Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:No duh, 21:48. Docs don't prescribe antibiotics for colds or sniffles. And that has nothing to do with opting out of vaccinations. Didn't some kid recently die from chickenpox? Could've sworn I saw a headline about it today.
Ugh you'd be surprised. I loved our pediatrician until I brought DS in with a cough/runny nose and he wanted to prescribe antibiotics without any further testing.
If what he had was no big deal why did you feel the need to drag him to the pediatrician?
Lots of peds prescribe antibiotics for viruses - the parents want to leave with medication so they give it. In another thread right now a poster said her 1 yr old had a fever for 3 days so they went to the ped - he gave them a script for antibiotics and told her she could use it if she wanted to. More than likely that baby has a virus.
And in the other thread with the kid that threw up, right away a poster said - take the baby to the doctor. Why? What would they do. Again I am sure that parent wants a script - what else would you need a doctor for with no symptoms except vomiting a couple times.