Eleonora Kleyman MD | Kaiser Permanente 5300 McConnell Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90066

"I highly recommend this pediatrician! Both of my boys love her and she is very attentive. The staff is friendly and the office is clean. The doctor listens to our concerns and provides thorough care with a genuine passion for helping children. Top-notch medical care!"

"The facility itself is modern, clean & efficient, hence the 2 stars, however I did not appreciate Dr Kleyman’s approach with regards to commenting on nursing my baby at night & trying to encourage sleep training. If a parent chooses to sleep train then that’s their decision and it isn’t without consequences, (like anything) and is potentially damaging not to mention awful for both parents and baby. It is certainly not something I am choosing to unnecessarily put my child through and a doctor shouldn’t be encouraging it to the point of almost shaming new parents who choose not to. This culture of trying to enforce sleep training is utterly gross to me. There are a number of studies that show it can be damaging (it also totally goes against any natural motherly-baby instincts as babies wake in the night for good reason and shouldn’t be “trained” to learn that when they cry no one comes) so it’s absolutely up to the parents to decide what’s best for their child when it comes to sleep (and parents should fully research it first and know the consequences and where the “sleep training” culture stems from). It came off very condescending to a new parent so it wasn’t a great first impression. A doctor should have a conversation and see what’s best for that patient first and not use a “one size fits all” approach (an outdated & potentially harmful one at that). Babies go through so many sleep patterns and milestones in their first year (and beyond) and often sleep regressions happen in association with milestones so it’s totally normal for a baby not to sleep through the night in their first year (even way beyond that) but to try and suggest a baby “should” be sleeping through the night is actually detrimental to the parent and baby as it sets unrealistic & unachievable expectations on new parents which is really unhealthy & unhelpful."