tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980535829028668483.post875382855443079683..comments2024-03-27T09:14:22.763+00:00Comments on Life, Ninja Killer Cat and Everything Else ...: Glue ear and fitting in. #specialsaturdayClaire Toplishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11103699381470136995noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980535829028668483.post-21201937083525644792012-03-04T19:39:06.258+00:002012-03-04T19:39:06.258+00:00Damn glue ear.
I am sorry you had such a crap ex...Damn glue ear. <br /><br />I am sorry you had such a crap experience with HVs, in the end, it was our GP who was pants and the HV who referred us for a hearing test in the first place. Luck of the draw and all that.Stephhttp://imcountingufoz.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980535829028668483.post-41735452735153652952011-10-31T09:20:05.384+00:002011-10-31T09:20:05.384+00:00What a touching post. Very brave of you to share a...What a touching post. Very brave of you to share all the problems. I completely agree with you about how Mums sometimes have to dig their heels in & refuse to shut up, quite difficult when faced with health professionals who think you are an over anxious mother!<br />A couple of months ago Daisy (now aged 10 months) was really, really poorly. She just wasn't reacting very well to anything, was streaming with mucus and coughing (a really poor little baby cough, it was heartbreaking). <br />We rang the out of hours doc who dismissed it as a cold without even bothering to check. We rang the health visitor who basically said 'keep an eye on her until tomorrow and ring the doc if she gets worse'. We were so stressed - which in turn probably didn't help Daisy. Eventually I went & knocked on my next door neightbour's door, (he's a paramedic) & apologised & asked if he would mind checking Daisy - he did and found she had a nasty chest infection. He gave us brilliant advice but the thing that stuck with me was when he said paramedics are told to listen to mums. Because if a mum says there is something wrong with their child then there probably is! I'm pleased to say Daisy recovered well - but it has made me more determined to stick to my guns if necessary in future!Piper and Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06715903839627113753noreply@blogger.com