When Your Child is Sick

‘It started with a blocked nose and a bit of a cold. But now he has a temperature and a nasty cough and his breathing is very chesty. I’m wondering if the infection has gone down into his chest. Should he have antibiotics?’ Most parents call them chest infections. Doctors call them respiratory illnesses. When […]

10 years ago

“At six o’clock, she refused her dinner. She seemed tired and wanted to stay on my lap so we brought her up to bed early and took her temperature (which was 38.2°C). We gave her some medicine, which seemed to bring it down, and she fell asleep. At 1 am we checked her and she […]

10 years ago