While we were with the pediatrican, we asked him about cold/fly and the baby - I've had a gross old head cold since Sunday, and last night we saw her coughing herself awake a few times on the monitor.
He indicated that she will get sick more often from now on.
He said to expect her to get sick 8 times in her first year, 6 times in her second year, 4 in her third and twice in her fourth.
He said if it's ear, nose or throat, we should ask the doctor if she really needs antibiotics, and to ask if we can just treat it with panadol instead. He said he's not specifically anti-antiobiotics, but that she needs to get this sickness to boost her immune system.
8 times?! That's gonna be a sucky year!!!
(She's been a little whingy all day, but not too bad. I really hope she doesn't get any worse!)
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