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7week old second cold :(

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StillinShockAhhhhhhh · 07/04/2015 13:06

Both DH and myself have had a really bad cold along with sore throat headache etc for the last couple of days and now it seems dd has unfortunately caught it. She's a lot more unsettled has heavy looking eyes and feels quite warm to touch. Not sure if we are being pfb or if we should contact the gp?

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Karma1981 · 07/04/2015 13:11

Can you take her temp? If it is 38 or over she needs to see a gp asap.
If it isn't I'm afraid it is just trying to keep her comfortable.
Saline drops can help with stuffed noses, puting the end of her cot/mosses up will help.
obviously if she is not taking any feeds or her breathing gets effected then you need to get her seen.

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StillinShockAhhhhhhh · 07/04/2015 13:19

I've got a strip you put on her forehead to check temperature and it is saying her temp is 37 x

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StillinShockAhhhhhhh · 07/04/2015 13:24

Not too sure how accurate it is

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Corster7 · 07/04/2015 15:31

I think there ok to give a rough estimate,but the under arm ones are better.
I find the ear ones are not great when there tiny.

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StillinShockAhhhhhhh · 07/04/2015 15:48

She just seems really poorly

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BucketFullOfDinosaurs · 07/04/2015 16:33

With such a small baby I'd phone out of hours for advice. Chances are she's fine (especially if she's having wet and dirty nappies), but no decent GP will turn you away with a wee one. You could also try taking her to a pharmacist for advice, but they'll probably send you to the doctor... they may be able to take her temperature though.

In the meantime, focus on keeping her fluids up - as much milk as she'll take, keep her cool etc.

Hope everyone feels better soon.

Corster7 · 07/04/2015 16:57

Go with your gut, if you feel she needs to be seen then take her.
Colds are horrible when there little, I have 5 oldest 14 and youngest 5 months and it seems one always has a cold.

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StillinShockAhhhhhhh · 07/04/2015 17:07

It's impossible to settle her her cry is really weak and just genuinely looks unwell x

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BucketFullOfDinosaurs · 07/04/2015 17:28

Definitely contact the GP. They won't mind reassuring you if all is fine, and if she does need anything it's best to get it sooner rather than later.

Karma1981 · 07/04/2015 17:59

Yes I would get her seen then, even for peace of mind.

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StillinShockAhhhhhhh · 07/04/2015 18:01

Have booked her an out of hours appointment. Thank you all x wasn't sure if I was over reacting x

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ShoeShooChoux · 07/04/2015 19:29

I don't believe there's any such thing as overreacting with a newborn. They're so little and so precious.

BucketFullOfDinosaurs · 07/04/2015 19:33

My mum used to work in a GP surgery. People called out of hours for all manner of non-urgent stuff (nappy rash, sore toe, run out of paracetamol etc etc). A baby who's actually sick (even very mildly) is never a waste of time.

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StillinShockAhhhhhhh · 07/04/2015 19:40

Seen the Dr, dd has a cold, got told off for her having a dummy, got told we need to 'toughen up' or we will be in Drs surgeries more than anywhere else n that dd was 'attention seeking' HmmHmmHmm

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lasareena · 07/04/2015 19:43

Oh wow. So sorry to hear you got that reaction OP. It's not you. I am genuinely not a worrier, but I would have taken my DS to the doc with the symptoms you described.

Toughen up / attention seeking with a tiny baby, ffs, that's disgraceful.

Corster7 · 07/04/2015 20:16

A 7 week old baby can not 'attention seek' wtaf!!
sometimes it is hard to judge if a young baby needs to be seen by a medical professional or not.
At least you have got her checked over and hopefully your feel better knowing she is ok atm.
Dont let that doc think you were wasting there time, that doctor had an awful attitude.
And by the way a dummy has been found to be beneficial in the first few months, so don't feel bad.

Drinkstoomuchcoffee · 07/04/2015 20:23

You did exactly the right thing in taking her to the doctor. That' s what doctors are for - and we the taxpayers pay them handsomely for what they do. If the doctor was that lacking in empathy with the mother of a sick infant - s/he was not doing their job properly and you should look at changing your GP!

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StillinShockAhhhhhhh · 07/04/2015 20:30

We are away at the moment so was about of hours Dr arranged by 111 our normal gp is normally really good. Made me and DH feel totally incompetent, we mentioned she was feeding more and he said that was presumptuous of us to feed more then at the end of the consultation said we should feed on demand just really didn't seem to be interested and told us in no uncertain terms we were wasting his time

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Corster7 · 07/04/2015 20:38

The guidelines now are to feed on demand regardless If your bf or ff, again don't feel bad you just had a really off doctor.

BlackSwan · 07/04/2015 21:47

Doctor sounds like a complete moron. How do these people remain employed?

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StillinShockAhhhhhhh · 07/04/2015 21:51

Literally left the surgery feeling like a complete moron for taking her

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teacoffeesomethingsweet · 07/04/2015 21:53

Your GP's reaction was shocking!
I have taken DS to the doctors on a few occasions, a couple of times when he was tiny. And I was always told that especially with really young babies, they'd rather get them checked, even if just for reassurance.
Being a parent is hard enough, we really don't need arseholes like this, telling us off for being worried!

teacoffeesomethingsweet · 07/04/2015 21:54

And hope your baby feels better soon Flowers

PenguinPoser · 07/04/2015 22:00

Sorry that you had that experience - as a healthcare professional I would say you did the right thing and don't let them make you think otherwise!!

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