Next Generation Pediatrics

I knew I would use Dr Schening from the referral of a trusted friend. I however did not let her know I’d be using her until I gave birth. She happily came and saw my daughter the day after she was born and has since been my children’s pediatrician. Like every business there are pros and cons. But overall I love them! Dr Schening is knowledgeable, patient and understanding. I’ve never felt looked down on with her (and I had a bad experience with a pedatric dentist to compare) She never makes me feel like I’m doing a bad job and always has great suggestions for natural medicine.
Her nurses and assistants are always great. Very cheerful and good to my kids. I highly reccomend her, especially if you don’t want to be threatened into treatment that you don’t feel comfortable with. Dr. Schening’s office understands they they are your children and it’s your choice!

If I could give 0 stars I would. Dr. Schening has the worst bedside manners I have ever encountered. Critical, stuck up, and completely out of line is where this entire office lies in my family’s book. Both grandparents have met her along with my husband and we have all finally drawn the conclusion that we will never go back. If you enjoy being talked down to by a doctor who thinks she knows it all then go here. She was horrible at answering my questions as well. She is the worst pediatrician I’ve ever met.

The office was fine and my 15 month-​old received sufficient care. I just wanted to add a tip — I moved from the city to the suburbs recently and found the office a bit challenging to find. You can access the building by going through the Butera parking lot. Google Maps and Waze directed me to a house next door to Walgreens (across the street) and a subdivision. Unfortunately, the office’s answering service wasn’t working properly so I couldn’t get ahold of anyone to help me out.

One of the critical things that any parent-​to-​be needs to do is find a pediatrician. Of course, since this was such an important decision, I put it off until the very last minute. Sure, I researched the crap out of pediatricians that align with my views on health on the internet and talking to friends, but I didn’t actually get around to narrowing anything down and/​or visiting offices until I was 38.5 weeks… yes, that’s right, with 1 and a half weeks to go until my due date, I finally got around to making a life changing choice on behalf of my unborn child. As you can tell, I’m not looking to win any mommy to be awards here.
I called the office and spoke with a friendly receptionist who let me know that the next meet & greet with the doctor was on May 13^th. Then she asked when my due date was… um…May 9^th (?). She was nice enough, even though I’m sure she was shaking her head on the other line in disapproval, to take my information and promised to talk to the doctor about when she would have time to see me and that she’d get back to me. It took 4 days for the office to get back to me, and I just figured that I had missed my chance to get in with this particular doctor. I started thinking that I’d just ask my family practice doctor to do the honors, and then the receptionist called me back to schedule an appointment (score).
The office is in a little office building clump on McLean, just past Spring. I actually passed it the first time because the buildings are pretty far off the road & there isn’t any signage that can be seen from the road. I saw the «101» on a side door after I had already passed the entrance. After a quick 3 point turn off a side street, I finally found the place. The office itself is pretty plain but clean, and I suppose that’s what counts. I checked in, filled out a short form & waited for someone to take me back to see the doctor.
After waiting about 10 mins, I was lead down a hallway to a set of offices, again, plain but clean. The room that I was ushered into was absolutely adorable. It was painted with a jungle themed mural on all 4 walls & there was a vintage looking examination table and baby scale. The first thing I noticed was a large container of Clean Well sanitizer, which confirmed that I was in the right place.
Dr Shening is really friendly and extremely knowledgeable. She basically let me have the floor to ask any questions of her that I could think of. She’s a big advocate of breastfeeding and is actually on the board at Sherman, trying to make it more of a breastfeeding friendly hospital. My next question to her was about vaccines, and she let out a big sigh (oh great, she thinks I’m crazy). She told me that she could argue both sides of the vaccines debate. I explained to her my stance on vaccines and the fact that I’m looking more for information and research to be able to make the best decision for my child and that I’m not necessarily against them. She seemed more ok with my questions after I explained that I’m not carte blanche against them. She does seem like she’s willing to work with parents regarding «mandatory» vs. «recommended» vaccines, which I respect.
At the end of our conversation, I was 100% sure that I had made the right decision about going with Next Generation Pediatrics.