Re: Re: Toddler sick - nervous

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You don't need antibiotics for a chest cold. A chest cold is NOT pneumonia. If

it turns into pneumonia (which is confirmed by a chest x-ray), then you can make

the decision. I give antibiotics if it's pneumonia.

Two main pieces of advice:

1) go by behavior, not by fever or appetite.

2) do what your gut tells you. You're there, we're not. Listen to your Mommy

antennae.

Winnie

Re: Toddler sick - nervous

Vaccinations

> Bless you all for your feedback. I am leaning hard on this

> group and

> a few others right now. OK so here's where we are. I took Ella to

> the chiropractor today. She adjusted her, gave her probiotics, garlic

> liquid, and said come back in a week...she doesn't need abx.

>

> When I took her to the ped, she listened to her chest and said the

> cold had 'gone to her chest' and her breathing rate should be 15

> breaths/ minute, but it was more like 25. Her temp was normal

> at the

> appointment. She prescribed Amoxicyllin and said I could wait a day

> and try hosing her nose better and clapping on her chest/sides/back

> and maybe we'd get " lucky. " She was saying she sees a lot of

> kids end

> up in the hospital when there is a chest infection. She also said

> they don't have much appetite when there is a chest infection

> and she

> really doesn't have much of one.

>

> So now I'm torn. I desperately don't want to give her the abx

> but the

> pedi scared me that it could turn into pneumonia if we don't.

> So I'm

> confused and freaked now...UGH!

>

>

> >

> > It could possibly be pertussis. My two youngest children,

> ages 5

> > months and 2 years, just recovered from pertussis last month.

> >

> > My advice? Do nothing. Treat the symptoms.

> >

> > We went through hell all of September and October, but not

> because of

> > the pertussis, it was because of the stupid doctors and their

> scare

> > tactics. First of all, The test for pertussis was VERY

> painful for

> > my two children, and second of all, the results are not

> accurate.

> > When the pertussis moves into the second phase of the illness,

> the

> > tests do not come back positive anymore. So, they could test

> > negative, but still have it, just too late to test positive.

> >

> > Next, the doctor prescribed antibiotics, not only for the two

> > children who had pertussis, but for THE ENTIRE

> FAMILY....myself,

> > husband, and two older children who have already been

> vaccinated for

> > pertussis!!! He called it a " profylactic antibiotic " , and told

> me

> > that we ALL had to take meds, or we would ALL get pertussis.

> He said

> > I should sleep with the baby, because she could stop breating

> and die

> > in the middle of the night. (we already co-sleep lol). He

> said that

> > the Capital Health Swat team would be banging on my door (his

> words),

> > and that we were causing an epidemic by not vaxxing our two

> youngest.>

> > Whatever.

> > Guess what?

> > My two children recovered quickly and easily from the

> pertussis, and

> > *gasp* no-one else caught it! I decided NOT to give the

> antibiotics

> > to anyone in my family, therefore we got through it naturally.

> And it

> > was NO BIG DEAL. The cough sounds awful, yes, and I had a few

> " what

> > a terrible mother you are for bringing your sick child out in

> public "

> > looks from strangers, but we got through it just fine!

> >

> > Pertussis is minor. Don't worry about it, just treat the

> cough....it

> > WILL last for up to 3 months, but becomes less and less

> severe. My 2

> > yo still coughs once or twice a day if he runs around too

> much, but

> > he is just fine.

> >

> > + 4

> > 10, Quinn 5, Jezek 2, Briar 5 months

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Probably a good thing to monitor it. I'm sure you are on top of this. Let us

know what happens.

Winnie

Re: Toddler sick - nervous

Vaccinations

> That's excellent advice. My mommy gut always tells me what to

> do.

> The ped was mainly worried about her breathing rate.

>

>

> > > >

> > > > It could possibly be pertussis. My two youngest children,

> > > ages 5

> > > > months and 2 years, just recovered from pertussis last month.

> > > >

> > > > My advice? Do nothing. Treat the symptoms.

> > > >

> > > > We went through hell all of September and October, but not

> > > because of

> > > > the pertussis, it was because of the stupid doctors and

> their

> > > scare

> > > > tactics. First of all, The test for pertussis was VERY

> > > painful for

> > > > my two children, and second of all, the results are not

> > > accurate.

> > > > When the pertussis moves into the second phase of the

> illness,

> > > the

> > > > tests do not come back positive anymore. So, they could

> test

> > > > negative, but still have it, just too late to test positive.

> > > >

> > > > Next, the doctor prescribed antibiotics, not only for the

> two

> > > > children who had pertussis, but for THE ENTIRE

> > > FAMILY....myself,

> > > > husband, and two older children who have already been

> > > vaccinated for

> > > > pertussis!!! He called it a " profylactic antibiotic " , and

> told

> > > me

> > > > that we ALL had to take meds, or we would ALL get

> pertussis.

> > > He said

> > > > I should sleep with the baby, because she could stop

> breating

> > > and die

> > > > in the middle of the night. (we already co-sleep lol). He

> > > said that

> > > > the Capital Health Swat team would be banging on my door

> (his

> > > words),

> > > > and that we were causing an epidemic by not vaxxing our

> two

> > > youngest.>

> > > > Whatever.

> > > > Guess what?

> > > > My two children recovered quickly and easily from the

> > > pertussis, and

> > > > *gasp* no-one else caught it! I decided NOT to give the

> > > antibiotics

> > > > to anyone in my family, therefore we got through it

> naturally.

> > > And it

> > > > was NO BIG DEAL. The cough sounds awful, yes, and I had a

> few

> > > " what

> > > > a terrible mother you are for bringing your sick child out

> in

> > > public "

> > > > looks from strangers, but we got through it just fine!

> > > >

> > > > Pertussis is minor. Don't worry about it, just treat the

> > > cough....it

> > > > WILL last for up to 3 months, but becomes less and less

> > > severe. My 2

> > > > yo still coughs once or twice a day if he runs around too

> > > much, but

> > > > he is just fine.

> > > >

> > > > + 4

> > > > 10, Quinn 5, Jezek 2, Briar 5 months

> > > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

> >