My son was still running a fever all day yesterday so I decided to schedule him an appointment to go see the doctor. We got to the doctor’s office and my son was talking up a storm and seemed happy. He wasn’t acting sick at all and I was worried that the doctor wouldn’t find anything wrong with him. After all he is almost 2 and it is possible that his 2 year old molars will be coming in soon. While waiting for the doctor, we read several books together. The doctor finally comes into the room and checks him over. Nothing stands out and she ordered some tests to determine if he had a mild case of the flu or strep throat.
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The doctor then leaves the room and sends the nurse in to do the dirty work. I hold my son in my lap using the football hold, his head was in my lap and his feet were tucked under my arm nicely. I held him down so that the nurse could easily swab his throat. He didn’t care for the tickle on the throat and just when he thought it was over with the nurse comes at his nose with a swab. After a few snuggles, he quickly gets over his throat and nose encounters with the nurse. The nurse comes back into the room a few minutes later and let me know that he had strep throat. This was good news because I knew that it was easily treatable and he would be back to his normal self in a few days.
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I love how you share your story and then follow up with some great advice.
Thank you Katrina, I love adding my personal story to help make my content personal and relevant for other parents.
This article really took me back to the time my infant daughter was really sick with a high fever. Finally I took her to the ER and they gave her a shot of Penicillin. Her symptoms did not improve so the next day I took her to the pediatrician. He found she had Herpes and they were down her mouth, throat and she was one very sick little girl. She had picked up the virus at daycare from all the kids putting toys in their mouths. She has finally outgrown the outbreaks.
Aww, it is tough to know when they are just teething or if they have something else going on. So far knock on wood, we have been able to avoid the ER but we have been to urgent care a few times.
I understand exactly what you mean when you get to the doctor’s office with your sick child and they then seem normal. I can not tell you how many times that happened to me while my children were young. But for the most part, there really was something wrong so I was glad I had made the decision to take them. Even if they could not find anything wrong, it was good to know that as well.
In fact, sometimes when I take him to the doctor his fever will magically disappear and he will act normal. The doctor told me that is typical even if they are sick.
Great post. It’s so hard with little ones when they can’t tell us how they feel.
Exactly Katrina.
very good advice. It is always important not to wait too long before seeing the doctor.
I often feel as though I missed out on a significant journey in life by not having kids…then, I read articles like this about kids and think I’d worry myself to death…great advice!
Parenting isn’t easy, I am glad you enjoyed this post. When it comes to caring for your kids, I found that trusting my instincts work pretty well.
Good advice. Being a mother is the toughest job especially if your kids are still toddlers. It’s important to check on your children because they get sick easily. It’s good to know these tips, thank you for sharing.
Thank you Lorii, it is tough it seems as if they get sick every other week when they are younger.