Do your kids do this if you seek medical attention for them???

[ShutUpPeppa]

My kids have a long-standing habit of if you go to the doctors they magically are fine. I’ll been to A&E with a child who after days of crippling stomach pain magically was suddenly fine, after I had to carry them in.

Light hearted, obviously I’m glad this happens, but dd no. 5 (age 2) really has pulled an amazing one. Had to share my disbelief. At 11am she was shaking with rigours quite violently, semi-responsive with her eyes half closed, temp 39.8. Feet cold, hands cold. Rash on thighs, vomiting meds. I was starting to really worry! Looked scary ill. Rang GP, considered A&E.

4 hours later? She’s eating a yogurt, having a dance with her sister and bouncy happy.

Yep.

Started with a constipated six month old shrieking in pain who had a poo all over the GP when he took her nappy off.

Hasn't got better in 19 years.

Yep, when he was a toddler ds2 had what we later found out was an allergic reaction. Rang NHS at the time as he had a high temperature, floppy, couldn't wake him then his face swelled up, so they sent an ambulance.

They arrived just a few minutes later to watch the swelling go down (you could see it happening), he woke up and they took his temperature and it was going down. The paramedics did stay a few minutes and checked him over a few times but didn't need to take him to hospital.

Ds had gone from pretty much unresponsive to being nearly back to normal in about 15 minutes.

(It did happen once again when he was older but not as big a reaction, mainly swelling and temp but not floppy and unresponsive, when playing in grandparents' garden, we think there is a particular plant he is allergic to. That time we watched him closely in case it didn't go away, but it did, the same way it had the first time!)

Started with a constipated six month old shrieking in pain who had a poo all over the GP when he took her nappy off

That's amazing 😂😂😂

Yup! We had to cut a weekend break short because DD had a raging temp, then developed a stiff neck and couldn’t walk (really odd gait and was staggering)
We called OOH, who sent paramedics, who blue lighted her into A&E, she was poorly when the triage nurse saw her...then made a miraculous recovery and started boinging around.
OTOH, another time, we went to OOH with a wheeze, again she was boinging around the waiting room, but wheezy. Dr assessed her and her sats were v low= nebuliser. Another blue light and she was admitted and spent 4 days on oxygen

Each time, they insisted that they never mind seeing poorly children and are well used to them being so up and down

Horses do the same, I find

Oh yes! Took one of mine to A&E when his right testicle turned purple and swelled to 4 times its normal size; by the time we got seen, he was fine (hydrocele, needed surgery in the end).

Yes, it's very frustrating. Especially DS2 (ASD & ADHD) who suddenly seemed to turn into a neurotypical child for the duration of the appointment with the paediatrician.

I still do this.

Sometimes it seems all my immune system needs is a quick sit in a doctor's waiting room.

It’s like the opposite of ‘white coat syndrome’ innit

Yep, the magic doctors appointment is a well known phenomenon.

You feel like a right loon, "She was really sick... honest..."

Oh yes.. many times
The best was Ds then aged 4 who fell at soft play and couldnt weight bear at all on his right leg.. then walked a bit but dragged his leg behind him so I took him to the Dr and explained that he couldn't weight bear at all. Ds then got down and walked without any sign of injury at all. Mortified

Oh god yes

It’s so embarrassing turning up at the doctors with a happy smiley child with you going sheepishly “well she was really ill this morning. High temperature, vomiting, really lethargic”

I’ve had doctors tell me that it’s the magic of doctors and hospitals. Have a poorly child? Walk into a doctors and all will be healed

DS (2) did this a few weeks ago- really miserable, lethargic etc. Really worried. Greeted GP with an enthusiastic “Hello DOCTOR!!”, told Dr all about the porridge he wanted for breakfast, ran around the room like a loon. Whilst I sat there saying “he’s just not himself, I’ve been quite worried” 😂

It's better than the opposite. Took my son (5) to A&E after hitting his head and had a nasty cut on it. The doctor asked him how many fingerswas holding up, to which my son answered "I've gone blind" then picked up some Lego figures and started playing with them.

My dad denies that anything is wrong if she's ill. Bloody annoying. Had her in a&e with dislocated and broken elbowb and she was insisting she was fine. 🤨

This post has made me realise that I've not been to the doctors (or hospital) with either of my children since they were 1 except routine vaccinations. I don't know if that's luck or possibly lack of judgment but Ill count my blessings for kids with robust immune systems and hope it continues to serve them well as they get older.

ETA eldest is 13. Wouldn't be so impressive if he was 2

Yes. My DS had to be carried into GP from the car after being so sick for a week. Terrible in waiting room but once we got in to see Dr. he was dancing on the spot. Dr just laughed and said ' they love to make a liar out of you'

Oh yes,
I’m glad you posted.....
My ds sprained his ankle on Monday in a freak way of doing it..
Stayed off school Monday and Tuesday as was still complaining.... sent in today yet school call at 14.45 (30 mins before home time) I’m stuck in London so grandparent helps and takes to hospital .... goes into hospital and is there wiggling his shoe back on after nurse examines.
They send for x ray and miraculously when told just a sprain.... limp diminishes remarkably.
Meanwhile I’m here fuming that his Disney dad never has all this fucking headache, has bettered his career, whilst I’ve just started a new role and a week in its been nothing but headache over a minor sprain.... bloody kids

A doctor once told.me that this was a known phenomena. Sometimes he considered suggesting just driving to the surgery with the child and waiting until the car for a while as the symptoms had a good chance of getting better by doing that !! . He was joking ( sort of)

DD started in utero. Went to be monitored for reduced movements, press release his button when you feel baby move. Well baby did not like the monitoring belt and kept moving all the way through the test.

Oh yes. My dd has a congenital heart defect, and before she had surgery we had a strict regime of what to watch for and when to call an ambulance. So if she went blue, uncontrollable crying, we had to time it while holding her in a certain position, and dial 999 if it wasn't resolved after five minutes.

The period between phoning the ambulance and the ambulance arriving was basically a magical time of healing and by the time the paramedics arrived she would be pink and smiley and I would be sheepish and apologetic. (Mind you, they'd then whack a sats probe on and measure in the 70s and panic while I insisted all was fine now and we just needed to go in to adjust meds).

There was also the time she choked and we called an ambulance. She was pretty much recovered but not back to normal when the paramedics arrived but by the time we were seen in a&e she was running around like a loon while I stared vacantly at the wall (it had been quite a stressful evening...)

Yes! Dd1 so ill once school rang in a panic to collect by the time we arrived (under 10 mins)
they were considering whether to call ambulance and advised us to go to A+E, Dh had to carry her to the car. Went home to get someone to mind dd2 and get some change for carpark, laid her on settee with cold flannel and calpol with Frozen on. By time dfriend rushes in to mind dd2 she's actually up dancing and singing along.

DD knocked herself out briefly, totally non responsive, when less than two years old.

Mid way through my 999 call she sat up and asked for a yoghurt.

Haha I took my baby to the Dr at a few months old because he sounded wheezy. Turned out he was really struggling with trapped wind and he was fine after farting down the stethoscope at the doctor

Yes, so many times. I took dc1 (just turned 1 at the time) to the nurse at the gp as he had what turned out to be hand, foot and mouth and he just wouldn't stop screaming. Of course when we got in the room he was grinning and gurgling at the nurse and I felt so incapable.