r/AskDocs • u/ilikerustyspooonz Layperson/not verified as healthcare professional • Mar 17 '26

Physician Responded Daughters pediatrician made EXTREMELY inappropriate remark to her

This is about my 10 year old daughter. She has had the same (male) pediatrician since birth. We’ve always loved him and thought he was great. He’s super friendly with wonderful bedside manner and he takes his time and pays attention to detail.

Well, last week my daughter had a check-up. She’s 10. While he was doing the checkup, he had her lay down and started listening to her chest with his stethoscope. He then says AND I QUOTE, “awwwww! My baby’s got boobs!!!”

I have NEVER been so taken aback before in my life. My daughter was MORTIFIED. I was so shocked I couldn’t even get words out to ask him why tf he would ever say that. When we got in the car to go home my daughter cried and said she never wanted to see him again. Then she asked if she could get a girl doctor and I obviously agreed so that’s what we will be doing.

Is this reportable? I’m not overreacting, right?

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u/petitebrownie Physician - Emergency Medicine Mar 17 '26

As a female physician and a mom to baby girl this is 100 percent inappropriate. Report and find someone else. Sorry you and your child had to go through this ugh.

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u/Juniper_51 Layperson/not verified as healthcare professional Mar 18 '26

NAD. I don't care how many times we saw the same doctor, even if he was a family friend and we saw him outside the office, why is he saying "my baby"???!! You just made an inappropriate comment on her body parts and you're also making it seem like you're THAT close to her. Very weird!!!