Health anxiety RE toddler.

[bellaweir]

DD21 months started nursery on the 5th September and came down with a cold on the 9th. She is STILL full of a runny nose and this awful dry irritating sounding cough. She's fine and happy in herself. Been abit off her food this week but other than that she's all good.

I suffer really badly with health anxiety and I can't help but worry she has pneumonia or something else serious. I really don't know what to do. I wish I'd never sent her to nursery. Everyone's saying it's the weather and just post nasal drip but I'm so anxious. She coughs constantly and it sounds so dry and tickly

Thankfully they checked his SATs as well which were fine. Very grateful

@bellaweir

I'm gonna see about going to the GP tomorrow because I'm just so so anxious. She had RSV bronch as a baby and ended up in hospital for 3 weeks so it just heightens my anxiety.

RSV/bronchiolitis is truly terrifying OP, my littlest had it recently. Having been through that you are absolutely allowed to be anxious about coughs/colds and no doctor (be they GP or A&E) will begrudge you that.

It's horrible isn't it. DD was only 7 weeks old when she had it and her lung collapsed. I was inconsolable then as I thought I was going to lose her. With some calpol doses she's a lot better today. And funnily enough not coughing as harshly Thankfully her chest is clear just got the usual, if she starts vomiting or if she's still running temperatures in 5 days take her back in. I looked so neurotic this morning. Didn't help that I was panicking clammy and hot and DD was running up and down the bloody corridors.

She has no appetite today which makes me worry. But is drinking

Drinking is good! Will she drink juice/milk/smoothies or similar, to get a bit of energy into her? Would be beneficial if her appetite is low.