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Who else’s wife jumps the gun on taking kids to the doc?
Posted on 3/5/23 at 7:43 am
Posted on 3/5/23 at 7:43 am
I swear my wife (no pics) will want to take my kids to the doc for a sneeze literally right after it happens (being a little sarcastic but you get my drift). Panic sets in. I love my kids to death but I come from the mindset of give it a day or two and see how it plays out.
Kid has a sore throat and threw up two times yesterday. This morning he’s ok but still has a sore throat. Off to the doc we go.
Am I being a hard arse or how does everyone else handle this stuff. Genuinely curious.
Kid has a sore throat and threw up two times yesterday. This morning he’s ok but still has a sore throat. Off to the doc we go.
Am I being a hard arse or how does everyone else handle this stuff. Genuinely curious.
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Posted on 3/5/23 at 7:44 am to Im4datigers
Yeah that seems a bit excessive, but some people just have to know. I think giving it a couple of days is sensible
Posted on 3/5/23 at 7:45 am to Im4datigers
are they vaccinated?
Posted on 3/5/23 at 7:45 am to Im4datigers
Are you having to go with them or is she handling it all? If the latter, who cares, drink a beer and watch the baseball game.
Posted on 3/5/23 at 7:48 am to Im4datigers
quote:I would’ve checked temperature, given Advil, and waited a day or two. Things clear up on their own.
Kid has a sore throat and threw up two times yesterday. This morning he’s ok but still has a sore throat
Posted on 3/5/23 at 7:49 am to Im4datigers
If the kid is throwing up it’s probably a virus, which the doctor can do little about.
Posted on 3/5/23 at 7:50 am to Im4datigers
We've learned 80-90% of the time the pediatrician (rightfully so) will just send them back home with instructions for OTC medicine. We've adjusted accordingly.
Posted on 3/5/23 at 7:51 am to Im4datigers
Nah, kids bounce back quick but they also get sick a lot. If they aren't good after 2-3 days then go to the doc or if the symptoms actually warrant a visit. 99% of the time they are going to treat with OTC meds anyway.
Posted on 3/5/23 at 7:53 am to TDsngumbo
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If the kid is throwing up it’s probably a virus, which the doctor can do little about.
When our first was little, my wife would rush him to the pediatrician anytime he showed the slightest sign of being sick. After a while though she figured out the diagnosis was almost always a “viral infection” with the treatment being Children’s Tylenol for fever and maybe some cough syrup. By the time our second child came she was more deliberate with the doctor’s visit.
This post was edited on 3/5/23 at 7:57 am
Posted on 3/5/23 at 7:57 am to Darth_Vader
I Hate little kids...and this is another reason why.
But then again I come from Viking Stock and if our kids get real sick we send them out into the Wilderness.
They either get better on their own or we never see them again..
But then again I come from Viking Stock and if our kids get real sick we send them out into the Wilderness.
They either get better on their own or we never see them again..
Posted on 3/5/23 at 7:59 am to Im4datigers
Post Covid world. We are in this together. Make a plan.
Posted on 3/5/23 at 8:02 am to Im4datigers
Not my wife, but my SIL. She made my brother take her to the ER for a tick on top of her foot. Not imbedded, jut a small tick that had just attached.
To this day, I don't know who to laugh at harder. Her for wanting to go to the ER, or my brother for taking her!
To this day, I don't know who to laugh at harder. Her for wanting to go to the ER, or my brother for taking her!
This post was edited on 3/5/23 at 8:06 am
Posted on 3/5/23 at 8:05 am to greygoose
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Not my wife, but my SIL. She made my brother take her to the ER for a tick on top of her foot. Not imbedded, jut a small tick that had just attached. Too this day, I don't know who to laugh at harder. Her for wanting to go to the ER, or my brother for taking her!
If I find a tick on me I’m going to the doctor for antibiotics. Lyme is not something I care to play around with.
Posted on 3/5/23 at 8:09 am to Im4datigers
Not really. One time our daughter was riding her scooter and took a fall. She hit her head off to ER we went.
She also had a straddle injury on her new bike. She was about 8. Naturally, we took her to the DR. Also put a pool noodle on the center bar on her bike.
She also had a straddle injury on her new bike. She was about 8. Naturally, we took her to the DR. Also put a pool noodle on the center bar on her bike.
Posted on 3/5/23 at 8:09 am to Im4datigers
I have 5 little ones. We've learned it's best to treat the fever by rotating Tylenol and Ibuprofen. If the fever persist for more than a couple days, then we bring them to the ENT. It's pretty much always an ear infection with our kids, which requires antibiotics. Viral stuff will just run it's course.
Posted on 3/5/23 at 8:14 am to Im4datigers
Did you not notice this behavior before the marriage and kids?
Posted on 3/5/23 at 8:14 am to Tempratt
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Also put a pool noodle on the center bar on her bike.
Been there
We don’t rush off to the doctor when it comes to cold like symptoms. We treat OTC and if nothing improves in a couple of days, then we’ll bring them in to see their pediatrician.
Posted on 3/5/23 at 8:14 am to Im4datigers
Checking in. Got swindled in to taking ours last week. Pediatrician said there was nothing wrong
Posted on 3/5/23 at 8:16 am to PappaSwolio
Most Parents that bring their kids to the ER for everything are such a pain in the arse.
Posted on 3/5/23 at 8:19 am to Im4datigers
My wife works in health care. It had to be bad for her her to send the kids to the Dr.
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