Observer wants Mumsnetters' views on whether parents over react to their child's health

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It's on the back of the Sharon Stone story where allegedly she suggested botoxing her son's feet to stop them smelling - and the judge's finding that she 'overreacts to many medical issues.

The Observer want to hear from anyone who has any fun stories about your most dramatic over-reaction to your child's health and, on a more serious note, why some parents feel compelled to behave in this way; how they're treated by the GP or doctor, and what would help them put their child's health in perspective.

The Sharon Stone story is www.tmz.com/2008/09/30/judge-says-stone-wanted-to-botox-her-kid/

Thanks all
MNHQ

I once took dd1 to the doctors because I was concerned that she didn't appear to feel pain.

She would fall over, then immediately jump up and carry on playing.

A very patient doctor explained to me that this was because she was in fact not hurt

What about stories where you have been told you have over reacted by gp's only to later find out it was something v. serious?

I got a cracker!

Squonk! I was crying about the very same thing the other day to my mother, ds2 doesn't appear to feel pain! He feel down my concrete stairs and didn't murmer a sound!

oh, and I took dd2 to the hospital because she was crying.

In my defence, she was about three weeks old and had never cried much and we couldn't get her to stop.

By the time we got to hospital she was fast asleep and the doctor refused to wake her up to check her over as he knew she was fine so he made me wait for an hour till she woke up naturally.

He said she was probably tired

Squonk! a classic!

see, charlee, tis a genuine worry that us parents have

I asked to see a peadiatrician the day after ds2 was born as he looked hugley swoolen 'down below'

The dr took one look at him and said 'no dear he's just a big boy'

I positively under react. My daughter was off school ill with high temp and sore throat. Was over 3 days before it occurred to me to look in her throat. Tonsillitis.

Sorry for the constant spelling mistakes my fingers type faster than my brain.

PMSl, especially at Squonk's first one.

We had a very over-dramatic reaction to our precious first born's first "illness".

She was 6 days old and she did not cry when I changed her nappy. It was the first nappy change she remained calm for and afterwards she contentedly lay in her moses basket without screaming to be picked up (another first). Within minutes I was looking up "lethargy" in my Great Ormond Street Guide to child health. The introduction to that guide refers to a mother who "felt her baby was not her usual self" but was ignored and 24 hours later watched her baby die of meningitis - the message was "trust your instincts". Before I had even finsihed the paragraph I was packing DD into her car seat and driving to A&E. DD was still looking happy so DH rang his parents to tell them how worried we were. We ignored their guffaws and reasonable points about DD not having a fever or any sign of illness.

A&E were very diplomatic. They did nto appear to judge us but did snigger when I said the problem was my 6 day old "was just not her normal self".

Our friends DD ever so slightly scratched herself on the face. It went a bit red round the scratch the next day. They went to A&E 'in case it was infected'

i don't think this kind of article is helpful really. let's all mock the silly mummies for doing the best they can for their children. hilarious.

was i over reacting when i took my son to the gp 3 times in one week because his face was bleeding and weeping with eczema and then he woke up with yellow pus oozing out ofhis ear?

my dr didn't think so fummily enough.

I took my dd to the out of hours surgery last year as she had a very high temperature and a rash on her back that didn't blanch. It was only under the bright lights at the surgery I realised the rash was freckles.

but ledodgy-she had a high temp.

I know but she always had those it was the combination of the rash and temp that panicked me.

mmj, you've got the wrong end of the stick. infected eczema is just not fucking funny, and taking him to the doctors was in no way an over-reaction - this thread is about people who have over-reacted.

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You see it was all that hahaha let's all laugh at the stupid overreacting mummy stories that led me to not want to make a big deal of my DS's temperature and stentorious breathing last winter. I didn't make a big deal up until the point when he turned blue when I finally plucked up courage to call NHS Direct. He ended up being rushed to resus because he couldn't breathe. He was 9 months old.

Ha fucking ha. I'm afraid I'm not laughing.

I wouldn't let newspaper stories make me ignore my instinct, and you can't blame this thread for your 9 month old being rushed to resus.

lmao @ squonk's unhurt child not crying!

I'm not blaming this thread but I do think rubbishing mothers for over-reacting makes them think twice before seeking medical advice. Or maybe I'm just so worried about being PFB about things that I take it too far. Either way, I don't like the 'let's all laugh at the hysterical mothers' vibe. I think it's unpleasant and making women's lives even harder.
I don't see the same riducule being directed at dads.