Blueberry Pediatrics 12+

When my son was first in daycare, we were dragging him to the pediatrician near-constantly to get antibiotics, eye drops, you name it. It was a huge strain on us trying to juggle appointment times with taking care of our son and work. So when Blueberry became available in my state right before my younger child was starting daycare, I signed up immediately. I've only had the service for less than a month, and I've already had two visits and multiple text conversations. Tonight my five-month-old had symptoms of pink eye, and I sent in information and took care of her cozily at home until I got a call back. It is true that it sometimes takes a bit to get a call, but both times I've used the service for a visit it's been under an hour, and my understanding is it's triaged based on urgency. Plus, I would MUCH rather wait an hour for a phone call while relaxing and taking care of my child at home, rather than spending that same hour (or realistically much more) driving to urgent care and waiting there. Anyway, the pediatrician called and had already reviewed all the information I sent in, and within 5 minutes she was diagnosed and a prescription sent to our pharmacy. Amazing. Highly highly recommend.

I can not express how much I appreciate this service! Honestly, this is the perfect addition to any parents arsenal when trying to care for your children. I woke up this morning, my daughter was showing signs of croup. I saw blueberry pediatrics online, checked it out (I’ll be honest, I was skeptical at first), signed up anyway just to see since I know TeleHealth is becoming more popular. Within 30 minutes a doctor called, I spoke with her for a little, and then she sent over a prescription to my local pharmacy.

Where has this been all of my life?! 🙌🏻 Thank you to the doctors who are apart of this program. Not having to drag your child to urgent care or the ER and to be able to do this all from the comfort of your home is so valuable. My daughter has sensory issues, so when she is sick, she is in sensory overload and I feel 90% of her anxiety of being sick is from having to visit a doctor when she doesn’t feel good. Now that I can do this from our house, it is so amazing! Thank you!

I contacted Blueberry because my baby had some skin irritation on a Sunday and I wanted to know what I could do to make her more comfortable. I expected to hear something about cleansing the area or dressing her in different clothes for a day.

The Blueberry doctor told me my infant had a potentially life-threatening infection and needed to go to the ER immediately, where I should expect her to be admitted to the hospital for several days of IV antibiotics. Cue total panic. Thank goodness I called the actual pediatrician after-hours before taking the Blueberry doctor’s advice! It was normal, benign swelling that went away on its own overnight. I cannot imagine the horror of the situation that would have ensued if I had taken the Blueberry doctor at her word. My baby could have been unnecessarily exposed to all the pathogens in an emergency room, separated from her family and treated with antibiotics for no reason. I would probably be starting my life as a parent with tens of thousands in unnecessary medical debt.

I understand being extra concerned about a baby, but this was a terrifying overreaction to a totally normal situation. I canceled my membership. I have no confidence in this service’s ability to provide advice or a diagnosis for my child. I guess all these five star reviews are from people with older children or something. I don’t think it’s a good service for babies, in my experience.