To take the boy I nanny to doctors?

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Today I took the little baby boy (8months) to an emergency appointment at the doctors - he has a cold and was sounded very chesty and I thought his breathing wasn't right. I made the appointment, rang his mum and informed her, all ok at the time of phone call.

Mum returned home and asked how it went etc told her all details. Dad came home mid convo and told me I was being over cautious and he didnt need to go.

Baby and I returned with amoxoclilin

Was I being unreasonable??

Worrying his DF has such a strange attitude towards his DS health.

YWNBU. You sound like an ace nanny.

Nice of him to apologise :). He must have seen sense in the end.

Jumping, yes a parent can write a letter that is kept on GP file to say that a nanny can take the child to medical appointtments.

OP, you sound like a great nanny. Glad the dad has apologised for his twatty behaviour!

Yanbu

They are a lucky family to have you

If you were my nanny I would be very grateful- if baby has had abs then there is certainly a problem as drs dont give them unless neccessary.
Babys parents are lucky to have you

Jumping - an 8 month old baby requiring antibiotics for a chest infection is urgent and clearly warrants an emergency appointment with the GP. If you don't treat a chest infection, particuarly in a baby, it can turn very nasty. eg pneumonia.

It's not like the OP just decided to take him for a developmental check or similar.

Yes, they can.

My sister is very much younger than me. I have had her come stay at mine, 100 miles from her home, every school holiday since she was 6 years old and there has been times when I have had to take her to my GP or the hospital (She is a chronic asthmatic) and I have never had any problem doing so. I just always have to fill in a temporary patient form, and fill in all her details, her GP details from back home etc.

OP, as many have said, it is definitely better to be over cautious than not, especially when it isn't your child. You most definitely was not being unreasonable taking their child today. Good on you!

Oh, and it hasn't always been about her asthma. I once took her as she was constipated, and her stomach was starting to hurt her. Some Lactulose later after seeing the doctor and she was fine. So doesn't have to be "urgent". Although an 8 month old with his breathing not being right, is urgent to me. Without the antibiotics, it could very easily have gotten worse, needing a rush to A+E.

yes. if you take a child in your care to gp/ you cant consent to medical intervention without authority but the doctor can.

I reckon mums a mner and dad just got a "MN jury says YABU now text and apologise before they come get you!"

Glad you all agree with what I did. I left work feeling a bit oh should I/shouldnt I.

I think Dad may have been the way he was because I took the older child (4) to minor walk in centre last week after he fell on his 1st!! Day at school and was called to pick up a child with a huge lump/graze on forehead & dizziness. That turned out to be nothing.

Fingers crossed that's the last of my trips to hospital/docs for the foreseeable future

I think if you're called to pick a child up from school because of a bang to the head, then you did the right thing. I remember being called to pick my son up once because he'd banged his head and the implication was that if they were worried enough to call me, I should take him to the walk in centre, which I did. He was fine. I knew he would be, but it wouldn't have looked good if I hadn't and I could have been wrong. Better to be safe - so I think you did the right thing there too.