I know, I know. If I am asking I should already know the answer. I just hate to take the time off work and haul dd there and waste the copay if I am just overreacting.
DD has had a cough for several weeks now. She feels fine otherwise (as far as I can tell), she plays and eats and sleeps normally, no fever. She just will start coughing every few minutes and it doesn't sound very good. I can hear the mucous in there and (gross, sorry) she sometimes ends up with a mouthful.
It seems I was told by a nurse last year though that it isn't a concern unless she is having problems breathing or is obviously uncomfortable. Which isn't the case, she runs off and bounces around right afterwards.
WWND?
Re: Would you call the ped?
DD -- 5YO
DS -- 3YO
I guess it could be allergies, really I don't know
Her nose is fine, not red or running. She has been sneezing quite a bit though.
I guess I should just take her. Better safe than sorry.
I'm with pesky, but my kiddo also runs to infections quickly.
My pedi told me that his rule of thumb was that if a kid is coughing and really congested for more than 7-10 days straight, they want to see them, even if they've had no fever, because they want to check for infection, etc.