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I have a 15 month old and I’m not so sure about that lol. Our pediatrician seems to mostly be on the lookout for serious illnesses, which is fair enough I guess

I have a 15 month old and I’m not so sure about that lol. Our pediatrician seems to mostly be on the lookout for serious illnesses, which is fair enough I guess? Maybe if we got concierge or lived in another country.

recursive 5y ago
Agreed. Two kids here. The pediatrician is seen ~annually. (more during infancy) Not enough for what I'd call "monitoring".
- InitialLastName 5y ago
  There's a diminishing (and potentially hazardous) return to health screening past a certain point. At the very least, more screenings raises costs without necessarily improving outcomes. At worst, it can generate false positives that lead to unnecessary interventions, or false negatives where a serious issue is ignored because "the doctor didn't bring it up".
zzt123 5y ago
Maybe a dumb observation, but pressure pads wrt beds are great for sleep monitoring. As babies stereotypically spend a lot of time in cribs, wouldn’t something similar have potential for noticing unusual behavior?