Pediatricians in Costa Mesa, CA

Call Dr. DiCaprio for referral 949) 752-2016.. family friend and my dentist

My kids and I love Dr. Christian Lopez 949-722-1400 . On Irvine Ave. and 17 th St. Costa Mesa....

Dr. Tran sckidsdentist.com let her/the office know you are a good friend of the Braeutigam for extra TLC. My sister in law Shari used to work for her. Ricks wife. All there kids see her as well. She is good. Good luck.

Dr Hersch is fashion Island! He's awesome and his office is amazing!

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Annie Carr at kaiser on Mac Arthur and harbor.

Dr. Bob Sears, he doesn't accept insurance, although you can bill your insurance on your own.

Sears Pediatrics. Dr. Bill and his associates associates do take insurance. Dr. Bob does not take insurance. They are all okay with no vaccinations. I've never had any pressure of any sort. They are so supportive of breastfeeding and baby wearing. It's such a relief to have people in the medical field tell you that you are doing everything right instead of that you are nuts!

Dr Lin in Irvine - great doc!

Dr. Pam Middleton in Newport Beach. Holistic as well as medical approach, and does not even vaccinate at all.

Dr. Aufdemberg in Irvine

Dr Sandra Goines in Los Alamitos, She is not South OC, but She is amazing

Dr. Sears in Capistrano Beach is amazing!

Dr. Lin in Irvine is an autism and vaccination specialist.

Dr Patrick Poon in Santa Ana/ Tustin is fantastic.

Dr. Bob Sears.

Dr Hall at Kaiser Mission Viejo gies along with any vaccination schedule or lack of you wish to set. Hope you find one you like.:)

Dr Lin at Irvine Kids MD is the best!

We see Dr. Bob Sears in Capistrano Beach

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Dr. Aufdemberg in Irvine.

Dr. Pam (Middleton) in Newport. She is very supportive of our lifestyle and is always available (via phone) for questions/concerns. She even calls back a few days later to follow-up on things.

Dr. Aufdemberg in Irvine! I went to visit a few drs and none gave me the sense of confidence and tranquility like he did - plus his prices are not a rip-off like most out there. I haven't had my baby yet, but I picked him as my pediatrician!

Dr Aufdenberg for sure! He's been great:)

Dr. Lin in Irvine and Dr. Sears in Capo Beach.

I see Dr Lin for my three kiddos! He's been great

We see Dr Tang in RSM. He came highly recommended to me by several mamas in the area and I love him.

Dr. Pam Middleton next to fashion island

Dr. Lin in irvine Woodbridge center on lake and barranca.

I love Sesrs Family Pediatrics!

Dr. Pamela Middleton in Newport Beach

Dr. Lin in Irvine.

Dr. Pam Middleton!

For the girls you could take them to harbor pediatric. Here is their number. 949-645-4670. They are located in Newport Beach. Off of Dover going towards pch. They are wonderful. Megan's dr is Dr. Lau. Hopefully it works out for you.

All 3 of my kids see Dr. Mike Yu on Superior Ave. He is really friendly and the kids love him. You can always come in between 8 and 8:30 without an appointment. He checks messages twice a day and will get back to you after hours. 949 548 7777

We go to Hoag health center in Costa Mesa (Fairview/baker) the girls see Peri Gunay- she's pretty straight forward but definitely is caring and doesn't rush. As for an adult doctor many of my family members, including me and my hubby, see Dr. David Bunten. He is great!!! He is also in the same building as the girls dr which is nice!

Highly recommend Dr. Betty Carlson, she is in the Costa Mesa hoag medical center on baker. Maddie loved her, we have now switched to kaiser w the new job. Good luck!

The pediatric group on fairview and baker. Dr. Taylor or. Dr. Gunay. Both are grear, we see gunay, she is female

we belong to newport physicians group and we see Dr. Bernbeck for michelle and I. for the girls we see dr Tran in irvine but they are in the monarch group.

Anthony's mom and sister SWEAR by Harbor Pediatrics. With Anthony's new insurance, I'm planning on giving them a call. My primary physician left her practice a couple of years ago and I haven't replaced her. All the female stuff I have done with my ...See More

Dr Sabine Bernbeck in HB is AMAZING!!!!! We would go back to her in a second if we could. The entire family went there too- there a men for Brian. Beach Family Doctors on Beach Blvd.

Do you know what area you’ll be moving to? LA is SO big and sprawling, I would recommend looking for groups that are specific to your neighborhood

There are a lot of FB pages - LA Mommies is a big one. And you can join your local Nextdoor for more hyper local suggestions.

Facebook has a Culver City Moms group that was always really helpful. I've missed it since I got off FB and have signed on a few times in the last couple years just to ask them questions about stuff. Of course that particular one is limited to CC but I'm sure every part of the city has it's own FB group for moms.

Facebook is probably going to be the most useful for you. I hate the site, but there's TONS of parenting/social groups on there.

If you're close to PCC, their parenting classes are kind of legendary and a great place to meet other parents

I can only add to the list of fun things to do with a toddler. LACMA - they have a kids section in the museum and sometimes do special art events for children. Tons of other fun museums - La Brea Tar Pits, Natural History Museum, CA Science Center, Skirball Cultural Center, Kidspace Children's Museum, etc. So many museums. LA Zoo, Cabrillo Marine Aquarium(San Pedro), Aquarium of the Pacific (Down in Long Beach, a bit of a drive) Going to the Santa Monica Pier is fun, they have some parks there and a mini aquarium called Heal the Bay Aquarium. So so many nice parks all over the city. There can also be a lot of little street fairs and Farmers Markets that pop up all over and sometimes they have bounce houses and little fun activities for the kids and even little carnival like rides. You'll never run out of ideas of things to do with your kid here. I was a nanny in Santa Monica for awhile and meet other parents and nannies very easily at the park and it was easy to make friends that way.

Check your local libraries for free toddler reading/play activities. Most are scheduled once a week. Also check your local city parks for toddler playgroups or classes.

Momsclub.org I found an extremely well-run and organized chapter. There are a ton of neighborhood chapters. They match you with a playgroup based on your child’s age and then send out invites to play dates. I met a lot of moms that way. Also, they usually have a Facebook group for the chapter, and all the hip LA moms are super active telling you all their recs.

As a fellow relocating toddler mom, all this advice is super helpful - thank you! Time to reactivate FB.

Try The Pump Station. They’re based out of Santa Monica, but I was just a part of one of they’re Mommy & Me (they call it “Parent & Me”) groups, and I really liked it.

This is not for everybody and was pre-FB - my wife approached moms with similar aged kids in the local grocery store to create a combination playgroup and mom support group. Crazy but it worked very well.

Dr. Liliann Wu at Rose and Bastenchury. She's amazing. Her number is 714577-6677. Dr. Isterabadi is also great.

We are fans of Dr. Ponzio as well. She's wonderful!

We loved Dr. Ponzio when we lived up there.

Call Dr Bryan Doonan office at urgent care in Newport Beach, 949-760-8300, they should be axle to refer you a good one.

Dr Reda at Newport Children's in Fashion Island.

Dr. Iravani at Total Pediatrics is great! It's a private practice so it's a lot less crowded than many of the other offices we visited. Plus, it's super close, right behind Von's Shopping Center on 17 th-makes it Soo much easier with baby!

Dr Abelowitz at Coastal Kids in Newport Beach. One of the leading peds practices in So Cal and they collaborate with both Hoag and CHOC. Let me know and I can pass along his info!

Definitely Dr Abelowitz at Coastal Kids...his office is great. He has lots of doctors that work in his practice. My boys went to Dr Kristine Brown and I loved her. Plus they have Saturday hours which is really nice.

We have a pediatrician for Canaan. Her name is Dr. Brown. She is awesome! She is based in Newport Beach. Coastal Kids. She did my sons circumcision at Hoag too. Hope this helps.

Dr. Joseph Yi at Buena Park Medical Group

I second Newport Ortho. Any of their docs are wonderful - I would see one of the 2 sports specialists. I think there is a wing there named on behalf of Alex (if only they gave frequent flyer points!)

Okay, Newport Orthopedic it is: Alex's wing:) Thank you for all your input. The guy I talked to at the office recommended Dr. Gazzaniga, after listening to Sean's history. Thank you Kirk Bauermeister, and Amy Adkisson for your input. I think everyone should have a glass of wine tonight, and then say Gazzaniga 10 times really fast.

Just call him Dr. Bazinga!

Dayle, I'm not sure if they are taking patients, but Jan Johnson is our ped at Sea View Pediatric. I love her--Christian and great knowledge and manner.

We had Dr. Johnson too at Sea View. Insurance changed so now we are at Irvine Peds off Sand Cyn. I like the new office so much better. Sick hr every morning from 8-9, no appt necessary. They have a sick and well entrance. I love it so much!

We see Dr. Tse. Love her.

Peri Gunay. Hoag Health Center off of Baker and Fairview.

Seaview Pediatrics is the bomb!!!! I've been going there since I was a baby

Love love love Seaview Pediatrics...don't know what I am going to do when Sam gets too old to go there...they have been her docs since birth.

I am not sure how holistic minded he is all in all but Dr. Alexander Maneffa is at lease flexible with vaccines, which is important to us. Our baby has only had his 1 st and 2 week appointments so far but we really like him!