous]

Thanks to both of you.

I called Dr. Fusner and she doesn't accept new patients unless the mom is currently pregnant (not me).

Has anyone heard about Dr. Richard Jones in the Capitol Medical Group?

[Anonymous]

Are you willing to drive to Rockville? Ursula Sukinik (a doula and Bradley instructor near there) has a pediatrician that she loves. Can't remember the name. Ask Ursula [e-mail]

Here are two other possibilities:

http://healingtreeholisticmedicine.synthasite.com/ - makes house calls for the first few months after a baby is born.

Dr. Patricia Armstrong, M.D.
Holistic Medical Center
321 Flannery Lane
Silver Spring, MD 20904
301-879-3650

[Anonymous]

We're with Dr Fusner and love her. I had a home birth in 2005 and altho she doesn;t like to admit to doing it, she came to our house for the initial baby appt. I'm pregnant now and will def register new baby with her too. She has suggested homeopathic remedies for both me and my daughter over the years and is VERY natural friendly. If you can get her to change her mind or a way in there that's your person. Since you say you want a home birth friendly doc I assume you must be planning on having one at some point (if you'd already had it I am assuming it wouldn't matter the ped's view on them?!). Maybe that's your way in for the future? Good luck.

[Anonymous]

Birthcare in Alexandria keeps a list of homebirth friendly
pediatricians--if you call they will send you the list