At what point in a cold do you bring DC to doc?

My DD has one, like others out there....its been almost 2wks. Shes not always uncomfortable and at times comes with a cough.

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If dd had a fever over 100.4 or had some type of rash. I wouldn't bring her in for a common cold or cough unless it was really, really bad.

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When it's turning into a secondary infection - a fever or if it's hit the lungs.

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keep in mind a runny nose and cough could be teething, so she may of had a cold for 1 week and now it is just by chance teething.

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Hey Deb,

I brought Gavin in for a cold two times when it lasted more then a week and a half and he had an ear infection both times. He had no symptoms of an ear infection, no fever, no crankyness just a slight cough and runny nose..The doc said a cold should last 4-7 days...I would bring her in just to be on the safe side :)

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If fever last more than 2 days and a rash develops along with congestion and bad cough.

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Only if the cough is in their chest (or sounds extremely phlemy), looks like their throat hurts (strep test) or they run a 102 fever.

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I just brought DS in for his first "sick visit"

He had a cold for about 2 weeks and at some pt last week, I said I should bring him in

I wish I would have done it earlier...because now it progessed to an ear infection

It cant hurt to bring her in

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I'm in the same boat as you Deb. I've been figuring since Victoria hasn't had a fever that the doc would just tell me to keep the humidifier on. After reading some of the responses for ear infections with no symptoms I think I'm going to call myself.

Hope Gianna feels better

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Ty everyone!!

I think I need to bring her in..she does sound plfemy (sp?) but no other signs of anything else...but to be safe that i am not missing something.

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my dd had a cold for 2 weeks but no fever. I only brought her to the ped when it turned into an ear infection

hope gianna feels better soon

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Posted by Smileyd17

Ty everyone!!

I think I need to bring her in..she does sound plfemy (sp?) but no other signs of anything else...but to be safe that i am not missing something.

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DS has a cold. The ped told us to monitor for

- Fever
- Not eating
- Not himself
- wheezing sound or any sound coming from the chest.

NOT to worry about running stuff being clear or green. That means nothing.

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Milan has a cold too but he got it after his shots on Monday. He has gotten better and he is only a little stuffy at night. For a couple of days he didnt eat well with the bottle but now he is back to normal.


ETA: He is also teething so that might have something to do with it.

Message edited 11/12/2007 12:37:37 PM.

Re: At what point in a cold do you bring DC to doc?

well, let me just start off by saying that I am usually over cautious and tend to bring DD in only to hear "its just a cold, shes fine" but normally, if it lasts more than a week, she has a cough or fever or just seems really miserable. It cant hurt to take them in just to make sure if its been 2 weeks already.