Comments on: Trusting Your Instincts – When to Call the Pediatrician http://www.themomcrowd.com/trusting-your-instincts-when-to-call-the-pediatrician Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:00:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Christy http://www.themomcrowd.com/trusting-your-instincts-when-to-call-the-pediatrician/comment-page-1#comment-105633 Christy Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:30:28 +0000 http://www.themomcrowd.com/?p=1623#comment-105633 Thanks for sharing your stories Natalie, Stephanie and Dafne. I think a lot of mom's question themselves and then end up in situations they hoped to avoid in the first place! Yay for instinct!!!! Thanks for sharing your stories Natalie, Stephanie and Dafne. I think a lot of mom’s question themselves and then end up in situations they hoped to avoid in the first place! Yay for instinct!!!!

]]> By: Natalie http://www.themomcrowd.com/trusting-your-instincts-when-to-call-the-pediatrician/comment-page-1#comment-105609 Natalie Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:38:00 +0000 http://www.themomcrowd.com/?p=1623#comment-105609 When my son was 2 years old he came down with a bad cough. I let it go for a couple of days because he seemed happy in every other way and acted normal. Something told me to take him in and I'm glad I did. We were there for 3 hours while they put him on breathing treatments. He had severe bronchitis and thankfully caught it in time to not send him into the hospital. It was a long day, but worth it. There was also the time that I took him in because he was limping for 5 days and cried about every 5 steps. The minute we walked into the dr.'s office he stopped and walked completely normal ever since. I was embarrassed....a lot. I can laugh about it now though. Ha. When my son was 2 years old he came down with a bad cough. I let it go for a couple of days because he seemed happy in every other way and acted normal. Something told me to take him in and I’m glad I did. We were there for 3 hours while they put him on breathing treatments. He had severe bronchitis and thankfully caught it in time to not send him into the hospital. It was a long day, but worth it.

There was also the time that I took him in because he was limping for 5 days and cried about every 5 steps. The minute we walked into the dr.’s office he stopped and walked completely normal ever since. I was embarrassed….a lot. I can laugh about it now though. Ha.

]]> By: Stephanie http://www.themomcrowd.com/trusting-your-instincts-when-to-call-the-pediatrician/comment-page-1#comment-105599 Stephanie Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:28:24 +0000 http://www.themomcrowd.com/?p=1623#comment-105599 When my son was about 10 months old, we were out of town at my sister's wedding. I noticed a few small bruises on his thighs during one diaper change. At the next diaper change I saw red spots covering his diaper area. Being a nurse, I knew that the spots were petechiae and they could signal a lot of different things. I decided to call the pediatricians office to schedule an appt for the day we returned from the wedding. My son got crankier and crankier as the weekend went on and we took him to see the doctor first thing Monday morning. I showed the "nurse" in the office the spots and she looked at me like I was crazy for rushing him in. I felt a little silly when the pediatrician came in, but I told her my concerns. Thankfully she is very cautious and sent us for lab tests. It turns out that his platelet count was very low and she sent us to see the pediatric oncologist that night! I was terrified. The oncologist started using words like leukemia and I felt really nervous. After more blood tests, we were reassured that it was not cancer. He apparently had picked up an illness that destroys the platelets, and his little body never switched off destroying platelets. If we had waited to take him in, it could have been very serious. His blood count remained low for many months and he had to be seen by the specialist for about a year. He is fine now, but it was really scary at the time. I was so thankful for listening to my instincts and that my pediatrician is so open and cautious herself. ALWAYS trust your instincts. Moms are usually right about their kids. When my son was about 10 months old, we were out of town at my sister’s wedding. I noticed a few small bruises on his thighs during one diaper change. At the next diaper change I saw red spots covering his diaper area. Being a nurse, I knew that the spots were petechiae and they could signal a lot of different things. I decided to call the pediatricians office to schedule an appt for the day we returned from the wedding. My son got crankier and crankier as the weekend went on and we took him to see the doctor first thing Monday morning. I showed the “nurse” in the office the spots and she looked at me like I was crazy for rushing him in. I felt a little silly when the pediatrician came in, but I told her my concerns. Thankfully she is very cautious and sent us for lab tests. It turns out that his platelet count was very low and she sent us to see the pediatric oncologist that night! I was terrified. The oncologist started using words like leukemia and I felt really nervous. After more blood tests, we were reassured that it was not cancer. He apparently had picked up an illness that destroys the platelets, and his little body never switched off destroying platelets. If we had waited to take him in, it could have been very serious. His blood count remained low for many months and he had to be seen by the specialist for about a year. He is fine now, but it was really scary at the time. I was so thankful for listening to my instincts and that my pediatrician is so open and cautious herself. ALWAYS trust your instincts. Moms are usually right about their kids.

]]> By: Christy http://www.themomcrowd.com/trusting-your-instincts-when-to-call-the-pediatrician/comment-page-1#comment-105587 Christy Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:13:11 +0000 http://www.themomcrowd.com/?p=1623#comment-105587 I'm so glad your son is ok. I think anyone would understand that fear... And see, a little embarassment brought you a whole lot of peace! To me, it's totally worth it! :-) I’m so glad your son is ok. I think anyone would understand that fear… And see, a little embarassment brought you a whole lot of peace! To me, it’s totally worth it! :-)

]]> By: Dafne http://www.themomcrowd.com/trusting-your-instincts-when-to-call-the-pediatrician/comment-page-1#comment-105586 Dafne Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:10:31 +0000 http://www.themomcrowd.com/?p=1623#comment-105586 Thank you for a great article! I just had to deal with this issue a few days ago when my son started vomiting and making trips to the bathroom for one "other" reason. When that happens, I always assume it is just a stomach virus. However, because a friend of mine has a daughter who recently had the swine flu, I was a little nervous. We spend a lot of time with them, and I wasn't sure if my son could have the same thing! I kept hearing that the people who die from it are the ones who ignore the symptoms. So, I called my Dr., just to be on the safe side. Sure enough, she said I only needed to worry if he developed a very high fever and a cough along with the two symptoms he was currently having. I rested a little easier that night, and the next morning, his symptoms were gone. Like you said, I did feel a little red-faced asking the Dr. if I should worry about such a thing, but I didn't care - better safe than sorry! Thank you for a great article! I just had to deal with this issue a few days ago when my son started vomiting and making trips to the bathroom for one “other” reason. When that happens, I always assume it is just a stomach virus. However, because a friend of mine has a daughter who recently had the swine flu, I was a little nervous. We spend a lot of time with them, and I wasn’t sure if my son could have the same thing! I kept hearing that the people who die from it are the ones who ignore the symptoms. So, I called my Dr., just to be on the safe side. Sure enough, she said I only needed to worry if he developed a very high fever and a cough along with the two symptoms he was currently having. I rested a little easier that night, and the next morning, his symptoms were gone. Like you said, I did feel a little red-faced asking the Dr. if I should worry about such a thing, but I didn’t care – better safe than sorry!

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