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Would you call the doctor?
Alana has a cold. She has a runny nose and a congested cough, but, not a really bad one. She mostly coughs after she's been laying down for a while and it settles, but, it's not waking her at night.
She also has a diaper rash, with one open sore. She has definitely had worse diaper rashes. And, she heals from them quickly, as I'm assuming she would from this one.
Anyway, they just called me from school and said that with the combination of the cold and the open sore I might want to call the doctor. I really don't think she needs to go, but, well, a call from school......
Besides feeling like a terrible mom for getting that call from school, I'm doubting myself and wondering if I do need to take her to the doctor. WWYD?
Re: Would you call the doctor?
ehh, how long has she been sick- for a cold, with no fever- I wait until at least a few days and no improvement-
hope she feels better!
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If she doesn't have a fever and is otherwise acting normal I wouldn't. Olivia had a cough like the one you described start last Wednesday (she actually sounded like she was losing her voice). It took about 5 days for it to go away.
Hope she feels better soon.
See, I thought the same thing as all of you guys. She's had the cold for, oh, a week or so, but, it's really not bad and she's not bothered by it and hasn't had a fever.
I ended up calling and I'll let the doctor's office make the call about whether or not I should bring her in. I'm waiting for a call back from them.
Ugh, I hate taking her to the doctor for a well-visit. I really hope I don't have to go sit on that sick side with her!
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If there's no fever, there really isn't anything a doc will tell you that you don't already know- saline drops, humidifier, etc.
As for the diaper rash.. if you know she heals quickly using whatever measures you typically use (ointment, airing out, etc.) then it sounds like she just needs some time at home.
So, no. I wouldn't call.
Hope she feels better soon!
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a cough is no reason to see the doc. My pedi says only when it's really bad, keeping them up at night/naps, then they need to check and make sure it's not in the chest... otherwise it's just a cough.
as for the bad diaper rash - you might want to call for that... open sore? that's pretty bad - sounds like something Rx might be needed for that. My boys get yeast rashes a lot in the summer and Nystatin helps a lot.
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This happened to me a few months ago with Caleb. I KNEW it was just a cold. The teacher sent a note home saying he had a runny nose ( no sh!t, thanks Captain Obvious) Then the next day the nurse calls b/c he's in her office. "He doesn't have a temp and is acting fine but he's got a green runny nose" and basically tells me in so many words to take him to the dr before he can come back. So I grudgingly take him, where they look at me like I have 3 heads b/c 1. It's just a cold and 2. I wouldnt normally bring him in for something so silly. So we were in and out in 15 mins with a note (that the Dr. told me to tell the nurse to shove up her a$$) and he was back to school the next day.
In short, no I wouldn't take her to the Dr. until your gut tells you it's something more.