When should we bring our children to the doctor?
@TheKristoffersens (200)
Denmark
February 26, 2007 5:20am CST
It happened to me on several occasions that I brought my child for "nothing" to the doctor. I mean I was worried of course, because he had fever and was coughing, so I wanted to make sure he was ok and brought him to see our family doctor. Some other times, it was serious of course and he got penicilline for his infection. Problem is, I never see any difference in his symptoms, fever and usually had a cold whihc did not pass. I never bring him when he has a cold, I always try to wait and see what happens, because I don't want our doctor to think that we are abusing it. The problem is that some times it was really bad when I finally brought him, and some other times there was just nothing, just a "virus" as my doctor calls it.
How do you know when you should bring your child to the doctor? What are the symptoms that your children have when you think you should have them checked?
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@beaniegdi (1964)
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26 Feb 07
If they are very ill then take them the same day. If you think it maybe just a cold leave a couple of days and nurse them yourself. If they don't seem better after a few days or get worse take thm. Once when my eldest was little he was ill and I was just nursing him myself and luckily my health visitor called for a visit. She thought he should see the dr and called him out, I acually lived practically next door, and he was really ill, when the dr showed me the back of his throat he had like a red rash but had never complained of a sore throat. I jsut felt like a lot of people that I didn't want to bother the doctor and thought he would get better after a few days. I would now say if you are worried go, but use common sense if you think it is somethng simple like a cold. But it really is better to be safe than sorry.
@ARIANNELEXI (798)
• Philippines
26 Feb 07
When your child is suffering of something for two to three days, You should be alarm already. Especially if your child is still very young. It is better to make sure that there is nothing wrong with your babies than waiting for your babies to get worst.
