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Comment on Lingering Illness by kgirl94

kgirl94 — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:10:01 +0000

As the wife of a doc, I can completely understand Ryan’s comment about docs simply trying to cover their bases. However, my husband is one of the few sticklers about antibiotics, and rarely does prescribe them. As for our children, once my eldest started preschool he’s had a persistent cough/runny nose. Our pediatrician (also my hubby’s med school classmate) said that as long as there’s no fever there really isn’t anything that can be done but to let it run its course. He has (grudgingly) offered antibiotics, all the while stating that there truly isn’t a need for it – so we’ve never asked for the prescription.
It’s tough to watch our kids being sick – and yucky to have to deal with the runny nose on the sofa/bedding/floor, and countless coughs in the face/food/drinks. But I suppose it’s a part of parenthood that we all have to get used to!
Glad to hear that all of you are turning the corner to better health!

Comment on Lingering Illness by April

April — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:24:55 +0000

At the hospital I work for there has been SO MANY kids with these types of symptoms (and a slew of nasty stomach bugs to match) in the past month or so….loads of parent’s bringing kids to the ER for persistent and lingering cough, rhinorrhea and congestion. I am amazed at how many antibiotics are prescribed “just in case this turns out to have a bacterial component.” I have a hard time believing that all these hundreds of kids need antibiotics, though the decision to not follow doctor’s advice would be hard.

Comment on Lingering Illness by sagemom

sagemom — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:31:32 +0000

That’s the tough part when one person in the household gets sick…it often spreads to everyone else.

I know how you feel–when one of my boys gets sick, it often lingers.

Whenever they get sick I just have to keep telling myself it’s building their immunity, no matter how sucky it is…

Comment on Lingering Illness by Ryan S.@athletic-diabetic.com

Ryan S.@athletic-diabetic.com — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:25:16 +0000

As someone who has worked in health care forever and a day, I’ll say why doctors prescribe antibiotics “just in case”: because they’re trying to cover all bases, and while on a macro level overuse of antibiotics is definitely not the best thing, with a sick patient in front of you, you do what you believe is best.

A further thought on it is, of course, liability, just like anywhere else in health care: if you prescribe antibiotics then you’ve done something you believed might adequately treat an illness; if you do nothing and the patient gets worse or dies (not a likely outcome but always something potential), then you can be seriously questioned about why you didn’t prescribe them.

This isn’t to say that your pediatrician is doing anything negative; quite frankly, that’s exactly what I would expect them to do in my >15 years of working with pediatricians.

Food for thought.

Comment on Baby Food: Japanese Winter Squash by Audrey & Leo

Audrey & Leo — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:30:23 +0000

Thanks! I’ve made butternut and acorn squash for Leo by slicing in half and baking face down, then scooping out flesh to puree. But I was hesitant with the kabocha because it’s so wide and wouldn’t fit in my little toaster oven using this method. So I guess I’ll have to peel, dice and steam. More work, but worth it for him to eat real food, not that old commercially-processed stuff in the jar.

Comment on I’m possessed by Lis @ Atruckerwife

Lis @ Atruckerwife — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:59:59 +0000

My daughter did the same thing for a while. They do grow out of it

Comment on I’m possessed by Barbara

Barbara — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:19:03 +0000

I wouldn’t worry unless she continues for several months. You can also start telling her about Mommy and Daddy love each other. Family hugs. Whatever might ease some meaning into the situation.

Comment on I’m possessed by Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:03:55 +0000

Definitely normal, and don’t expect it to be long before she decides Daddy is the preferred parent and you get shoved aside! Most of my friends’ daughters were that way by age 2.

I think it was just before his 4th birthday that T finally stopped shoving V away, though he never had any issues with C when he was born, thankfully. C still very much does it, and shoves T aside if I’m cuddling him too.

We’ve never made a big deal out of it- sometimes we try to make it silly, like both of us hug/smoosh the baby in a sandwich. They just need the reassurance that, no matter how independent they’re getting, we’re there for them the moment we’re needed.

Comment on I’m possessed by Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:18:27 +0000

LOL — I think that may be normal. TLE is similiar with The Hubs and me. In the past, she used to cry if she saw The Hubs cuddling me and when she became more mobile, she would physically separate us. Now, she’s much more agreeable to Daddy but when she sees us hugging, she insists on either making it a group hug or pushing away whoever she doesn’t want before glomping onto the one she does.