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3 bits of advice needed for 13 month old DD

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chloejessmeg · 28/01/2009 10:29

Firstly, she has had a cough since a few weeks before christmas, that isn't budging. I am going to take her back to the GP - phoning after this post. But she has had a few days where she has hardly coughed and it hasn't been very bad the whole time. Ie, she has had a week where she will cough, but it isn''t bothering her much, and then she will go through weeks like this one, where it is awful. She hasn't really slept properly since before Christmas. Not really sure if it is down to the cough, or teething or what. But what I want to know is, do I tell GP she has had a constant cough for the whole time (will be able to work out how many weeks from date of last GP appointment - if they will give it to me). Or is it more likly to have been more than one cough, she has caught one after the other? Or doesn't it really matter? Just don't want to say the wrong thing. Am I likely to get told off for not bringing her back sooner? What is she likely to do? Give antibiotics?

Second main problem is she is (just started today) pulling at her hair/top of head and really rubbing it, looking uncomfortable. Is this an indication of a head ache? Or Sinus? She has never done this before? Also today she has a very runny nose etc.

Thirdly - She has a very sore nappy area, mainly her peranium (sorry can't spell) which was bleeding yesterday. This is the second time this has happened there and last time, I took her to GP (she was swollen too) and GP said she probably had a small tear on her peranium and had made it more sore where she has rubbed her legs together. Gave her some cream which made it worse so stopped using and let it clear up on its own, and just used shower when she had pooed etc instead of wiping.

Anyway, sorry for long post, thought it was silly to have 3 seperate threads and also if they are together people can see the whole picture - incase they are linked or something.

She is in bed now with some neofen.

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kirstycheesybugchildcare · 28/01/2009 20:58

Hi, my DS is 15 months and has also had a horrible cough, off and on, sounds very similar to your DD. He is so snotty but is also fairly happy in himself, although has worse days than others. My docs are not generally v helpful and never prescribe either! Its a nightmare coz all you want is for them to be well, healthy and happy! I've resigned myself to the fact that each time he gets a cold/cough etc its building his immune system, and trying not to worry too much... I guess it will just 'go' by itself?!

As for this tear, is she constipated at all if she's not drinking? Could straining for a poo have caused it? Just a suggestion?

Hope she (and you) is feeling better soon anyway x

chloejessmeg · 28/01/2009 21:06

Will try the nappy off thing then.

She is teething, but it is a really chestly cough so I don't think that is what it is, although maybe that is what it was before, inbetween the bad stage iyswim? It has only got bad today really. And was bad before Christmas.

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Watusi · 29/01/2009 06:05

I forgot to say, ds1 had a bad cough for about 3 months a couple of years ago. I was really concerned especially as it sounded quite chesty and would often make him sick at night, he's that type who throws up at the drop of a hat!

I took him to the gP several times and eventually they just said it might be asthma - they gave us an inhaler to try and it seemed to help a bit, he stopped coughing quite soon after that.

It might have just been a cough, he has had a mild asthma diagnosis a couple of times, but doesn't have it badly enough to use an inhaler most of the time - in fact I don't think we have a current one
He never gets that bad iyswim.

chloejessmeg · 30/01/2009 11:43

Went to the doctors today and got some antibiotics. Hoping that will help clear it up.

Doctor said chest sounded ok, but he couldn't really examin her properly because she was being very stroppy!

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