to not take dd to the drs..

[emmymama]

she is 11.5 months and she has got the bug thats going round, , she has a temp which i'm giving her calpol for and keeping her cool... shes still breastfed so i'm letting her have as much as she wants and theres as much water as she can drink plus toast and scrambled eggs and yoghurt if shes hungry

dp says she needs to go the drs but i will have to walk her there and back (half hour)and you usually wait an hour and they are not gunna say anything i dont already know since its not the first time for me, i have an 8 year old and i'm a nursery nurse so ive done it before but dp thinks people should go drs for everything!

so should i take her or keep her home?

YANBU

but as you know babies can go downhill very quickly and am sure if your DD was to get worse you would seek more advice

Can you compromise and have a telephone consultation? Might put DP's mind at rest.

If calpol brings the temp down yanbu. If not and/or she's very sleepy get thee to the GP!

How do you know she has 'the bug that's going round'?

YABU

she has sickness,temp and diorrhea, as soon as i say that to the dr they will tell me to keep her cool and hydrated.... she isnt dehydrated and i know how to watch out for that

YANBU. You have enough experience to know if your child needs medical attention or not.

Lol at 'the bug that's going around'. Like there is just the one.

However, I do think you sound like you know what you are doing. You know what to look out for and sitting in a docs for an hour when you feel like crap (as your dd does) for no good reason is miserable. Plus she will pick something else up.

DH is always very quick to say ds needs the docs and he rarely does.

Why don't you phone the dr and discuss symptoms. They can then tell you if they need to see your child

If DP feels so strongly about it he can take DD to drs himself. He is a parent too - it comes with responsibilities though not with the right to tell you what to do.

A couple of trips to sit in the waiting room with a bunch of germy people coughing and spluttering over DD might change his mind about running off to drs for every little thing.

If she is drinking and eating and temperature is coming down with Calpol it is not serious. If any of these change I am sure you know that it is time to see the dr.

I would suggest talking to the doctor about it - a phone consultation sounds like a good idea. Then you can tell your dh that you are doing what the doctor says, and he won't be able to nag any more. Plus it gets it onto your child's notes in case you do decide to take her in later on.

YANBU It seems like you have got this well in hand, and it would be rather cruel to take a poorly baby out of her nice warm home to sit in a germ-laden waiting room.

IF DP insists, let him take her!

YANBU and neither is your dp. Babies have to be watched v. closely when ill, if she gets worse over w/end sometimes straight to Aand E is best as out of hours docs service varies around the UK and we have suffered apallingly at their hands (we personally) see other doc thread for tales of woe on this. SO YES WATCH HER CLOSELY and good luck it might just be gone by tomorrow DV